Re: Samsung 50" Plasma, No Picture or sound

PlainBill, it seems you're very knowledgeable about these things, any chance I could get your input on my problem?

I have a Samsung PN51E530A3FZXA 51" plasma TV. I heard a pop & saw smoke from left rear of TV. TV went black & had no picture or sound, however the red power light stayed on. Advised by Samsung tech rep that the power supply board probably "blew" and needs replacing. I bought a brand new power supply board, installed it (very simple), but still have no picture or sound, although the...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

I am a new member, and admittedly, not a "forum junkie", but I try to educated myself of things I know little or nothing about. I went to this thread because you asked me to in my welcome email, but I'm not sure where to go from here. I have a problem with my plasma TV that I was seeking forum help for, but the welcome message said that new members were not permitted to start new threads, so I'm wondering where to go from here.