How do i tune in a 3 year old philips hd flat screen tv it is 3 years old bought from a friend.

That TV will longer work with any Antenna by itself..the reason is a few years back the government mandated all TV signals will be HD. they sent out HD receiver boxes to allow old non HD TV's receive HD signals...I have a TV in my camper with the receiver Works great...Just see if you can locate one..there were thousands sent out..so they are out there Try Ebay..good luck.

same thing happened to us with our 42 inch three months off the 2 year warr. period so we just bought a bouhn hd settop box or any box will do plug into hdmi plug and tune to control your tv from boxes remote

The title on this page says standard TV, and then you say you have a 42" flat-screen TV. If it is a flat-screen...you have a possible problem with the signal board. See a tech with this info! If it is a standard HD TV [tube type] it would be the scan converter board...attached to the high def tuner. Hope this will give you clue!

Unfortunatly, no.. You will end up spending more on the repair then the cost of a new tv typically.

Hi Mikshanks,

I had the same problem with my TV. It was a horizontal problem with different shades of color, and black spots. I replaced my Upper & Lower Y-buffer boards. Your Y-sus board should be okay since it still powers on the screen. You should replace the Y-buffers Upper & Lower, and it should work. I hope this helps.

best regards,
Tyler

eggs

TV repairs are generally much too expensive to undertake given the great prices out there for new ones with warranty.

I would not bother with it.

1 step can confirm if you can fix this. Press menu. If you can get a menu its fixable if you cant its in need of major repair.

buy a new tv

You may need to replace the Small Signal Board of your tv.