TV: Hitachi UltraVision no Picture.

popping is not a good sign. see if you can ask a repairman and take the set to him. popping occurs before dying completely I hate to say.

A model number would help here but if it is older and uses 3 picture tubes carefully with the back off and set on does the red one come up and produce a red image?

Likely the lamp in the set has failed here which does make sense if the picture was dim before---a lot of lamps just before failing all the way dim down.

Tries pushes the power switch on the remote few times,each times push wait like a 1 mins or 2 mins for the tv Tuner signal board to take it effect.This process should get ur tv picture back,because the tv Tuner signal board it is old and having problems,evenually require replacement of a refurbish tv Tuner signal board.Tries websites like Shopjimmy.com,Ebay.com to buy a whole refurbish tv Tuner signal board for the replacement.

Your lamp popped and needs replaced.

MAKE SHURE cable is good and connections are good . also make shure your tv is set to dvi input. J.D.W.

I had similar problem with my 57xwx20b TV as well. I'd unplug it from the wall for at leas 30-40s and plug it back in, the picture would return as normal. It will come back from time to time but the same procedure will reset the video board and the picture will return. I'd also check to make sure that the TV has the latest firmware from Hitachi as well. The FW for the ATSC tuner is upgradeable via the SD card and Hitachi website will give you the procedure. This fix all kind of problem with my TV from blank screen, green screen, flashing screen, pinkish screen because the old FW was built before the final standard. Apparently, it interferes with the video board and causes it to go amock. Good luck.

Probably a 'cold or detatched' solder joint on a component on that perticular circuit board you are 'wedging' with a plastic rod.

Convergence amp ic bad
http://home.earthlink.net/~oleg.filippov/ConvergenceFix.htm
http://cmpalmer.blogspot.com/2006/11/fixing-my-own-tv-part-ii.html
http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=28929
Or send to ptscorp.com
http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/index.php?s=

good luck
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Check IC601, C603 for leakage, I601 and vertical pulse detector QN05

for poor convergence check RK42 for open circuit.