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TV shutting off by itself

We have a 4 year old Sharp Aquos 42" LCD. We had a Direct TV HD Receiver hooked up to it, but every time we turned it on, the TV would shut off. So we basically canceled the receiver and just used the TV to play video games. Now it TV is doing the same thing with the Wii. It won't even stay on for more than 5 seconds. What is going on?

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  • missfrosty1 Aug 05, 2009

    Thank you for your response. The TV was around $1400 when we bought it new. You really think a power supply would cost over $1000?

    I was also told that the model of the TV I have might have a bad SD card and I need to update it. Unfortunately I can't find any cards for the model of this TV (LC-45GD4U). It seems they have all been discontinued. Do you know anything about this?

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The power supply is going bad and should be replaced but for the cost you will pay for the repair you can buy a new TV. Get the extended warranty, it will pay for itself.

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