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My tv is in Madison, WI and I live in Des Moines, IA. American TV's repair department is in their main headquarters in WI.
So first I would have to find the correct part, then drive about 6-7 hours. It may be time to look at LCD's and Plasmas.
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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.
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The real problem lay in the fact that it would cost me close to $7000. just to buy a new frig.
My entire kitchen costs about half that. Maybe that's 'cause I spent all of my money on A/V.
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Why don't you just get the flyback shipped to where your TV is now?
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Really not sure that is an option, I'm sure their repair department would only be allowed to use parts from their mfg's or suppliers versus a refurb place. I will call them and check tomorrow, however, I have no idea what to look for or order. $7,000 for a fridge, that is crazy! I don't think I could find a place in town that has something that expensive, nor would I ever spend that much for a fridge. Our last two Sears Kenmores lasted 10-15 yrs each. 
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$7,000 for a fridge, that is crazy!
Tell me about it  . Our house came with a 48 inch designer built in Sub Zero. I wasn't even thinking about getting another Sub Zero since they run from about $9000-$14,000 depending on the model. The cheapest 48 inch refrigerator I could find when I thought I may have to replace ours was a $5800 KitchenAid that I wasn't all that crazy about.
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My tv is in Madison, WI and I live in Des Moines, IA. American TV's repair department is in their main headquarters in WI.
So first I would have to find the correct part, then drive about 6-7 hours. It may be time to look at LCD's and Plasmas.
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Take this with a grain of salt since it’s just my personal experience but if the warranty has run out don’t waste your time or money with the “Crazy TV Lenny” gang (is he still their pitchman?)
The picture tube on my wife’s TV went out after the warranty but I dropped it off at their Beltline store anyway as it was right around the corner from where we lived. They told me it needed a new picture tube. The cost was almost as much as a brand new TV so I just went to pick it up.
They gave me the run-a-round at first saying that they couldn’t find it but would be happy to apply my service charge toward another TV instead. They found the TV after I threatened to call the Town of Madison PD.
Just for the hell of it a friend and I pulled off the back finding a loose wire which we soldered back in place. TV worked like a charm again.
Not saying yours is just a simple problem but in my personal experience their people are not to be trusted. They make more money selling you a new TV than fixing an old one.
Ask a repair shop in Des Moines what they would charge to try and find the part and install it for you. It may or may not turn out to be cost effective but at least you will know the repair shop has a greater incentive to fix your TV than convince you to buy a new one.
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Dean
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I think I would take a play out of the Old Mojo Sony Playbook... Must have felt good
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What in the world is your frig made out of???? GOLD? 7k for a frig...it better have enough food pre-stocked in it to last a few years. I feel bad when I have to pay over $500.00 for a frig. 
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Randy,
Black Friday is coming up, you can probably get a pretty decent TV on the cheap.
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