I have apparently painted a picture of myself as an inept, doddering old fool.
I have a tendency to exaggerate sometimes, hoping to inject a little humor.
Usually I fail miserably.
I'm actually not exactly feeble (except maybe feeble-minded), but I am 66, and I have lost probably half the strength I had 20 years ago. I also have had back surgery, whilch turned out very well, but I plan to keep it that way, so I don't attempt to lift 100 lb TVs.
OK, on to the technical part. I have repaired one or two TVs in my lifetime, I know a lot about video, (I'm an old video circuit design engineer) and I'm really good at troubleshooting. I just don't like working on TVs.
I'll let you guys know what I find if and when I open it up.
Oh yeah - thanks for all the advice, guys. I mean this sincerely . I'm not exaggerating.