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Old 04-16-2008, 12:23 PM  
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So I get up this morning to watch some tv before heading to class, and I come back from brushing my teeth to find the screen black and the power button blinking green. I tried to turn it off and on and unplugging it, but nothing has worked. I read somewhere about unplugging it for 4-6 hours and then trying it, so I am doing that right now but I am not holding my breath.

Long story short, I have a decision to make: do I spend the money to get my current tv fixed or should I just buy a new one? It sounds like it will be cheaper to get this fixed, but it will still cost a couple hundred bucks ($50-150 just to diagnose, then probably a couple hundred to fix it). I bought the RCA tv in the summer of 2002 and it's one of those huge fuggers that were built just before flat screens and such became popular (it's not a HDTV or LCD, just a standard one).

Any thoughts on what I should do? I thought about getting this one fixed, but the more I think about it it seems like maybe I should just spend a few hundred more to move into the digital age with an HDTV flat screen. However, I'm a broke grad school student so money is tight.
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Old 04-16-2008, 02:37 PM   #31
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RCA, model # F32650YX01
I had the exact same TV. I fixed it once and it went out again 6 months later. Just take the money and get an LCD.
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Old 04-16-2008, 02:39 PM   #32
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Yes, it clicks like it's trying to turn on but the screen stays black.
I would guess that it's the power supply not being able to generate the high voltage for the tube.
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Old 04-16-2008, 02:51 PM   #33
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Old 04-16-2008, 03:08 PM   #34
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Old 04-16-2008, 03:21 PM   #35
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Old 04-16-2008, 03:22 PM   #36
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It could be anything.
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Old 04-16-2008, 03:24 PM   #37
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Probably the fly back transformer or the CRT itself. Both expensive.
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Old 04-16-2008, 03:25 PM   #38
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:20 PM   #39
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I had the exact same TV. I fixed it once and it went out again 6 months later. Just take the money and get an LCD.
Thanks for the info, I think I'm just going to replace the clunker.
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Old 04-16-2008, 06:43 PM   #41
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Old 04-16-2008, 07:12 PM   #42
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Old 04-16-2008, 08:23 PM   #44
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Old 04-16-2008, 08:26 PM   #45
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I had a 32" TV that I bought in '02. I sold it last year on Craigslist for $100 when I upgraded to a 46" LCD. If you are on a college budget just look for a used cheap one. With so many people upgrading you could probably get a good deal. Plus, the TV's are kind of a problem for the owner because most trash companies wont pick them up.
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