My TV picture went out, I only have sound. What can I do to fix it? How much would it cost to take it somewhere?

The screens could be replaced, but the cost of the repair will be more than replacing the TV.

Hi taralee? my tv did the same thing last night. can you tell me what you found out? can it be repaired? thanks

Common problem on this tv, ceramic capacitor beside horizontal transistor.Need be Replace . 561K 2KV

Hello cote,

This indicates a problem in the power supply either the low voltage switching supply or the High voltage power supply. The sounds you hear is the shutdown circuit activating, I would not suggest that you try to repair this problem because of the dangers involved. I would suggest that you take it to a qualified TV repair shop. This problem should not cost you much, however it is the best choice for the problem you described.

I hope this helps,
Thank you,
Shuttle83

This indicates a short happened somewhere in the set, causing the set to go into "safe mode" where it won't let itself turn on. Oftentimes it's the convergence board. Depending on what that will cost you, you may want to just replace the set.

This sounds similar to the same problem I had with my TV. I went out and purchased a new light thinking it was the source of the problem, but I was wrong. It turns out the color wheel and fan went bad and it cost roughly $575.00 for the parts and labor to fix it. My tv was the hlr6167w

Sounds like it has an intermittant connection somewhere which is very common now a days due to the lead-free solder all the makers went to. Resolder everything that looks suspicious, especially the bigger components. It could also be a failure of the flyback transformer though which often times fail like this.
Hope Ya Fix It.

mbrave , Your set has cold solder joints this means you have poor connections on your chassis / resolder around flyback and all poor connections this should fix it,if not then look for leaky capacitor 100uf 160volts.rember solder first! laubaker YOUR TV if at my shop repair cost 85.00 you have 1 or 2 things wrong if only shorted hori out 85.00. you have lost of high voltaged.

You have a bad flyback transformer and shorted horizontal output transistor. Your set would have to be taken to a shop to have these parts replaced. Stargazer

that sounds like the Hi voltage transformer went bad.. If your a tech simply disconnect the horizontal output transistor and see if thats shorted. If it is then it is for sure the HV transformer. If its not shorted look in the main power supply. Its cost is around 40 bucks or so and the transistor is about 15 to 20 bucks. This entire repair should cost ya around 150 to 175. So if you decide this tv is the one you like then have it fixed. Good Luck