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I've got a Samsung 22" flatscreen TV that's about 14 years old. Only use it in the mornings to look at teletext. The other day, it refused to switch on, and I'm wondering if it might be a simple fix, cos I can't get it to a repairer right now.
The blue standby light comes on when I switch the mains power on, and flashes when I press the on/off on the remote, but no picture or sound comes up. Same happens with the manual button on the front.
Took it apart, and I can't see any thing obvious, no burnt caps or resistors, put it back together and it's the same. Any advice on a fix is welcome. If it's fucked though, I'll have to buy another one.
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Teletxt???? I thought that service was terminated years ago?
EDIT - Just seen that the Teletext Replacement Service aka BBC Red Button was originally scheduled to be turned off in January 2020 but was kept running due to protests.
I agree but if you have to pay someone to fix it then its not worth it. I bet it will cost £60 to £100 for a professional repair and Argos has a new one for £119
Given I only use the TV for an absolute maximum of 10 minutes a day, it's difficult to justify a new one if I can fix it for the sake of a component or two and a soldering job. Fair enough, if I can't, then I'll have to buy another one. I'm sat on my arse like most people, and I now see there's another 3 weeks of isolation, so I thought I might as well have a go at it.
Teletext - they were going to shut it down in January, but if I read it right, so many old farts like me complained it was a vital service, the decision has now been kicked into the long grass.
EDIT - I could always send it to @Emp_Fab to be fixed.
Cue the thread about trying to find lime green power supply caps!
One other thing, he also told me the circuit board that he fitted was not the right one for my TV as since I'd bought it Samsung had brought out an upgraded model and they only had spares for the newer ones. The telly works fine as a telly, but when I go on the internet it takes ages to load up so I rarely bother with it.
My advice to you is dump it and get a new one......preferably a different make too. A lot of my family and friends have LG Smart TVs and have had no problems with them.