20 Most Recent Sylvania LC260SS8 26 in. LCD Television Questions & Answers

Hello,

in your warranty should be a list of certified service shops that you can go to. Usually it is at the end of it, last pages. Also, you will need your original receipt when you bought the TV. If you cannot find the service number or location, call the shop where you bought the TV and ask for it. DONT say your warranty is about to expire because they might try to trick you.

I believe that those black lines are malfunction that your warranty covers, be sure to do it tomorrow!

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Help my TV is doing that now. There is no that will repair TV's up here in Alaska.

There is a diode located on the power supply of this set that has been a common problem. The location number of the diode is d558. If it is shorted then it will need to be replaced. There could also be other possibilities but this the most common problem that I have found in my notes. If this is the problem, a repair shop may get any where from $50-$150 to fix it. If you did it yourself, the diode would only cost a couple of dollars.

If unplugging did not fix the issue you have a problem related to the microprocessor in the set---it may not be bad but be getting bad info from somewhere in the set.Not likely to be a do it yourself repair.

Hi it sounds like you have multiple problems with your tv. First you said that there were no digital channels. The tv has a bad signal board. The second problem is the colored line running across the screen. That could be two things either the screen itself is bad or your t-con board is bad. The t-con board would be the cheapest of the two to try. You can get parts from www.interliquidparts.com

Hello,Problem is in either power supply or the Y-Sustain board.The Y-Sustain is a relatively large board out of which go connections to the side of the display; it's therefore closer to either the left or the right side of the display, has at least one rather large heat sink on it and fat power cables connecting it to the main power supply.Often there are fuses on that board - one or more. Check those.if they are blown you can try to replace them, but expect them to blow again - usually the whole board needs to be replaced.I hope this will help to solve the problem....

If the TV does not have a sleep timer, or the timer is not set to turn the TV off, service may be required to resolve the issue

Hi,

I am sorry to hear regarding the trouble.

The totally white screen you are talking about is a good indication of LCD panel failure.
Actually the Tcon board(timing control board) on the LCD panel itself can be defective.This is a little board converting the signal from the main board into a format that can address the LCD panel.
This board is mostly sold with the LCD panel together,as an assembly,but sometimes it is available separately.
The cost of the LCD panel would be so high,that it will exceed the cost of a new unit,but if the Tcon board is available it is worth a shot to replace it (it might save your tv).
The cost of a Tcon board like that is not so high,about $100.
Add another $80-$100 labor fee and the tv is still worth repairing it.
If you need a part# for this Tcon board,please provide the unit's serial#,to identify correct the part#(for some ,there is no part# available,the Tcon is part of the LCD panel!).

Let me know,if needed further assistance.

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it could be a lot of things... did you change for the same make? (it could be a known problem with this particular model) verify with the store... physically check the environment of the TV (by experience I've seen people having plants hanging over the TV and when they watered the plants water dripped on the controls) not good for electronics
conclusion is... those kind of switches are what we call buble switches or micro switches and when they go bad it's 99.9 percent because of ware, dirt, or corrosion so if it's new it's not ware, if it's in a clean environment it's not dirt, if it's in a humid free environment it's not corrosion so take your pic and investigate...

Good luck!

Hello,

Turn the system off, then push the power button for 5-10 seconds. That resets the video to the minimum setting.

Or

*WITH NO DISC INSERTED* If there is one, eject it and turn the system off so I can show you from a system start with no disc. This IS using a HDMI cable as well

1)Power on system; do NOT push any buttons on the controller!

2) Over 4 to the left

3)9 down

4) Click 'X' once

5)Click 'X' again

6)Click 'X' again

7)Click 'X' again

That should bring you to some settings list that makes sure that the settings you clicked were what you want.

Good luck.

There more than one boards that can make you have black screen, troubleshooting is required to find the caused.
It goes into shutdown (red) becuase it may have sensed the shorted circuits some where in the set, or faulty power supply, main board, backlight inverter board.
If you are going to DIY and have proper tools, electronics knowledge, and know safety precaution then please read on: Please see my basic troubleshooting guide here: http://www.fixya.com/support/r5093881-lcd_flat_panel_tv_troubleshooting_guide http://www.fixya.com/support/r6150077-basic_lcd_monitors_troubleshooting Failed TV and Monitors: http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm Learn about bad caps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague Capacitors kit: http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/Default.aspx he can make you a set of caps. Parts: www.shopjimmy.com

Please post back what you find.

If this problems,the tv is causing this by itself,not by somebody or something hitting the LCD screen panel by causing the damaging the LCD screen panel itself.If this problems is causing by the tv itself,the T-CON decoder board is dead.This T-CON decoder board sit wright at the middle bottom of the tv LCD screen panel.Replace this T-CON decoder will solved this problems.Tries websites like Shopjimmy.com,Ebay.com to buy a refurbish T-CON decoder board for the replacement.

The image in this kind of tv's is generated by a processor that receives the analog data from the cable and converts it in digital format for every pixel on your screen. Now it no longer does that , instead it generates random patterns - it has just died. You can't fix it, the entire motherboard will have to be replaced. This is quite a complicated procedure that must be done by someone knowledgeable. It will be quite expensive, finding part for your tv will be difficult. Ask a quote before committing, you might find that is cheaper just to get another tv.