TV has black screen but has sound. Works after months unplugged
Hitachi TV, can hear sound from it.
- Have tried unplugging from wall and leaving for an hour.
- Tried plugging directly into wall
- Tried holding down power button for 30 seconds then plugging everything back in
- Red light blinks when plugged in, but when you try and turn it on light disappears and no screen change
- Shone light against screen to see if a back-light issue (it's not)
- Tried unplugging the HDMI cables that were in and using different ones
Honestly we gave up and left it for a couple months. On a whim we plugged it back in and… It worked??? Was good for a couple weeks but today tried to turn it on and it's dead again.
The fact it came back to life after months is baffling to me. Any ideas what would cause this?
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How old is this TV? Can you post pictures of the boards in the TV? Adding images to an existing question
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It's nearly 3 years old. But still very confused what component could fail and months later work again
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@emma.brady12 Can you upload pictures of the boards?
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Andrew S crwdne2934271:0
emma.brady12 what exact model is your Hitachi TV? Wile your TV has sound and no picture, in a darkened room shine a flashlight beam at an angle against the screen. See if you can make out shapes or silhouettes. This will not work on Plasma TV's etc. so we need to know the model for sure.
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