My Sony KDL-40XBR2 just busted! Help anyone?

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Ok, so a couple of days ago, I turned my tv on in the morning to watch the news. And my screen was just blank. I have a home theatre in a box reciever connected to it via HDMI. I wasnt getting a live feed from my satellite. So I turned off my tv, disconnected, reset it, everything. And nothing.

I also noticed that when I press DISPLAY or MENU on my TV controller, I cant see anything. The screen just stays blank. I press all the buttons to see if anything appears on the screen, and its just blank.

Has anyone ever had this, or know the reason why its blank? Im thinking about taking it to a certified sony repair shop, but all i keep thinking are the hundreds they're going to charge me.

This is a real bummer, as I literally cannot see TV, and I paid a good price for this set. Anyone can help me, would be much appreciated.



If it also helps, over the last couple of months, ive been getting little thin thin, barely noticable thin lines going across my screen. I had a total of 3. Very thin though.


Thanks to all.