Panasonic 36" PD50 No Power.

[Simcom]

I have a 2.5 year old Panasonic 36" PD50. I've always been a bit of a TV addict so it has had a good amount of use and is an absolutely fantastic television.
However, I switched it on yesterday and after 30 seconds it went dead. No power at all. No standby light, nothing.
Tried changing the fuse but still nothing.
Luckily it has a 5 year warranty and the engineer is coming next Friday to take a look.
Has anyone experienced the same type of problem?
Is it a common fault?
I like to do a bit or research before hand so all opinions welcome.
Had a quick look on this site and 'internal fuses / power supply' seems to be the favourite diagnostic guess.
I just pray it can be fixed because I love the beast and for watching Terrestrial Digital TV I don't think you can beat a good old quality CRT.
Look forward to your replies.

 

[Simcom]

Two guys from the repair company turned up today and did not even take the back off. Just said it was probably the power supply as it is a common fault with this model.
They have taken it away to be tested. Should be back in about a week.
There was a lot of huffing and puffing as they carried all 82KG of the beast down the road.
I'll keep you posted on it's return.

 

[Simcom]

Got a call from the repair company saying my poor baby is out of intensive care and can come home next Monday.
Apparently it was the power supply and Panasonic supplied a kit consisting of 21 new parts to fix the problem.
Glad I had the 5 year warranty now.

 

[clemenzina]

That's quite a long time to be without your telly, you've been very stoical

clemenzina

 

[Simcom]

Well, my TV came back yesterday and so far so good.
No obvious damage and the picture is still as stunning as ever.
Fingers crossed it will last for a good few years by which time LCD's might have advanced enough to give a good picture on Terrestrial Digital TV.
I'm so happy.