I have a ~6 year old Pioneer Elite 610 (58" rear projection hdtv) that's been a great device (and piece of furniture!) until recently. Now, about once a week, we will be watching it and all of the sudden both the audio and the video will go out. The unit's power indicator shows it is still on, and it still processes input from the Remote Control to turn it off, but that's it. Trying to turn it back on tuns the power indicator on, but no audio or video -- unless you wait 10 minutes or so, at which point it works fine.

My first instinct was that it is overheating, so I opened up the back to take a look. I don't see any fans, and there is extremely little dust built-up -- especially given its age! Of course, it could still be overheating due to a part failure, but it works for hours on end most of the time...

Any advice?

Also, assuming it needs a "real" repair, does anyone have any experience on how much this might cost me? I fear fixing a dinosaur unit like this (even though it is still a great unit) could cost more than it is worth...

I have a ~6 year old Pioneer Elite 610 (58" rear projection hdtv) that's been a great device (and piece of furniture!) until recently. Now, about once a week, we will be watching it and all of the sudden both the audio and the video will go out. The unit's power indicator shows it is still on, and it still processes input from the Remote Control to turn it off, but that's it. Trying to turn it back on tuns the power indicator on, but no audio or video -- unless you wait 10 minutes or so, at which point it works fine.

My first instinct was that it is overheating, so I opened up the back to take a look. I don't see any fans, and there is extremely little dust built-up -- especially given its age! Of course, it could still be overheating due to a part failure, but it works for hours on end most of the time...

Any advice?

Also, assuming it needs a "real" repair, does anyone have any experience on how much this might cost me? I fear fixing a dinosaur unit like this (even though it is still a great unit) could cost more than it is worth...

I have had this same thing happen. It usually gives a loud pop. I called the place where I bought it and they said to unplug it from the wall for 30 seconds and then plug it back in. That did the trick for several months. Now when I plug it back in, I get a white shimmering screen and no picture. The set is at least 8 years old, so maybe it is just dead.

K