Televisions

[INSOMNIA]

I have an Insignia 26" LCD flat screen which is a year and half old. Did not buy extended warranty as BestBuy did not ask me to purchase like they do with other electronic items.

Problem - No Sound at all. Use any input (cable, DVD, VCR, S-Video..). No Sound.

The sound went off with a loud crackling noise. It would come back for a few minutes if I turned it on again.. and now no sound at all.

Any help will be appreciated.

Any idea what it might cost me to get it repaired from bestbuy. My purchase price was near $400.

Thanks.

[eyemale]

I assume you are talking about no sound thru the TV speakers , but does this TV have any Audio outputs you can run to a separate AMP to see if that works or a headphone jack to test if there is sound thru the jack? I know you want the TV to work like it should , but these tests might help determine what and where the problem is .  just a suggestion

[INSOMNIA]

Did that too. Headphone gets no sound either.

[eyemale]

OK sorry that didn't help,  have you looked this  TV's model number up on the net? Some of the 26" , do have an issue you should be aware of.  If you have a model that doesn't have this "issue"  and the picture is good ( lacking sound) and you have a cable box , DVD , VCR and etc, you can use their audio output thru a separate AMP.  Once again I realize this doesn't fix the TV issue , but at least it allows you to enjoy the TV until the problem is  solved or to save you any repair cost that you may not want to pay to fix a blown audio component or a Cold/loose solder  joint.

P.S does this TV have a optical or coaxial digital audio output? and did you  try those?

[INSOMNIA]

Thanks eyemale for your replies.

Unfortunately I relied too much on Insignia. I did have the cable/vcr audio hooked to an INSIGNIA home theater. That is the reason I did not post this issue as I had an alternate way to getting the sound working. Sadly, the Home theater dies a few weeks aga and now I am out of options.

I check the TV on the internet forums whether the model has any noted issues. Could not find one.

My TV model # is NS-LCD26A (Oct-2007).

[RAVER]

I have the IS-LCDTV32 and am having the same problem.

[RAVER]

Problem Found and Fixed.

Reset the Dish Network Reciever and sound returned.

??? 

[INSOMNIA]

I don't have dish network. not a viable solution for me.

[Magnolia]

I am tailing this issue because, I have the same problem and I have dish network - even after I reset the box, still no sound.

Could you help?

[INSOMNIA]

Sorry. Couldn't get it working.. used a sound amplifier with the cable box/dvd box.. I use this as a PC monitor now..