Re: Samsung UE46D6530 no picture/sound

tibimakai, your diagnostic test confirmed my deepest fears: the panel is dead. Ah well, such is life! Samsung have mentioned the possibility of assisting me with the costs of repair... We shall see... Thank you again for your help.

Re: Samsung UE46D6530 no picture/sound

Thanks tibimakai, I'll give all that a try. Fingers crossed for a bad main board... Appreciate all the help guys.

Re: Samsung UE46D6530 no picture/sound

Demon,

Thanks so much for the reply, I really appreciate your input. I had thought that a bad panel wouldn't affect the sound, but being new to TV repair I didn't want to give myself false hope!

I have found a replacement main board, but it's not all that cheap and doesn't come with a returns policy. Are there perchance any tests I could do to confirm/bolster the diagnosis of a faulty main board?

Talking of which, a backlight test sounds like a good idea. However, I have pestered Samsung for a service...

Hi everyone,

First post, apologies for any noob errors. My Samsung UE46D6530 gave up the ghost a couple of months back. In the middle of displaying a program, the picture and sound simply cut out. The power still flows through the system - the indicator light responds when the TV is plugged in or you use the remote - but whatever I do there is no picture or sound. Predictably, this happened about 2 weeks out of warranty. Bah, humbug.

I have delved into these forums and tried a few things:
1) Checked the caps on the power supply board - no bulging/etc.
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Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi, like many of you I came here looking for assistance with a Samsung LED TV. I found so much information I had to join and dig a little deeper. I firmly believe anything can be fixed and am stubborn enough to follow through with that. Looking forward to learning.