Lcd tv problem?

Question

my lcd tv would not come on at all yesterday morning

and after checking all the fuses and pushing all the wiring ports it came on perfect.

following morning turned it on and it did not work again so i did the same but it still would not come on.

after a little investigating and cosemplating sticking it in the bin i used a hair dryer to warm up the components by blowing it down the air vents at the back for 10 seconds and keeping the power button held in the on position it works perfect.

you can power on and off with standby and picture and sound is great.

the problem is that every morning i have to repeat the hairdryer trick and would like to know if anyone knows what could be wrong with it and will it cost a lot to fix it?

also how much would it be worth in its present condition?

the tv is a walfhedale 32inch lcd with biult in digital tv.

thanks for any feed back.

Answer 1

It sounds like a cold solder (cracked solder or something), only works when it heats up.

Answer 2

Hi

see if the problem has come up and been addressed here: http://www.flat-screen-tv-guide.com

Answer 3

dont use your hairdryer. it could melt the components. its sound like there is a connection problem in your set. go to your local tv guy and ask hm to look at it. it is most likely that a cable is lose and he has to solder it back on. that will cost 30 to 40 bucks