My tv wont turn on... just makes a funny beeping sound when I plug it in... any thoughts?

Question

also some recommendations on how to get it fixed would be nice

Answer 1

buy a new one???

Answer 2

Leave it plugged in and open up to see where the sound is coming from Push a couple wires around it should be fine.

Answer 3

Do a search on line for the toll free customer serivce for your brand of TV. I just had to do this for our GE (different problem). You will need the model and serial number and if it's anything like my TV, you'll need the original remote that came with the TV.

Ours is over 18 years old and if they had the technology from that long ago to put the stuff in the remote to fix it, they should be able to walk you through it, too. For us, the TV would turn on, but the channel was frozen on channel 11. We have to have it on channel 3 to pick up the cable signal, but we couldn't change the channel from either the up/down buttons on the TV or from the remote.

The weirdest thing the customer service rep had me do was take the batteries out of the remote, press and hold the number 1 on the remote for 1 minute, then put the batteries back in. It re-set the remote and I was able to fix the problem by using the menu on the TV screen. It was really weird.