Help me!! My telly won't work?
 

:bawling:

when we turned it on it made a crackling noise and wouldn't come on. Have changed the fuse, but that hasn't made any difference. It isn't the socket cos other things work in there.

Any ideas?

It was a gift for my son's birthday, it's his telly and it is nearly new :(

Have you got the receipt still? If it's new it should be cover ed for atleast 12 months

This^

..if it's nearly new then just take it back/contact the shop, Kate...

no, my brother and his wife (:fist:) bought it as a gift and I don't talk to them now, long story, so no receipt. I don't know where they bought it either?

Nightmare.

Its not in a dusty area is it Kate or near new plaster? I have a similar problem with one of my tvs that is in a room where I have had work done and new plaster and every now and then I have to hoover the vents to remove dust and then it works

can you get your son to get on to them? Would be a terrible waste otherwise

nah, he doesn't want to talk to them either, we would rather do without tbh. We have a telly in the living room so it's not tragic.

still annoying though :/

Have you tried giving it a good thump

especially since they kept another telly of ours and won't give it back the bastards.

no ;(

could it be the tubes? in the back?

..there are some TV repair companies in your area...you could give one of them a call and ask for advice, it could be something simple that needs adjusting or something that they'll just ask you to try on your own..?..



http://www.yell.com/s/tvs+dvd+and+vi...erseyside.html

It would be unusual for the tube to go in a new tv

If your screen stays black, then this is what I'd put money on. Had this happen a couple of times to me before.