Home cinema - Are HDTV's repairable?

NadCixelsyd wrote:
Four years ago, I purchased my first HDTV, a Panasonic 32" ($1300).
It has developed two rather unusual problems (I get all my TV OTA).
My real question is whether it is cost-effective to fix the problems
or just replace the TV, which now go for about $350.

1. About 18 months ago, the audio for channel 4.1 (really channel 30)
stopped working. The video is flawless. I've re-scanned several
times. I circumvent the problem by using a DVR. The DVR receives the
audio fine and sends it to the TV on an HDMI cable. This is only a
problem if I want to watch channel 4.1 while the DVR is recording
another channel.

2 - At about the same time, another problem developed. About twice a
month, I'll turn the TV on. Then about 5 seconds later, the on-off
light will start blinking, but the TV never comes on. Turning the TV
off (and then on) does not fix the problem The only way to fix the
problem is to unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, and then plug it back
in.

Both of these sound like software problems. Can I somehow get the
software upgraded or would you just buy a new TV?

Try resetting to factory defaults first.

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Les Cargill