Randy, I would say the best thing to do is weigh the expense and time of finding a part and replacing it vs. getting a new TV. Either way it's a no win situation (unless you get a really cool TV at a great price )

I had a similar thing happen with my 17 year old refrigerator last year, I was told by Sears that they could not find the parts that would normally cost around $500, the repairs if they had the parts would be another $500. The real problem lay in the fact that it would cost me close to $7000. just to buy a new frig. So in my case I was determined to find the parts and fortunately I did. I would have loved a brand new frig but cost wise it didn't make sense, there was to much of a price gap between repairing and replacing. As I said it will cost either way, just go the way that makes you feel the best about it financially and personally.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.