there is always another option, if you haven’t got a clue about electronics, instead of guessing at the fault and risking writing off your set, you could always take it to your local TV repair shop many of which have decades of experience, as supporting your local TV engineer (the few of us that are left) will stop us all going bust, taking up drink (well more drink than usual) and starving to death.
Just a thought
Daz
ahh that felt better, off down pub
