dad bought this thing from best buy brand new. but no extended warranties..etc..

Worked fine for over 1.5 years...then during electrical storm, was not on surge protector..screen went black and never came back.

Recently moved and I offered to take it under the guise that a repair person he knew said that it was likely a fuse on the board that went bad, he also took it to a repair shop which said same thing but he didnt want to pay labor+parts which were going to be more than the TV was new when he got it to fix so he replaced it and shoved it in the closet until I...

Re: Insignia NS-LCD42HD-09 / no screen

Furthermore, mines backstory is as such

dad bought this thing from best buy brand new. but no extended warranties..etc..

Worked fine for over 1.5 years...then during electrical storm, was not on surge protector..screen went black and never came back.

Recently moved and I offered to take it under the guise that a repair person he knew said that it was likely a fuse on the board that went bad, he also took it to a repair shop which said same thing but he didnt want to pay labor+parts which were going...

Re: Insignia NS-LCD42HD-09 / no screen

I have this same TV..same Issue.

and there was no follow up.

I replaced the power board...so I assume by main board you mean the one with the inputs on it correct?...I have a multi-meter but am not so good on the electronics side and am afraid I will put it on wrong setting and blow its fuses.