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My Vizio Has a Blue Screen But Doesn't Shut Off Troubleshooting your Vizio TV requires that you first identify the source of the problem. A blue screen on your Vizio TV can indicate that you are experiencing a problem with the video input on your TV, while the failure to turn off may indicate that there is a problem with overcharged internal memory or your power capacitors in your TV.

Finding the cause of your Vizio's problems can involve trial and error.
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Check Your Connections The connections leading to and from your Vizio TV may be responsible for your Vizio TV having a blue screen and failing to power down. Tighten the coaxial connections to your TV and firmly press in any HDMI, component or composite video cables connecting to your TV, then check the signal on your TV to see if the blue screen problem resolves itself.

Discharge Your TV's Memory Overcharged internal memory can lock up your Vizio TV and prevent it from changing channels or turning off. To discharge your TV, unplug your TV and press and hold the "Power" button for 30 seconds. Plug the TV back into the electrical outlet after 30 seconds and check to see if the problem persists.
Change Input
The input source connected to your TV may be malfunctioning and preventing your Vizio TV from powering off. The "Input" button on your remote will allow you to select a new input source. Cycle through input sources until you find one that displays an image on your screen and power the TV off. If this method works, you may need to replace the input source preventing your TV from turning on.

Power-Cycle Your Equipment Power-cycling your equipment can solve errors created by devices or with your TV's power supply. To power-cycle your equipment, unplug your TV from the electrical outlet along with any devices connected to your TV. Plug your TV back in and turn it on. Plug in each device, one at a time, and notice if your TV displays a blue screen or has trouble turning off. Repeat this process for each device connected to your TV and replace any devices causing problems with your TV.

If you have not turned the TV off yet then do that. Turn it off and let it power down completely. If it has a fan then let the fan stop spinning. Wait about 5 minutes then turn the TV back on. If you still see blue then you may need a new bulb or the light engine in your TV has gone bad.

Remove Front panel look for screen/focus controls adjust them you have R/G/B for each tube ,you have screen drive controls as well as focus Start with red turn green and blue off adjust each one untill you have a black/white picture, If screen drives are to high TV will turn off.Also if STK ICs are bad TV will not come on there is a blue capacitor behind hori output Transistor that also burns out CK it as well.LET me know if any of this has helped you or if you need more information.

Just fixed mine with the same problem you all described:

http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html

You have a chip that is overheating due to heatsink coumpound being dried up. You need to find that chip and heatsink and apply new compound to both parts.

A blue screen normally comes on in AV or EXT mode, try changing the tv settings back on the controls in TV mode

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I already replied but once again..
Symptom shows Blue CRT (picture tube) in your TV might defective and need to be replaced. Its high tech repair issue, so contact tv tech person if you don't have enough knowledge about tv repair.

symptom shows Blue CRT (picture tube) in your TV might defective and need to be replaced. Its high tech repair issue, so contact tv tech person if you don't have enough knowledge about tv repair.

blue crt shorting use crt restorer to lift short or replace picture tube /crt

did you ever fix the problem?
my tv went blue screen also
needed to charge the lamp so did but now can't get the new lamp to work