(Problem Fixed, Solution in replies)
Bought this Vizio TV last Christmas for a family member just to find out that it didn't leave the box. I took it back and unboxed it fairly quickly.
Here's where the problems lie, after booting it up and going through the setup process my TV said that it would reboot shortly. OK. I went to eat for 20 minutes before coming back to a blank screen (Turned on of course).
I looked up a few troubleshooting guides but nothing helped (not even holding the Volume - and Input buttons for 10 seconds, though it did pill up a visible prompt). I'm quite annoyed by this and this Vizio will most likely be my last as even my Sylvania TV from 8~10 years ago still works just fine.
Can anybody give me any tips to fix this flimsy thing, I have the D40f-G9 model?
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I know it's an older model, but it was free and I would like to keep it out of the landfill.
Power on with physical switch or remote lights power LED, which fades seconds later. No image on screen.
Replaced main board with supposedly tested good pull, no change. Interior is clean, no dust even.
I am wondering if it's failing some handshake with the LED driver. If someone's update bricked it, is there anyway to hard reset physically? Are the pinouts on the unused DIAG connector of any use with a meter, or are there any contact points to measure across on the board?
It's just an annoying puzzle now!