TH-42PX77U wont turn on with remote....?

I have the same tv you do. Bought it last week and it's doing the same thing! I guess we know why they were on sale.... I have the same tv you do. Bought it last week and it's doing the same thing! I guess we know why they were on sale....

I took my remote to circuit city and turned off another panasonic no problem. They exchanged remotes with me and new one acts identical with the old one. This is definetly something to do with the TV itself. As this is my second TV, same model with similar issues I'm hesitant to get a replacement, but for brand new for $799.99 I'm not sure if I could swing a better deal. But that is a very expensive paper weight. I'll post here again if I get the same model and have more dramas. I took my remote to circuit city and turned off another panasonic no problem. They exchanged remotes with me and new one acts identical with the old one. This is definetly something to do with the TV itself. As this is my second TV, same model with similar issues I'm hesitant to get a replacement, but for brand new for $799.99 I'm not sure if I could swing a better deal. But that is a very expensive paper weight. I'll post here again if I get the same model and have more dramas.

The sales rep at circuit city believes this is due to power fluctuations that are destroying the microelectronics of the plasma.... There may be some truth to this perhaps as I hear a rapid click,lower sounding click, click when turning on and randomly while watching a movie. This issue according to the wife seems to be after extended use so its power or heat related? The annoying thing to me is that now that I came back from the store the next day the set is powering up fine and responding to the remote just as it should. I find this very disconcerting and confusing. I had the TV hooked up to a $35 apc surge protector not just to the wall. I'm unsure if a power conditioner is really going to help with this. BTW props to Circuit City for being amazingly helpful and cooperative during this process. Any ideas on what this intermittent issue could be? The sales rep at circuit city believes this is due to power fluctuations that are destroying the microelectronics of the plasma.... There may be some truth to this perhaps as I hear a rapid click,lower sounding click, click when turning on and randomly while watching a movie. This issue according to the wife seems to be after extended use so its power or heat related? The annoying thing to me is that now that I came back from the store the next day the set is powering up fine and responding to the remote just as it should. I find this very disconcerting and confusing. I had the TV hooked up to a $35 apc surge protector not just to the wall. I'm unsure if a power conditioner is really going to help with this. BTW props to Circuit City for being amazingly helpful and cooperative during this process. Any ideas on what this intermittent issue could be?