I couldn't find any other thread that matches my TV problem but have been told it is a common fault. The fault is a flashing LED as if it is in upgrade mode that happens after a few seconds and stays forever. I can't remember all the tricks that have been tried like holding the select button when powering on but nothing worked. The shop sent me a flash drive to plug in a USB port but that did nothing either and they said it was dead which is disgusting for a piece of solid state electronics. I took the back off eventually after removing 34 screws to check for blown caps but everything looks new as you would expect for only 18 months use. The board is a Vestel 17MB100 and I think it died when it was doing an upgrade because the TV screen came up then it checked for an upgrade turned off the screen and stayed with the flashing LED for over half an hour.
I have some questions to start.
1) Is the flash drive meant to be bootable (mine isn't) or just a bunch of files?
2) Can a serial lead be plugged in to see a boot up log like some other TVs?
3) Any ideas on how to fix it or find out what is wrong?
I have some questions to start.
1) Is the flash drive meant to be bootable (mine isn't) or just a bunch of files?
2) Can a serial lead be plugged in to see a boot up log like some other TVs?
3) Any ideas on how to fix it or find out what is wrong?
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