I have a Samsung model LN-T4032H LCD TV that developed an issue then later was hit by lightning that I'm guessing entered through HDMI connector on the main board. It was dead.
I put it in a closet and bought another TV.
It sat for a couple of years. Since then I've retired and was looking for something to do. So I brought it out and opened her up.
The power supply had two swollen 1000ufd caps. There were about a half dozen of them so I replaced them all. Plugged it up and joy I now had a power light. I had to replace the batteries in the remote (one had leaked so I had to clean up the corrosion). Hit the remote and heard a click and the light flashed a few times and opened. No Joy.
It had to be the main board. Samsung wanted right at $200 for one. I looked on Ebay saw one and ordered it. 5 days later the seller cancelled the order. Found another and that seller too cancelled the order.
Looked on Amazon and found one. Ordered that one and installed it. Turned it on and went through the setup.
Great picture! No sound. No options available in the sound menu. Now I know why the board was so cheap. The sound menu has been bricked.
Do any of you know how to get the menu options back?
I can hit the sound button and the scale button will go left and right. The mute button will show the mute symbol on screen. Just no sound.
I've used the mute-1-8-2-power-reset procedure with no success.
??????
I'm hoping one of you have seen something like this and has a cure.
I put it in a closet and bought another TV.
It sat for a couple of years. Since then I've retired and was looking for something to do. So I brought it out and opened her up.
The power supply had two swollen 1000ufd caps. There were about a half dozen of them so I replaced them all. Plugged it up and joy I now had a power light. I had to replace the batteries in the remote (one had leaked so I had to clean up the corrosion). Hit the remote and heard a click and the light flashed a few times and opened. No Joy.
It had to be the main board. Samsung wanted right at $200 for one. I looked on Ebay saw one and ordered it. 5 days later the seller cancelled the order. Found another and that seller too cancelled the order.
Looked on Amazon and found one. Ordered that one and installed it. Turned it on and went through the setup.
Great picture! No sound. No options available in the sound menu. Now I know why the board was so cheap. The sound menu has been bricked.
Do any of you know how to get the menu options back?
I can hit the sound button and the scale button will go left and right. The mute button will show the mute symbol on screen. Just no sound.
I've used the mute-1-8-2-power-reset procedure with no success.
??????
I'm hoping one of you have seen something like this and has a cure.
what did we say about hoarding too much stuff and depriving others of them?! *cough* socialism *cough* lol! 
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