I have an older Philips TV and after unplugging this TV or having a power outage, it takes for ever for it to turn on again. There is a red light that flickers on the front with an St. I have no manuel for this TV as I bought it second hand. Any answers?
Not sure what you mean by "older", but I assume it's a CRT display. It takes some time for a picture tube to come up from a completely cold start. It has to get all of those electrons hot enough to start flying around, and also build up a high voltage on the screen. You don't notice it in normal operation because the power button doesn't really turn everything off, but just puts the set in standby mode. Unplugging, though, lets everything cool off completely.
If you're talking real antiques, with tube-type amplifiers, then the warmup time could be even longer. I remember as a kid watching the blank screen for a couple of minutes before a picture appeared.
What you describe sounds like normal behavior for a CRT television. Not sure what's up with that flickering red light, though.
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