20 Most Recent LG 42PG20 42 in. Plasma HDTV Questions & Answers

you can't and DIVX is an AVI format. MKV is an entirely different encoding format. There are no TVs or DVD players that support MKV. Also you will not get a DVD player that will paly BlueRay. DVD and BluRay require 2 different lasers on the drive to read the format so your software will not allow for this through a USB or hdmi either. You have what you have and there is nothing you can do aside from using the PC the movies were pirated from and connect it to the TV.

The USB port on the TV might not have enough power to power the external hard drive. Can you try putting a movie on a USB memory stick instead, and see if that works?

i was watching tv last night on my lg,and it went off and said no signal?so i went to retune and now it says not programmed i cant get my dtv channels back

The power capacitors have likely blown. You'll need to either repair under warranty or swap for a new TV.

If you wish to get some details; visit the site linked here. Pull up older posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Line faults & possible causes to LCD & Plasma screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent. Faults to all LCD & Plasma screen are similar, irrespective of its brand and screen size.

Is the broadcast format set to your area, there are just 2 used on the planet, one is PAL and the other NTSC, you will find it in the TV's main menu.

hello, your power supply has to be repaired and you are looking at $275.00 for this job
good luck

If there is no LED burning to indicate there is power than the power supply is faulty.Repair is not verry easy to do with these complicated power supply's.

check and repair cold solder joints on main board inside TV.

Manuals lib is one of the best I've found

then you need to hook up something to it .. HDMI unit dvd player or an antenna to the co-ax input then do a channel search.

Check the remote control for its infra-red emission. Check it with fresh batteries. Check by pressing all the buttons on it; and see whether all of it generates infrared signal while pressing. If it is found OK, check and replace the infrared sensor inside the TV. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. It has details about how to check a remote control; by one among the post. Surf the site with patience. Pull up older posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ If the remote control is found OK; check and replace the infra-red sensor inside the TV. Contact any service technician.

Restore your your TV to Factory defaults by pressing the Menu button on your remote. If this does not solve the problem, you have a Electronic components that are starting to fail and my advice is to take it to the nearest LG Service Center.

If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Line, faults & possible causes to LCD screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent. Type in the brand name of your device, in the search box [at the top right] of the display window and the Search will start at once as you type in, and will show you all the related posts. It will make surf easy. Service mode entry, adjust and exit procedure to many popular brand TVs are given. Never forget to exit the service mode, after all adjustments have been done. NB: Please read and understand well, the instructions to enter the service mode, before you begin. Be very careful. Note how to "EXIT" the service mode; after entering and adjusting data. This is very important.

Check all the COF [Chip On Film] connection for any loose connection to its socket/s. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Line, faults & possible causes to LCD & Plasma screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent.

Does it give any image att all and have you tried another data source, dvd-player and can i have exactly the numbers of your tv, like how old it is . The change that you have a panasonic screen is 90% and for me still the best way to watch tv, but is it just hd or full hd and what did you pay for it .gr richard

These blinks [flashes] are fault indication (Error Codes). From the number of blinks occur at one time switch ON, you can get an idea about the faulty circuit section inside it. This will make repair easy. These are called blinking codes. Make sure about the exact number of blinking of the standby/power LED, by switching On & OFF the set, for at least two times. Count it carefully. If you wish to get some details, check the site linked here. It has details about blinking codes, and fault locating procedure, to many popular brand TVs and other devices. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Blinking codes details to many popular brand TVs are given. Surf the site with patience.