I Have a Philips LCD TV model#30PF9946D/37. Recently the picture disappeared and only sound and can change chanels too. I was told I need to repair the power supply! Can I change It my self ??? I read it's not so hard to replace the power supply board.Thanks!
Oh yeah, you can most certainly change the power supply by yourself.
It's easy to locate - just follow the power cable - and easy to replace.
Only make sure to let it discharge before you operate it. 10-15 minutes disconnected from power should do.
However, there's no guarantee that the problem is in the power board.
There is a very good chance it is, in fact, not there.
There's another board which commonly fails on many plasma TVs and the effect is exactly as you describe. It's called Y-Sustain board and you can tell which one it is by looking at the side of your TV and seeing which large board has manny plastic connections that enter the display on the side.
That board often has one or two fuses on it - I'd check those first.
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