Lightning struck nearby last night and our VISIO HD TV will not turn on. The stand-by light comes on, but that is all. Is there hope for it? Is there a chance it can be repaired? It was new in Feb. 2010.

call the service provider on another phone and ask for the matter to be checked

Your probably have power supply damage, but lightning strikes can do major damage in all circuits.

If the tv will not turn on it is safe to assume that the electrical storm did damage something in your television.

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This is comprehensive coverage with hidden damage discovered within a recent timeframe of the original event.

If you have a problem in life face it head on instead of running away.

physically remove the power cable for about 10 mins then reconnect it no joke this is important

if it does not work the power supply is needing replaced

do you have cable or sky

Hello DJ,

I am sorry to say but it sounds like you had a major surge go through your tv. Go to this area: TV Repair man in your area
Find a repair place near you and have them check it out.

WOW!
Warranty voider there.
Hate to see a $1,000 TV go down the toilet.
If your lucky, you can try checking the fuses inside the TV.
The lightning may have taking out only your power supply board, shopjimmy.com may have replacements for about $100. But, I can't tell you for sure that will fix the problem.
You may have to take to a repair shop to find out for sure.
Good Luck

lightning is in KVolt range, the exterior unit is most likely damaged at the low voltage cables to the thermostat, melted out, should get a sparky in to trace the lowV lines, and check out the unit, lightning is not forgiving

Sorry to here about your problem! This is the time of year I used to get tons and tons of sets, stereos ,games, and vcrs in for repair. On your panasonic it seems that maybe the surge took out the tuner portion or the power supply. It sould cost aprox. 200 bucks or so for a new tuner. Im sure your aware that homeowners will cover almost all repair after the deductable. Good Luck