Hitachi TV won't turn on.

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So, my TV won't turn on. It is a Hitachi 42". I have tired unplugging and replugging it. It does work sometimes but it eventually goes back to this state. When I plug it it the screen blinks with just gray and goes back to dead. When it is normal there is a red light indicator that is on when it is off and it is not on. I've taken it apart and have not found anything wrong with the PSU. What happened?
 
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Sounds like a possible capacitor issue. Had a Samsung that would work once in a while and if we got it on it would stay on but when off would take forever to get back on. Turned out a faulty capacitor caused this issue.

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Sounds like a possible capacitor issue. Had a Samsung that would work once in a while and if we got it on it would stay on but when off would take forever to get back on. Turned out a faulty capacitor caused this issue.
 
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Yeah, that's what I thought it was but I opened it up and all the capacitors looked fine to me. But then again I am far from an expert.
BTW the model is LE42H508