My 28' widescreen philips does it all (or not as it seems) turns to av1 in tv mode, turns off altogether, led blinks on front, loses all use of remote/set top contols. Am I to just buy a new tv and sod it all???

J Balfour, July 2006

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Shayne, August 2006

the micro is about 65.pound plus labour

mr fix it, July 2006

I think those are the symptoms of a fairly common problem with that model, which requires replacing (or possibly reflowing the soldering) to a surface mounted IC which Philips term the 'painter IC' (IC7064), fitted on a plug in sub-board.

It is very important that exactly the correct version of the IC is used.

The components on that pcb are extremely small with the finest of soldered connections. I don't see Philips models very often but last time I had one with that fault (or similar), I sent the small signals panel to a Philips specialist with reflow equipment. I believe the final bill to the customer was around £130.

Cobweb, July 2006