bobo1960,
The red indicator light merely notes that the unit is plugged in and receiving power. Why it won't start beyond that is soemthing that would be difficult to determine.
--HDTech
HELLO,
i just bought a used samsung 19"tv. it worked fine for one day. the next day when i tried to pwr it on, nothing. the red led on the front panel near the infered recevier lens , PWR/timer, stays on all the time. i tried to pwr it on with the remote and from the tv panel, nothing. i did not get the owners manual with the tv. i did get into the sleep/timer menu by mistake when it was on once, but got out of it, and it was ok. did i put it to sleep for good? any ideas?...bob

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