I think we all have had or will have the same issue with this (or any other "Big Screen" television). I have the exact same tv as you and had this issue and I let the problem sit for about a year, and after attempting to sell it as is and a guy trying to rip me off by offerring me $100 for it, I refused and started my search for a repair person. Luckily I found a repairman that actually comes to your home and will take a look at it and give you an estimate of what it will cost - FOR FREE! He came over just this past weekend and fixed the problem...as everyone else is having, it was the IC Converters that went bad. I asked him if this is normal and he said yes, they will eventually go out because the manufacturing company only installs the basic chips on TV's, so it's not a defect of any sort. He replaced them both on the spot and about an hour and $200 bucks later, my TV was back up and running. He guaranteed his work and I watched him install them (I have a fear of people saying they did one thing and doing another, but charging you your 1st born to pay for it). My suggestion to you would be to go ahead and see if you can find someone in your area that will come to your home and repair it - it's been 3 years and I'm sure you walk in the room and just "wish" it would work one day...so do yourself a favor and spend the couple of hundred dollars if you have it...if you're like me, you already invested about $1800 in the tv and all other types of things for it (dvd player/vcr, gaming consoles, etc.)

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