Vizio VW26L flat screen with 5 hours usage. It now gets sound but has a complete black screen. Any ideas?

Question

The set is in a warm but dry environment (workshop) about 3 months. It has only been used 2 or 3 times, most recently 2 weeks ago. Now it only gets sound while the screen remains completely black. Is there a fuse or reset button that might need resetting? When I use the menu button the screen remains black. If the color or contrast settings somehow got zeroed out how can I reset them if I can't see the menu on screen?

Answer 1

Sounds like the 'light' in the back has gone. Happens alot with LCD TV's. Did it get a blow or something hard pressed up against the front? Also you may still be able to see the action on screen... just it's very very dark. Turning the brightness and contrast all the way up wont help much... it sucks but you need a new TV.