tv experts need help

[bow slayer]

decided to go out and buy a new 60 inch samsung plasma tv yesterday to replace my 4 year old 50 inch samsung plasma,which i was planning on giving to my son. The 4 year old tv never had a problem with it ever. Well it was working fine right up to the point of turning it off to move it to place new in its place. Now for some reason the old tv will not turn on,no red light on when plugged in. It worked perfectly until we moved it. We never turned it on its side or banged it,just moved it and plugged it in and now it is dead.what the hell. Just wondering if anyone might know an answer,or if it is something that can be repaired reasonably?

[gaspumper]

I hope you got a good deal on the new TV,I read a while ago they quit making plasma tv's.

[GBW]

seeing how plasma is a gas based unit let it sit for a few days and try it again. Could be as simple as a fuse too. Hate to see you dump a TV for a simple reason like a fuse. Google is better based on your model number to find answers than this fishing site...

[bow slayer]

yes tried google and found some possibilites,hoping someone on here had a similar issue.

 

Yes got a great deal on a plasma,love them,wish they were not discontinuing them,thats why I grabbed one now,much better picture then the LCDs,LEDs

Edited December 15, 2014 by bowslayer

[Paudash]

sounds like a power supply issue. not worth fixing

[BillM]

I hope you got a good deal on the new TV,I read a while ago they quit making plasma tv's.

 

Plasmas are still delivering the best picture out there for the price. If I could find a Panasonic 65VT30 I'd buy one in a second.

[NANUK]

Have you checked for power on the wall receptacle ?

[mikeh]

The one thing I would recommend with the plasma's is to get the extended warranty, I bought a Panasonic a couple of years ago and have a burn in , the technician's are coming to look at it tomorrow, in the middle of the screen in shows 'smart vierra' but only with the lighter colours.Hopefully the warranty covers this.

[Gerritt]

Normally burn in is not covered u see these warranties. Good luck

[mikeh]

The one thing I would recommend with the plasma's is to get the extended warranty, I bought a Panasonic a couple of years ago and have a burn in , the technician's are coming to look at it tomorrow, in the middle of the screen in shows 'smart vierra' but only with the lighter colours.Hopefully the warranty covers this.

Well after looking at the TV, they agreed you could see the words 'smart vierra as well as two lines at the top and bottom of the screen, it was covered by my extended warranty at Best Buy, I received my original purchase price plus taxes back and bought another TV. I did not get the eco-fee back or the money I paid for the warranty but I think I was treated pretty good and highly believe in warranties for electronics.

 

sorry this is not what the original poster asked but thought I would post what happened to my TV.

[wormdunker]

Sounds like a power supply issue to me. Did you ensure the electric cord is also fully inserted at the TV?

[muddler]

All of the above suggestions are valid. I'd also check the outlet with one of those 3 pronged testers to see if it is grounded properly or the polarity of the plug was correct. Had that happen a few times.

 

Had an outlet that one of the contacts wasn't connecting firmly enough. The plug seemed very loose. Changed the outlet and all was good.

 

If you are using a power bar, try a direct connection first. It may be the power bar itself.

 

Try the simple solutions first.

Edited December 29, 2014 by muddler

[bow slayer]

took it in to guy thats repairs tvs in his house. It was the caps,he replaced them all and it is like new again only cost me 100 bucks and done in 2 hours.

[muskymatt]

we had to let ours sit unplugged for a week. Worked again. Had to do this every time the power went off.Still works to this day.