I have a dell W3201C 32" lcd tv that i love, picture is great, no dead pixels or lines, but i am having an issue with the tv. after its been on for 45 minutes to an hour, the screen goes black. the power button is still illuminated, however the tv stops functioning. if i turn it off and turn it right back on, it works for another 5 minutes and goes black again. if i leave it off to cool down for a while, it works again, but only for about another 45 minutes to an hour. has anyone had this problem? any advise on how to fix it?
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Posted on May 07, 2008
I removed the black backing from the TV set. My TV was doing the same thing. It would shut down after 2 hours or so and the power light would remain on. Once you turn it off then back on it would do the same thing, only more frequently. After taking the back panel off the TV stayed on 12 hours before having this issue again. It is running much better and I can only assume it is happening because of very very poor heat dissipation design. I am also going to blow out the insides with compressed air. I haven't had time to for that yet.
Posted on Apr 25, 2008
Its the power supply!!
well i migrated to this issue from having no sound and video
with just the power button illuminated. I replaced the power supply with one from an online salvage store and it worked fine for about two hours and then it shut off, turned it back on and then twenty minutes later off again...repeat... need an electronics person to trouble shoot and trace which resistors and or capacitors are overloading.
anyone??
Posted on Mar 02, 2008
Ummm there isnt a fan in these units.....
Posted on Dec 12, 2007
I had the same problem with mine and eventually it wouldn't work. Dell sent a refurbished unit and it did the same thing. My warranty expired and the basically said there was nothing that can be done............
Posted on Oct 28, 2007
This was the problem I had while my unit was still under warranty. I think the fan in the back gives out, then causes this to occur.
Posted on Oct 25, 2007
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I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND DELL REPLACED THE TV. TWICE.
Its the power supply!!
with just the power button illuminated. I replaced the power supply with one from an online salvage store and it worked fine for about two hours and then it shut off, turned it back on and then twenty minutes later off again...repeat... need an electronics person to trouble shoot and trace which resistors and or capacitors are overloading.
well i migrated to this issue from having no sound and video
anyone??
I have the same problem with the screen going blank, except it's only the left half. The right half of the screen continues to work properly, showing only the right half of the picture.
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