When picture goes away do you see the screen still emitting light or does it go completely blank?
Depending on the answer there are two possiblities:
if the screen goes completely blank then the problem is likely in the TV's inverter and more specifically very likely in some of the high-frequency transformers. Best solution there is replacement.
Unfortunately inverters are often on one board with power in smaller TVs.
if the screen is still emitting light albiet being blank then the problem is more likely in the main board and, less often, in a cable.
Main boards often overheat and ICs relying on soldering contact bonds of 1/10 sq.mm. start misbehaving in all kinds of ways , including like you describe.
There's no simple cure for that problem - usually it's cheaper to replace the whole board or even the whole TV than to troubleshoot it.
Perhaps not great news, but that's what I know about it.
Good luck!
Bobby
http://www.coppelltvrepair.com
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