How long have you had a flat screen tv screen last?

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Web search of the model and the problem. There might be a simple fix or a manufacturer's free extended warranty or even, for those who can solder, an inexpensive fix. This was the case a number of years ago for samsung where they had a capacitor prematurely fail. Fot some, they extended the warranty but those too old, people posted fixes for the techies. Often there are videos available to help. In any case, it can be a big help to find out if the fix you paid for is related to a known problem in which case, it is more likely that the failure will not recur. In the samsung case, the problem was that the original capacitor was unable to handle the voltage and replacing it with an upgraded board or a bigger capacitor was a permanent fix.