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Vizio 42" LED TV released in September 2012.

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Why does my TV turn on, flash random colors/shapes, then shut off?

I had forgotten to turn off my tv before I left for a few days, but when I came back it was off. Tried to turn it on and it didn't work. I reset it by unplugging it and holding the power button down for 10 seconds. It turns on now, but flashes different blocks of color and lines across the screen, then shuts off. What's wrong with my tv? Is there anything I can do to fix it?

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@chrisco1 any chance you can either get a few pictures or a small video of what your panel displays. Post that with your Question so that we can see what you see. Adding images to an existing question

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@oldturkey03 Yes. I'll do that now.

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@chrisco1 okay this looks like it could be a bad main board or a bad panel. Bad panel as in the LCD board having failed. I’d try a new main board just to rule it out.

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