In case anyone's interested !
polaroid tv dead ie no standby light no nowt.
Had a bit of time now having one foot in the grave ( look a bit like him too come to think of it ! ) anyway I digress......
Thought I'd try shorting out the eeprom on the main board just as a flyer, same at the samsung 5&6 and same procedure wont list it again its been flogged to death !!
On powering back up the tv sprung to life a wee retune of the freeview and its bang on, if youve got one lying around might be worth a punt !