What happened to my TV set?

[Black Landlord]

Dakota wrote:
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Not dropping $700 just because my TV picture went out temporarily once.

Save the planet. Ditch the tube. Fight global warming.
Keep your sarcasm on the political side, if you're big enough.
You probably had your head up your butt when others were figuring out that LCD TVs often use more electricity than CRTs.
Doc has the answer for you "big" guy. Research before you post.

ps

You can't close threads.
"Dakota"-- I'm really flattered by all your personalized attention, but I'm not that important, really.

[Black Landlord]

bwicklander wrote:
Your TV will die - It could start a fire as a friend stated the same symptoms as your but hers had sparks from the back when she tried to turn it on.

Unplug and get a new one.

Thanks for the warning!

[mikebw]

Doc wrote:
> You probably had your head up your butt when
> others were figuring out that LCD TVs use more
> electricity than CRTs.
...
> Yeah, depending on what size and kind of TV you
> replace it with, a CRT might actually use less power.

I checked with a Kill-a-Watt.

My 37-inch LCD uses no measurable amount of electricity when off and less than half what my 27-inch CRT did when it's on.

It does take awhile longer to power up, but I can deal with the startup time given the massive improvement in picture quality and the power savings.

Well that is good news then. Perhaps it is only Plasmas that use more power.