Postby tifosi77 » Wed May 13, 2020 4:01 pm
Haha.... so did some Google research.
I unplugged it for a minute, plugged it back in. Got an unending flashing logo on the front panel (this happen periodically; the TV freezes picture then reboots itself, and during the shutdown cycle the logo does the flashy thing for 30 seconds or so), so I unplugged it again for another minute. Plugged it back it, and it powered up and is acting normally.
However, I noted something else weird yesterday. Have an ADT security system (came with the house), and the home run for the system in in the closet with our washer/dryer. I noticed the monitor was displaying an error message, and none of the 8 cameras were up. So I power cycled the DVR/control unit. Cameras came back online, but the HDD is making a periodic clicking noise now. Neither the TV nor the security box are plugged into surge protectors; the TV is direct into a wall outlet, the ADT thing is plugged into a multi-outlet extension/strip. Might it be possible that we had a minor surge or brown out type thing yesterday? Literally every other piece of electronics that would've been on and running when I noticed the TV went INOP was plugged into a surge protector/conditioner.