Personally, I don't have thousands burning a hole in my pocket. Videos like this are why I'm here. I'll listen to anyone who has taken the time to do me a favor. Thanks Clay, for helping those of us that appreciate your efforts!
Thank you, Chris. Your video inspired me to tackle my Magnavox 32" LCD with sound, channels but no picture. I ordered the replacement inverter board from an Ebay seller. It took all of 10 minutes to put the inverter board in and power it up. It was that easy. Good as new!
I just carried out the same repair on my 32" Toshiba which also lost picture but had sound. I went on Ebay and brought master and slave inverters from China for £30, and the TV is working again. Brilliant. Thank you for posting solution.
By switching to Clay Whitehead I just saved a bunch of money by not buying a new LCD. You my friend are the reason why there is still hope for this planet. I have a Sony Bravia KDL model that had sound but no pic last week.I searched this issue in the matrix (Google) and your video was the first I clicked on so you will be getting all the credit. followed your instructions to a tee. Now I am the man in my house. I bought my inverter board on ebay for $30. Bless you ...
Good video! Also, a side note, if you're handy at soldering, capacitors blow from time to time also and they are even cheaper than a whole board. Just find the rating on the side of the cylinder for the cap that has a broken/bubbled up top, and replace it with one of same rating.
Super nice of you. Thanks for the kind video and the willingness to share with others what probably took you a while to figure out! Have a great night. 8)
I arrived at home from work , took the remote to turn on the TV, heard only sound coming out no picture black screen. Go figure everyone was gone, so I am on the computer only to find your instructional video, I get it my family took initiative to research how to troubleshoot and fix the TV. I'm not mad just surprised, but happy that someone is doing something at least trying to find a way to fix it. Thanks to your video Clay on youtube "LCD Easy Fix"........
Thanks for the video. I changed the caps without going through the entire video and then realized I had the burnt chip pin you mention at the end. I changed the caps since they definitely needed replacing anyhow on both boards. Just ordered a new left board. Thanks!
Thank you. I never thought I could fix a TV! My invertor board had a black spot where it overheated. We just ordered a new part, and it cost $17!! Thanks again
Good tips. Mine goes out and comes back. Now it seems to finally be totally out. Sounds still works well. Never heard a pop. We would hit the back of tv and the picture would come back. I think something may be loose. I will access these boards tho and make sure everything well connected. Thanks!
All the info is in the video. Watch it and if you have any questions I will be more than happy to answer to the best of my ability. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for you timely video. Was cursing out the manufacturer on their shoddy workmanship. Insignia would be the death of me if I can't get an eight month 50'LCD fixed
Hi Clay, thanks for your reply. In fact it was a blown capacitator, upon closer inspection the capicitator was short circuited (?? google translate gave me this word) i ordered a new one, but without your video i wouldn't have found it out myself, I saved alot of money on repairs :) Thanks again!
Awesome... My ancient Phillips TV just lost picture but has sound... I can actually smell burnt/ fried electronics on the slave board... Your video just saved me BIG TIME... MAHALO's!!
Thank you, I hope that's the only thing wrong with my Sharp tv. I'm still buying a new one but I will still try to fix the broken one following your instructions! Gracias!
Thank you so much I showed my little brother this video and did everything as you said it's very helpful my TV is working thank you thank you thank you , you are an angel
I just wanted to say THANK YOU! My Boss's TV had the popular no picture with sound problem.. I googled it, learned about it and with confidence after watching your video, I FIXED IT! He's so happy and I appreciate it. Thanks again! P.S. it cost us $30 for part after shopping around! Way better then throwing away, getting repaired or buying $150 part!
Thanks dude I figured out a solution. The higher the brightness and backlight the quicker the screen would black out so I set them both to 50 and it ran all day. You led me in the right direction thanks bro!
Hey! I have a question for you, would the picture come back on for awhile after turning the TV off and back on with your TV? Or did yours just go out and stay out? My Friend has one that is starting to turn off randomly (but it still has sound), just goes to a black screen. But if she restarts it works again for awhile. She said it's starting to do it about once a day now. Again it still has sound but no picture. I told her to shine a flashlight up close to see if she can see a picture, (as that would indeed mean it is the inverter board) I'm just waiting to hear back from her. Anyways just curious if your TV did the same thing before it went completely out. Also, thanks for the tip about the black prong and tiny hole, I didn't know that. I suppose you could just replace that, but that looks like a bitch to solder LOL!
+Josephthinleg this exact same thing is happening with my samsung, i actually just posted a video on youtube for the service request I submitted. Still haven't heard back from them. I can confirm the screen completely shuts off, not just the backlight--nothing is enabled the screen may as well be shut off (cuz it basically is)
Sorry for the late reply Lumps Plays. It was the power board. She didn't tell me the sound was on a separate sound system, lol! I didn't know that, and that's why I was baffled, (I assumed she was using the TV speakers). Normally that would be bad capacitors in this situation, but I took the back off and turned it on and saw it sparking in a certain spot on the power board. There was a loose transistor, and all i needed to do was re-solder it back in. The board was slightly blackened were it was sparking, again, normally this cause would be some bad Caps, normally 4 caps that are bad on TV's from my experience, you can normally tell as they are all bulged up on the top. pretty cheap too about .50 cents to a buck each, I always get mine at Digikey, but make sure to get the Panasonic gold striped ones if possible as they last much longer. Hope this helps someone!
Josephthinleg My tv actually...fixed itself? I placed it in the backroom and watched a spare 30 inch I had sitting around...then tried it again a week later just because I was still upset it broke. It's worked fine ever since. Got me. All I can figure is maybe something with the echo sensor was bugging out, and needed a good long sit. I had even tried a factory reset before, though and it still did it. *shrugs* I'm sure I'll never know lol.
Great video! I have a Vizio 47", there is sound but no picture. If I shut off the lights and shine a flashlight from an angle on the screen, I can see a very faint picture. Do you think this suggests that the T Con board is bad rather than either inverter board?
Hello, I read your comment and I'm having the exact same problem with my 32" Vizio E series Tv. I only got mine in november last and its still on warranty but it has to be shipped to California to be repaired and fixing it myself if i can sounds way more appealing and less costly that shipping to Cali. Did you ever get yours fixed and what did you need to fix it?
MY FRIEND!!! Thnak you so much for that video. I have and old flat screen, even from before they were all smart tv and that is the problem I had. Thanks to your video I was able to fix it.!!!
My old and inexpensive brand CRT-TV lasted a decade and more before I replaced it with a new Hitachi Led-TV that lasted just 1.5 years,I think today's manufacturers deliberately make short-term products ... but we,the consumers,remember when someone wants to screw us...
help my tv is still new, a 40" rca led lcd smart tv, niece was checking to see what all the button do and pressed the audio only button, now all we have is sound and no picture, I've turned it off for a while and turned back on and still nothing, I pressed the menu button -nothing, the input button-nothing, how do I undo the the audio only button, please
You are the man!!! Thank you for posting your video. Because of it I fixed my TV. You were right on too tiny tiny tiny hole on the top of that black part on the LCD board. I had to look at it under the light to really see that one of those tiny wires had burned out. Thanks a million
Thanks man! I work on computers all the time and thought why this lowly TV had to go. Didn't think about how compartmentalized they are and will definitely check this out now. Thanks for a very informative video! A bientot!
I lasted 90 seconds. The guy seems to be falling asleep. He ought to do a couple of dry runs... rehearsals... and then see how he does for himself.. There's nothing worse than hanging on to every slow motion droned word !! Wake up and spit it out !!
Jay.... Chris.... Mr. Whitehead is trying to help ALL of us save money. You don't like it, don't watch it! Your rude, childish and inappropriate mean spirited comments aren't appreciated by the "adults" that come here for help. Apparently you weren't paying attention when your mother was trying to teach you manners!
The Tcon symptoms are very dark picture, partial picture or vertical lines. Yes you should fix it yourself and it is not that hard. Thank you for watching!
I did not have to change both but I went ahead and changed them both. I figured "better safe than sorry". You can always order both and save the one you think is good for a backup. Thanks for watching!
Hello and thank you for the comment. Yes my TV is working great still. I have been using it as the only TV in our house since I have fixed it. Thanks for watching!
thak you soooo much replaced all my boards cuz the power supply went out so i went ahead and just replaced the main and tcon as well and it finally powered on but the picture was bluish black and no vizio logo so i though i broked the screen or something and gave up, then i saw this. replugged all the ribbons and wala my beautiful 65" is alive and new again 😢 thanks so much dude i almost trashed it
Your video inspired me to fix my Vizio 47". Turns out capacitors were blown on the master and slave inverters. Then I found one more blown capacitor on the power board. My nephew soldered on the new capacitors and my TV is fine.
Jus watched!! Gonna give it a try! Thanks for video!! My dad burned the midnight oil on this tv!!! He slept with it (all the time 24/7!!) on all night long(like Lionel Richie😂!)! No video jus hear audio!! Ttyl wish me luck!
Hey Clay, thanks for the vid really helped. But there is one thing I detached the two of the three ribbons but the blue one you have on your vid is giving me trouble to detach. How is this ribbon suppose to be pull out or off? I want to remove inverter and take into a shop if found nearby so hopefully they can fix it quickly. Has a burned chip on the slave inverter just as your described in your video.
Thank you I've just had my JVC TV have a funny smell and then the picture go out but still has sound so I'm hoping it's the same thing and I can do the same thing rather than pay a fortune for a brand new TV so thank you very much
Hello, I’m making this comment to say I’ve tried the things you’ve told me, and unfortunately, it didn’t work. It’s a old tv, over 5 years or so, I understand why it didn’t work. It’s a LG tv too. Thank you for helping anyways, it was worth the go. =)
Man glad I found your video, my neighbor gave me his tv and said basically what was wrong with it , so it seems like your tv issues so I'm gonna crack it open and hope that's all that is wrong with it
Ok on the inverter board on the left side there is a black chip, I think I pointed it out in the video. Check that chip out really well, maybe even with a magnifying glass. If there is no burnt pin then check all your capacitors for a bulge. Thank you for watching!
Hi Chris...Thank you, you also inspired me to fix my own. I have the same tv but in a 47". I researched for a week online opened it up and found I had a bad capacitor that was blown. It cost me $2.00. I put it back together and it worked but I am seeing that the left side is a little darker then the right. Any ideas? Again thank you,
The inverter boards I purchased from retechtv.com. I would change both and save the one that is still good for a spare. In the video I kinda explain where to look on the circuit board to see the burnt pin but because of video quality it is hard to see. Just look really close and you will find the problem. Thank you for watching!
thank you so much for this video! i have a lcd samsung t.v. that went black a few months ago and ive been wanting to fix it myself instead of forking over my entire wallet for a new t.v. or paying for repairs from someone else. i will take a second look again and try to find a black/defective pin on the boards. thank you again! this is very to the point and helpful.
Hey thanks for the vid. Followed the instructions and found the damage as you described. I ordered the part and they told me that if I'm changing the master I have to change the slave also. Did you change the master and did you have to change both? Cheers
Thanks for the video Clay...........my tv has the same problem and I was going to get rid of it, today as a matter of fact, then I suddenly thought, maybe I could fix it......I'm gonna do as you suggested and I'll go from there.....Thanks again!
You will need to purchase your primary inverter and secondary inverter and you can install them yourself. Just go to retechtv.com and look up your tv. Thank you for watching!
Thanks 4 taking the time to answer, tv was off for 5 day in a 43oF, when we turned it on the blue screen went black, still have sound, do u think is the same problem as ur?
Did you check the motherboard for blown capacitors? If it does happen to have one they can be replaced without replacing the whole board. Thank you again.
On mine it was a blown pin. You could see it was different than the other pins and it had black all over it. When they say the back light it usually means the inverter boards. They are what drive the lights. Thank you for watching!
I want to ask something.First of all your video is very useful.Secondly i have the LCD Philips 42PFL9703D and i have almost the same problem.When i turn my TV on the picture for a couple of minutes is playing normally but after it starts flashing and i have no picture but the sound is ok. I will appreciate if you can help me with this.Is this the same with the video you show ? With Kindest Regards !
If you're within the warranty I suggest contacting support fast! Same thing happened to my tcl. Got in contact with them and they're sending a technician to fix with no cost.
Hi Clay, thanks for your video explanation. We followed the instructions, but the inverter boards look good. I wonder if you have any ideas. Btw we did not hear a pop when it failed. Sound, no picture, but black screen one side immediately prior to total failure. I know it's a long shot, but if you have any pointers, it would be greatly appreciated. Eoin
It is possible a capacitor is bad. Check all of them for a bulge or burnt marks. The other possibility is the T-Con board. The symptom for this is a very dim picture, check for this with lights off in a very dark room. Thank you for watching!
Hi Clay. Nice video, I am experiencing the same problem on my older LG model. However when I open it, I do not have the same inside as you, I have the board you have on the left side, but the unit on the right side is just not there. The board on the left side has 2 dark blue cilinder shaped units, both have 2 connected attached on the board, on one of these cilinders one of the connectors to the board has a clearly noticable darker color than the other three. Replace the board?
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Personally, I don't have thousands burning a hole in my pocket. Videos like this are why I'm here. I'll listen to anyone who has taken the time to do me a favor. Thanks Clay, for helping those of us that appreciate your efforts!
Thank you, Chris. Your video inspired me to tackle my Magnavox 32" LCD with sound, channels but no picture. I ordered the replacement inverter board from an Ebay seller. It took all of 10 minutes to put the inverter board in and power it up. It was that easy. Good as new!
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I just carried out the same repair on my 32" Toshiba which also lost picture but had sound. I went on Ebay and brought master and slave inverters from China for £30, and the TV is working again. Brilliant. Thank you for posting solution.
By switching to Clay Whitehead I just saved a bunch of money by not buying a new LCD. You my friend are the reason why there is still hope for this planet. I have a Sony Bravia KDL model that had sound but no pic last week.I searched this issue in the matrix (Google) and your video was the first I clicked on so you will be getting all the credit. followed your instructions to a tee. Now I am the man in my house. I bought my inverter board on ebay for $30. Bless you ...
Good video! Also, a side note, if you're handy at soldering, capacitors blow from time to time also and they are even cheaper than a whole board. Just find the rating on the side of the cylinder for the cap that has a broken/bubbled up top, and replace it with one of same rating.
Super nice of you. Thanks for the kind video and the willingness to share with others what probably took you a while to figure out! Have a great night. 8)
Orly Hindi
I arrived at home from work , took the remote to turn on the TV, heard only sound coming out no picture black screen. Go figure everyone was gone, so I am on the computer only to find your instructional video, I get it my family took initiative to research how to troubleshoot and fix the TV. I'm not mad just surprised, but happy that someone is doing something at least trying to find a way to fix it. Thanks to your video Clay on youtube "LCD Easy Fix"........
You're videos are very informative. I really appreciate the time you take to do these.
A very clear and informative tutorial. Thanks Clay. I've 'liked' and subscribed.
No u didnt sub liar 🙄
Nice! You know, I would love to live in New Zealand! You are welcome and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video. I changed the caps without going through the entire video and then realized I had the burnt chip pin you mention at the end. I changed the caps since they definitely needed replacing anyhow on both boards. Just ordered a new left board. Thanks!
Thank you. I never thought I could fix a TV! My invertor board had a black spot where it overheated. We just ordered a new part, and it cost $17!! Thanks again
You bet!
Do you remember where you purchased the part from?
Yes, take the cover off and inspect with a magnifying glass. You will most likely find the pin that is damaged. Thank you for watching!
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Good tips. Mine goes out and comes back. Now it seems to finally be totally out. Sounds still works well. Never heard a pop. We would hit the back of tv and the picture would come back. I think something may be loose. I will access these boards tho and make sure everything well connected. Thanks!
Mine has the same problem the picture would just burn out suddenly and go black. When I turn it back on the power light just blinks slowly
All the info is in the video. Watch it and if you have any questions I will be more than happy to answer to the best of my ability. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for you timely video. Was cursing out the manufacturer on their shoddy workmanship. Insignia would be the death of me if I can't get an eight month 50'LCD fixed
VERY HELPFUL! THANKS FOR SHARING!
Anything that requires me to take apart the back of my t.v. Is not a easy fix
mccyberthug for real
mccyberthug lmao
mccyberthug all u have to do is unscrew and unhook and replace
In that case, you are pathetic at fixing things.
mccyberthug
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Hi Clay, thanks for your reply.
In fact it was a blown capacitator, upon closer inspection the capicitator was short circuited (?? google translate gave me this word)
i ordered a new one, but without your video i wouldn't have found it out myself, I saved alot of money on repairs :) Thanks again!
Extremely helpful Clay was already looking at new tv's.
Did the picture completely stop coming on OR did it work intermittently?
Awesome... My ancient Phillips TV just lost picture but has sound... I can actually smell burnt/ fried electronics on the slave board... Your video just saved me BIG TIME... MAHALO's!!
Great!
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Thank you, I hope that's the only thing wrong with my Sharp tv. I'm still buying a new one but I will still try to fix the broken one following your instructions! Gracias!
Thankyou. My t.v has volume/sound but no picture. After watching your upload I have a clearer understanding of the problem. Nice 1 👍
i took out all the screws with arrow...but there's something getting it stuck..i can't take off the back cover please help...
I have a RCA flat screen TV LED. it have sound but no picture, what to do to fix it. Do I follow the same steps you did in the video
Scar Cozier hey did you ever figure out how to fix it I have the same exact problem and the same tv it’s an RCA TV from October 2014
My rca has no sound and no picture. Same year
were you able to fix it
Thank you so much I showed my little brother this video and did everything as you said it's very helpful my TV is working thank you thank you thank you , you are an angel
I just wanted to say THANK YOU! My Boss's TV had the popular no picture with sound problem.. I googled it, learned about it and with confidence after watching your video, I FIXED IT! He's so happy and I appreciate it. Thanks again! P.S. it cost us $30 for part after shopping around! Way better then throwing away, getting repaired or buying $150 part!
Nice job! You are very welcome!
I am a woman of many talents and your video helped that even more. Add fixing tv's to the list :-)
do you know anything about dynex tvs?
Inverter boards and capacitors. Thank you for watching!
Thank you bro, I just watch you video and found the same problem, on my TV. Now I need to order the Inverted board.
Thank you, you save my time.
Thanks dude I figured out a solution. The higher the brightness and backlight the quicker the screen would black out so I set them both to 50 and it ran all day. You led me in the right direction thanks bro!
Hey! I have a question for you, would the picture come back on for awhile after turning the TV off and back on with your TV? Or did yours just go out and stay out? My Friend has one that is starting to turn off randomly (but it still has sound), just goes to a black screen. But if she restarts it works again for awhile. She said it's starting to do it about once a day now. Again it still has sound but no picture. I told her to shine a flashlight up close to see if she can see a picture, (as that would indeed mean it is the inverter board) I'm just waiting to hear back from her. Anyways just curious if your TV did the same thing before it went completely out. Also, thanks for the tip about the black prong and tiny hole, I didn't know that. I suppose you could just replace that, but that looks like a bitch to solder LOL!
+Josephthinleg this exact same thing is happening with my samsung, i actually just posted a video on youtube for the service request I submitted. Still haven't heard back from them. I can confirm the screen completely shuts off, not just the backlight--nothing is enabled the screen may as well be shut off (cuz it basically is)
Sorry for the late reply Lumps Plays. It was the power board. She didn't tell me the sound was on a separate sound system, lol! I didn't know that, and that's why I was baffled, (I assumed she was using the TV speakers). Normally that would be bad capacitors in this situation, but I took the back off and turned it on and saw it sparking in a certain spot on the power board. There was a loose transistor, and all i needed to do was re-solder it back in. The board was slightly blackened were it was sparking, again, normally this cause would be some bad Caps, normally 4 caps that are bad on TV's from my experience, you can normally tell as they are all bulged up on the top. pretty cheap too about .50 cents to a buck each, I always get mine at Digikey, but make sure to get the Panasonic gold striped ones if possible as they last much longer. Hope this helps someone!
Josephthinleg My tv actually...fixed itself? I placed it in the backroom and watched a spare 30 inch I had sitting around...then tried it again a week later just because I was still upset it broke. It's worked fine ever since.
Got me. All I can figure is maybe something with the echo sensor was bugging out, and needed a good long sit. I had even tried a factory reset before, though and it still did it. *shrugs* I'm sure I'll never know lol.
Great video! I have a Vizio 47", there is sound but no picture. If I shut off the lights and shine a flashlight from an angle on the screen, I can see a very faint picture. Do you think this suggests that the T Con board is bad rather than either inverter board?
Hello, I read your comment and I'm having the exact same problem with my 32" Vizio E series Tv. I only got mine in november last and its still on warranty but it has to be shipped to California to be repaired and fixing it myself if i can sounds way more appealing and less costly that shipping to Cali. Did you ever get yours fixed and what did you need to fix it?
I have not fixed my tv yet
My 47" Vizio did the same thing today. Model vo370m
Teresa Velazquez did u fix it
That's the Screen Backlight.
Thank you for this, my mom is hopeful that she can fix the tv now!
MY FRIEND!!! Thnak you so much for that video. I have and old flat screen, even from before they were all smart tv and that is the problem I had. Thanks to your video I was able to fix it.!!!
its sad when we consider a 3 year old t.v. "old"
My moms tv only 7 yrs old and has lines on the side
kaiden morrison A 7 year old TV is practically ancient, what do you mean “only”
Mr. Popo true. My parents box tv just went out a year ago. We had it since I was a child and I’m almost 30.
@@samaustin8690 Only if you're a child.
My old and inexpensive brand CRT-TV lasted a decade and more before I replaced it with a new Hitachi Led-TV that lasted just 1.5 years,I think today's manufacturers deliberately make short-term products ... but we,the consumers,remember when someone wants to screw us...
Yeah my Hitachi LED lasted 13 months and I too remember.
Eric Craven my hisense tv lasted 3 years is that good?
Hitachi here aswell :(
You may remember all they do is change their name Just like smart phones cost maybe 10.00 and sell for 500 or more. Stop buying overseas junk
Miki Mecov planned obsolescence I 100% agree with you. This happened to me today. Mine lasted 3 years.
Clay thank you so much. Just happened now- right after we got my kids hooked up to their first wii system. They were devastated.
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You're welcome, I am glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
help my tv is still new, a 40" rca led lcd smart tv, niece was checking to see what all the button do and pressed the audio only button, now all we have is sound and no picture, I've turned it off for a while and turned back on and still nothing, I pressed the menu button -nothing, the input button-nothing, how do I undo the the audio only button, please
my cat throw up in my TV what should I do let it dry out
Scoop it into a bowl and eat it. This fixes my TV most of the time.
+MrKablesp to late i just microwaved the dirty fucking cat tasted good
+king lmmfao
Put it in rice!
king hahahahaja amazing
Glad I could help! You are welcome and thank you for watching!
Clay ,... thanks for puttin' this on youtube. It just helps other people to unscrew and fix instead of throwing it away.
Hey can someone show me the part that's "easy fix" cuz I can't find it...I didn't go to college
My 42LB2DE LG TV screen goes black and nothing responds please help I can't play or watch anything bored
sounds like the power supply board.
You are the man!!! Thank you for posting your video. Because of it I fixed my TV. You were right on too tiny tiny tiny hole on the top of that black part on the LCD board. I had to look at it under the light to really see that one of those tiny wires had burned out. Thanks a million
Thanks man! I work on computers all the time and thought why this lowly TV had to go. Didn't think about how compartmentalized they are and will definitely check this out now. Thanks for a very informative video! A bientot!
I have a imperial tv pic and no sound
get to the point.
I lasted 90 seconds. The guy seems to be falling asleep. He ought to do a couple of dry runs... rehearsals... and then see how he does for himself.. There's nothing worse than hanging on to every slow motion droned word !! Wake up and spit it out !!
Jay.... Chris.... Mr. Whitehead is trying to help ALL of us save money. You don't like it, don't watch it! Your rude, childish and inappropriate mean spirited comments aren't appreciated by the "adults" that come here for help. Apparently you weren't paying attention when your mother was trying to teach you manners!
Mike Barber shut the hell up.
Jay Berry.... ain't gonna happen... and just what are you going to do if I don't.......
Cut the guy some slack ! he's o.k. and trying to help.
If you have to keep taking things apart and buying parts, it's hardly an easy fix.
It's really simple, cmon, even my little sister could do this... Its not rocket science
just wanna say thanks clay, i was ready to throw out my tv for same problem now its fixed
If you have a white light it is quite possibly the main board. That is something you can fix as well. Thank you again for watching!
Awsome video straight to the point and clear. Thanks Celia Stratton
The Tcon symptoms are very dark picture, partial picture or vertical lines. Yes you should fix it yourself and it is not that hard. Thank you for watching!
thankyou for taking the time out to share what u learned with all of us...pretty kewl! ☺
I did not have to change both but I went ahead and changed them both. I figured "better safe than sorry". You can always order both and save the one you think is good for a backup. Thanks for watching!
Hello and thank you for the comment. Yes my TV is working great still. I have been using it as the only TV in our house since I have fixed it. Thanks for watching!
thak you soooo much replaced all my boards cuz the power supply went out so i went ahead and just replaced the main and tcon as well and it finally powered on but the picture was bluish black and no vizio logo so i though i broked the screen or something and gave up, then i saw this. replugged all the ribbons and wala my beautiful 65" is alive and new again 😢 thanks so much dude i almost trashed it
Your video inspired me to fix my Vizio 47". Turns out capacitors were blown on the master and slave inverters. Then I found one more blown capacitor on the power board. My nephew soldered on the new capacitors and my TV is fine.
Great! I am glad it helped. Thank you for watching!
Jus watched!! Gonna give it a try! Thanks for video!!
My dad burned the midnight oil on this tv!!! He slept with it (all the time 24/7!!) on all night long(like Lionel Richie😂!)!
No video jus hear audio!!
Ttyl wish me luck!
going to replace con. board hopefully it will work. Thanks 4 the video really helps. keep up the good work.
Thanks man again I was looking all over TH-cam for this so thanks:)
Hey Clay, thanks for the vid really helped. But there is one thing I detached the two of the three ribbons but the blue one you have on your vid is giving me trouble to detach. How is this ribbon suppose to be pull out or off? I want to remove inverter and take into a shop if found nearby so hopefully they can fix it quickly. Has a burned chip on the slave inverter just as your described in your video.
Thank you I've just had my JVC TV have a funny smell and then the picture go out but still has sound so I'm hoping it's the same thing and I can do the same thing rather than pay a fortune for a brand new TV so thank you very much
Hello, I’m making this comment to say I’ve tried the things you’ve told me, and unfortunately, it didn’t work. It’s a old tv, over 5 years or so, I understand why it didn’t work. It’s a LG tv too. Thank you for helping anyways, it was worth the go. =)
Man glad I found your video, my neighbor gave me his tv and said basically what was wrong with it , so it seems like your tv issues so I'm gonna crack it open and hope that's all that is wrong with it
The slave inverter was bad, found one in Walnut. Replaced and works fine now, thanks you for this video.
Thanks Clay, you give me the confidence to check it out.
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Awesome! Glad you have it sorted out. Thank you again!
Ok on the inverter board on the left side there is a black chip, I think I pointed it out in the video. Check that chip out really well, maybe even with a magnifying glass. If there is no burnt pin then check all your capacitors for a bulge. Thank you for watching!
Hi Chris...Thank you, you also inspired me to fix my own. I have the same tv but in a 47". I researched for a week online opened it up and found I had a bad capacitor that was blown. It cost me $2.00. I put it back together and it worked but I am seeing that the left side is a little darker then the right. Any ideas?
Again thank you,
Would this work with any inverter board I manage to find? I have a different type tv that's broken
I would think so, mine was a 2007 model. Thank you for watching!
Definitely will try mines went out this morning. Will update once fixed..thanks
The inverter boards I purchased from retechtv.com. I would change both and save the one that is still good for a spare. In the video I kinda explain where to look on the circuit board to see the burnt pin but because of video quality it is hard to see. Just look really close and you will find the problem. Thank you for watching!
thank you so much for this video! i have a lcd samsung t.v. that went black a few months ago and ive been wanting to fix it myself instead of forking over my entire wallet for a new t.v. or paying for repairs from someone else. i will take a second look again and try to find a black/defective pin on the boards.
thank you again! this is very to the point and helpful.
You are welcome and thank you!
Clay Whitehead How long did it take for you to get your part from retechtv.com?
Thank Man I TRULY Appreciate Your Video Saved Me From Pulling My Hair Out!! 🙂🙃
Thanks for the informative video! Do you have any links to the research you did to find out the problems with the inverter board?
Very clear and easy to follow instruction
Hey thanks for the vid. Followed the instructions and found the damage as you described. I ordered the part and they told me that if I'm changing the master I have to change the slave also. Did you change the master and did you have to change both? Cheers
Thanks for the video Clay...........my tv has the same problem and I was going to get rid of it, today as a matter of fact, then I suddenly thought, maybe I could fix it......I'm gonna do as you suggested and I'll go from there.....Thanks again!
You will need to purchase your primary inverter and secondary inverter and you can install them yourself. Just go to retechtv.com and look up your tv. Thank you for watching!
Thanks 4 taking the time to answer, tv was off for 5 day in a 43oF, when we turned it on the blue screen went black, still have sound, do u think is the same problem as ur?
amazing bro !!!!! I'm having that exact problem and I'm about to open this sucker up now !!!! thanks a million
A thousand thank yous for posting this video.
thanks man this really helped i even showed some of my friends how to do it... :) from the brothers of New Zealand.
Thanks!! That's what I needed! You saved me a bundle TV is only two year old LG.
That is exactly what mine did. I would change the inverter board first. Thank you for watching!
Did you check the motherboard for blown capacitors? If it does happen to have one they can be replaced without replacing the whole board. Thank you again.
Thanks for the video. I managed to repair my Philips TV with a new master inverter board spare part. I would have certainly throw it away otherwise.
Great! You are welcome and thank you for watching!
Thank you for your informative video. Blessings to you.
On mine it was a blown pin. You could see it was different than the other pins and it had black all over it. When they say the back light it usually means the inverter boards. They are what drive the lights. Thank you for watching!
Thanks Clay, I have been told that its my T-con Board. By any chance is that the same thing as an inverter board or capacitor.
I want to ask something.First of all your video is very useful.Secondly i have the LCD Philips 42PFL9703D and i have almost the same problem.When i turn my TV on the picture for a couple of minutes is playing normally but after it starts flashing and i have no picture but the sound is ok.
I will appreciate if you can help me with this.Is this the same with the video you show ?
With Kindest Regards !
Did you replace both inverters? There is a primary and a secondary. Hope this helps, thank you for watching!
If you're within the warranty I suggest contacting support fast! Same thing happened to my tcl. Got in contact with them and they're sending a technician to fix with no cost.
Hi Clay, thanks for your video explanation. We followed the instructions, but the inverter boards look good. I wonder if you have any ideas. Btw we did not hear a pop when it failed. Sound, no picture, but black screen one side immediately prior to total failure. I know it's a long shot, but if you have any pointers, it would be greatly appreciated. Eoin
It is possible a capacitor is bad. Check all of them for a bulge or burnt marks. The other possibility is the T-Con board. The symptom for this is a very dim picture, check for this with lights off in a very dark room. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the video man much appreciated. !!
Hi Clay. Nice video, I am experiencing the same problem on my older LG model.
However when I open it, I do not have the same inside as you, I have the board you have on the left side, but the unit on the right side is just not there.
The board on the left side has 2 dark blue cilinder shaped units, both have 2 connected attached on the board, on one of these cilinders one of the connectors to the board has a clearly noticable darker color than the other three. Replace the board?