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Oneslowz28
04-05-2009, 08:22 PM
Looks like someone thought it would be a good idea to let the magic smoke out of my 52" 1080p LG tv. :mad::evil: Was watching a movie this afternoon and heard a sizzle (short circuit) and a pop (probably a cap blowing) then more sizzling, and finally a lot of magic blue/white/gray smoke came out the vents on top. The TV died instantly after the pop. I unplugged it and have it off the mount and waiting to call Best Buy in the morning to claim my extended warranty. What sucks is this tv is only a year old (11 months 4 days to be exact) There was no signs it was going bad, nothing but 2 seconds of sizzling, a loud pop, and a few seconds more of sizzling that stopped when I unplugged it. I am thinking that the power supply went out but could be wrong.

Think best buy will let me upgrade to a larger one and just pay the difference? I have their credit card and it has no balance so maybe I can upgrade to a 60"+ for 800-1000 more.

b4i7
04-05-2009, 08:45 PM
man...that really sucks

i havent fully read the T&C's for best buy, but being less than a year they may send you to manufacturer.

i work in a call center doing warranties for staples and such... i had a guy call in needing his computer resmoked because the smoke that was in it came out...heh