Visio tv broken?? Need help!?

Question

Okay so last christmas i got a visio flatscreen tv. My warrenty is still good for a few more months but i dont want to replae it. I hope this is an easy fix. So heres the problem... Last week i watched tv and my tv was fine. I didnt have any problems. Well today, exactly a week later i wayched tv for the first time since then an it only came on for about 3 minutes. It shut off then and then the little visio logo that lights up when it is turned on an off came on and the a few seconds later went off again. It kept doing this repetitively every few seconds. I googled it an tried a few things. I tried inplugging the power cord, unplugging every cord attached to my tv, seitching wall outlets, and holding down the power button for 30 seconds. Nothing worked. I really hope this is an easy fix and if you have any suggestions or know how to fix it i would like all the help i an get . Thanks(:

Answer 1

It seems as if the power supply is defected, which should be easy for a repair center. Since TVs are not easy as computers, you will likely need to have a professional replace the power supply circuit or another stage that causes it to turn off. There is no real way to tell with out testing from the power cord, in to the TV. In most cases, only when the picture tube/LCD is bad, do you have hard problems

Answer 2

Do a google search for "Vizio admits their televisions are un-repairable".



Vizio is made from various parts that change frequently so the quality control is rather poor. Because the parts change so often - Vizio does not make parts available to repair shops. They can never insure a specific model always has the same power supply, motherboard, firmware, panel, etc.



(I know way too much about electronics manufacturing processes.)



Take the TV back to the store and get a replacement FAST. See if they will extend the warranty on the new unit for another year. If not - try to use the replacement every night to make sure it is stable before your original warranty ends.

Answer 3

This is a common issue with those bargain price tv. The power circuit board on the tv is going out. Due to being still under the factory warranty, have the factory fix it. If you try to do any repair to the tv it will void the factory warranty. Hope this will help you out.

Answer 4

this is either a switching problem on the main digital board or low DC bias problem on the power board. In either case if its under warranty go and replace it, why pay to fix it?!

Answer 5

Get it looked at. Did you know Vizio is owned by Sony? Might as well buy a Sony, Vizio is sort of a "knock off" tv as people say. But they are good TVs. But yeah get it looked at

Answer 6

I would return it and get a brand new televison. Why pay someone to fix something that you have a warrenty on?

Answer 7

There may be a problem with one of the cables