HD TV Repair

Well, the TV seems to be getting worse. A few days ago, it was going off every 5 minutes. So, I called and set up a service call with the warranty company. But, I vacuumed all the air vents, and that seems to have helped. I still maintain that it's a heat issue, and perhaps the vacuuming helped it a bit, but last night, after not faulting for a couple days, it tripped again. The repair shop says it could take a couple weeks from beginning to end to get this fixed, and they need to have it in their shop to do the diagnosis and repair. Ugh. This TV weighs a couple hundred pounds, so I wasn't looking forward to hauling it into the shop. Thankfully, our extended warranty allows for in-house pickup. They're coming tomorrow morning. The driveway joints may still be tacky by then, so they'll have to carry this beast while stepping over the fresh caulk. I'm guessing it's just a board or a power supply that needs to be replaced. The diagnostic light blinks 6 or 7 times when it does fail, and according to a brief web search, that hopefully will be an easy fix.