My Vizio 42 in Plasma TV made a loud POP sond and the screen went blank. Sound, changing chanels and everything else works, just no picture. Tried unpluging for several minutes, no change. This problem is for all input sorces. Menue does not display. Called Vizio, and they say call repair shop. Over 1 year old and out of warrenty. Any Ideas?
Same problem with my Vizio - owned it for less than 14 months, and now it's a brick. I'm disgusted with Vizio, this is obviously a serious and wide-spread problem...they should step up and offer a solution instead of screwing their customers. Based on the $500 repair quote I got from them, I'll never buy their products again.Same problem with my Vizio - owned it for less than 14 months, and now it's a brick. I'm disgusted with Vizio, this is obviously a serious and wide-spread problem...they should step up and offer a solution instead of screwing their customers. Based on the $500 repair quote I got from them, I'll never buy their products again.
Have the Visio 42" plasma tv that is about 18-20 months old. Bought it at Sam's Club. It had a loud pop and died. No lights, sound or anything. Customer support at Visio was unhelpful and occasionally rude. Said the board needed replacing but no one in my area could do it (outside of Bangor ME). Is there a possibility that Sam's Club would replace it?? We are on a fixed income and can't afford the repair (if a repairman could be located) and certainly can't afford to replace it. Help??
Have the Visio 42" plasma tv that is about 18-20 months old. Bought it at Sam's Club. It had a loud pop and died. No lights, sound or anything. Customer support at Visio was unhelpful and occasionally rude. Said the board needed replacing but no one in my area could do it (outside of Bangor ME). Is there a possibility that Sam's Club would replace it?? We are on a fixed income and can't afford the repair (if a repairman could be located) and certainly can't afford to replace it. Help??
AnonymousNov 17, 2008
I have exactly the same problem with my TV.I have exactly the same problem with my TV.
Maybe we all need to start emailing Vizio flood their mail box with this issue and maybe they will do something about it...doubt it but at least we did a little something. Tv made a pop then the display went dim..I shut the TV off and unplugged it plugged it back in and same pop no picture Maybe we all need to start emailing Vizio flood their mail box with this issue and maybe they will do something about it...doubt it but at least we did a little something. Tv made a pop then the display went dim..I shut the TV off and unplugged it plugged it back in and same pop no picture
Same issue with a Vizio 37" LCD purchased from Sam's Club a few years back - nothing at all when power is turned on other than the red LED light indicating the power is "on" - no sound, no picture, nothing - per our local repair shop the "main board" needs to be replaced at $300 (paid $900 for the TV originally) - haven't pursued with Vizio or Sam's club yet - any thoughts?Same issue with a Vizio 37" LCD purchased from Sam's Club a few years back - nothing at all when power is turned on other than the red LED light indicating the power is "on" - no sound, no picture, nothing - per our local repair shop the "main board" needs to be replaced at $300 (paid $900 for the TV originally) - haven't pursued with Vizio or Sam's club yet - any thoughts?
AnonymousApr 03, 2009
Same problem with my 42" Plasma. Loud pop, No picture, No sound. Got the, so sad to bad speel from Vizio. They recommended a repair service in my area. They told me $450.00. I told them no thank you, and they could take this very expensive paper weight with them. I will never buy another vizio product.
Same problem with my 42" Plasma. Loud pop, No picture, No sound. Got the, so sad to bad speel from Vizio. They recommended a repair service in my area. They told me $450.00. I told them no thank you, and they could take this very expensive paper weight with them. I will never buy another vizio product.
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My 42 Inch Vizio experienced the pop of death out-of warranty. I bought mine at Sears and they sent a technician over within a day or so. It turned out to be in the power supply and they shipped a board right out. Total including parts and labor was $280. Although no expensive TV should die after less than 2-years, Sears seems to be able to deal with repair in the home without drama.
No suggestions to fix but isn't there something about lemon laws, or "recalls" ? Just wondering. I have a 42" nad my brother has a 50" and his blew too. He purchased his at CostCo and is waiting to see if they will do anything for him. I guess if one of these sets burns someone's house down they will issue a "recall". That is a lof of money to pay for a TV and only get a year and a half out of it. Looking for answers and finding none at this point.
did a little research. If you purchased your Vizio TV at CostCo they had a 90 day trial period within which you can get a refund or replacement, no questions asked. After the 90 days you have two years ro repair or replacement. Within the two years you take it back to them and in most cases, I understand, they simply replace the defective product.
Next, some credit cards double warranty periods on electronic products purchased using their card. Discover is one and Visa is another, check you policy with them if you have one of thexe cards. Hope this helps a little. did a little research. If you purchased your Vizio TV at CostCo they had a 90 day trial period within which you can get a refund or replacement, no questions asked. After the 90 days you have two years ro repair or replacement. Within the two years you take it back to them and in most cases, I understand, they simply replace the defective product.
Next, some credit cards double warranty periods on electronic products purchased using their card. Discover is one and Visa is another, check you policy with them if you have one of thexe cards. Hope this helps a little.
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Your tv contains protection circuitry that would shut down the tv if the ymain was out. If the ymain had blown, you'd have no sound and just a flashing standby light. My gut tells me you need to replace the Power Supply Board (PSB). I've seen this before and after spending too much money trying to diagnose a ymain failure, I was surprised to learn that when you have sound but no picture, the psb is a gonner. Try ebay, shopjimmy.com or discount-merchant.com for a replacement.
Good Luck!
Hello kilmertwo, my names Dave! What your TV did is called the POP OF Death! In order to repair the TV you will need to replace the Y sustain & the Z sustain board also! The loud POP noise you heard came from the Z sustain! If you take this TV to a local repair shop the cost of the repair is going to be around 800.00 big one! 450.00 parts and 350.00 labor! Not only will you be spending that amount but this is a common problem with this TV! So you take the chance of this happening again! What I'm trying to do is to save you from throwing good money after bad! Do not repair the TV! You can for the same amount of money buy a totally brand new TV! I would suggest that you buy a Panasonic! Trust me!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions! I'll be more then happy to answer any question you may have!
Unfortunately, that board is the inverter board. And for this model the inverter board is only supplied with the the PDP panel. The panel is quite expensive, here's a link if needed:
This may have been the sound of electrolytic capacitors exploding. I would not suggest plugging the set back in until you can have it checked by a qualified TV technician. If you are skilled in Electronics and would like to work on this yourself, you will need:
The schematic diagram, a multimeter, a signal generator, an oscilloscope, and an isolation transformer.
Same problem with my Vizio - owned it for less than 14 months, and now it's a brick. I'm disgusted with Vizio, this is obviously a serious and wide-spread problem...they should step up and offer a solution instead of screwing their customers. Based on the $500 repair quote I got from them, I'll never buy their products again.
Have the Visio 42" plasma tv that is about 18-20 months old. Bought it at Sam's Club. It had a loud pop and died. No lights, sound or anything. Customer support at Visio was unhelpful and occasionally rude. Said the board needed replacing but no one in my area could do it (outside of Bangor ME). Is there a possibility that Sam's Club would replace it?? We are on a fixed income and can't afford the repair (if a repairman could be located) and certainly can't afford to replace it. Help??
I have exactly the same problem with my TV.
Maybe we all need to start emailing Vizio flood their mail box with this issue and maybe they will do something about it...doubt it but at least we did a little something. Tv made a pop then the display went dim..I shut the TV off and unplugged it plugged it back in and same pop no picture
Same issue with a Vizio 37" LCD purchased from Sam's Club a few years back - nothing at all when power is turned on other than the red LED light indicating the power is "on" - no sound, no picture, nothing - per our local repair shop the "main board" needs to be replaced at $300 (paid $900 for the TV originally) - haven't pursued with Vizio or Sam's club yet - any thoughts?
Same problem with my 42" Plasma. Loud pop, No picture, No sound.
Got the, so sad to bad speel from Vizio. They recommended a repair service in my area. They told me $450.00. I told them no thank you, and they could take this very expensive paper weight with them. I will never buy another vizio product.
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