Stand by red light is flashing, unable to turn on tv - needs servicer???

9 times is a high voltage shutdown, usually having to do with the 200 volt line going to the picture tubes which were a constant problem in that model line.
on the crt cards there is a video output ic which has shorted causing the 9 blink error code.'
The chip has shorted because the picture tube is bad.
It can be any one of the 3 picture tubes in there and must be isolated by a process of elimination, just to get started.
the worse news is the picture tube itself is rarely available, and then only as a "rebuilt tube".
This is because these tubes failed so frequently in this model. CRT's themselves are becoming rare in general.
This is not a job for anyone other than a certified tech, but be advised...the likelyhood of saving this TV is very slim and would be cost close to the price of a new flat panel tv.
if you proceed, you will likely only get as far as paying a technician for an estimate who will simply deem the TV cost prohibitive and condemn the unit.