Same problem here, I wish somebody could do a pictured Step by Step website on this. I am going to attempt this fix myself tomorrow. Thank you all that have taken the time to post this stuff.

Went to bed last night with my JVC AV-36980 working just fine. Tried to turn it on today at around noon and NOTHING. Tried unplugging it plugging it back in and nothing. I'm an Electrical Engineer but did not want any part of taking this monster apart and troubleshooting it. I called a local(Louisville, KY) TV repair place and they said they charge $50.00 to pick it up and around $100.00 to fix and another $50.00 to bring it back. I got on the internet and found this site. I went to Radio Shack and picked up the 1000uf 35V capacitor and within 30 minutes of getting home with it my TV is working again. The part cost $1.59. The hardest part of the whole process was getting the cover back on the back of the TV by myself. In retrospect I would have gotten a 1000uf 50V capacitor instead of the 35V to prevent this from happening again. Thanks to all of you out there who posted on this site with a "fairly" simple fix if you are at all mechanically and electrically inclined. Sometimes having a common problem that a lot of people are having is better than having some rare one that would have required a visit to the repair shop.

Just had an AV-27850 (for google, I'll add AV27850) pull up dead. Searched, found this site, ran to radio shack and -presto- TV works again. I am absolutely astonished that, with this many identical failures, JVC doesn't admit a design fault. I am an Electrical Engineer and would be embarassed by an obvious design failure like this. BTW, the 1000uF cap is still C926 in the 850 series as well and it is located near the middle of the board (a little to the right of center when looking from the rear of the TV). There is a + indicator on the bottom of the PCB if you don't pay attention to how the cap came out ;) . Also, my cap didn't look puckered at all and there was no discoloration on the board itself, but it was obviously the problem. Give this fix a whirl even if you think the cap looks good. Adam Thought I would add some search terms at the bottom of this to cover the 850 series as well. JVC AV-32850 AV32850 AV-36850 AV36850 JVC TV problems JVC TV turns off immediately JVC TV wont turn on JVC TV wont power on JVC TV broken

I have this same model AV-27980 left behind by my son when he moved to the Big City. The first time it died (just would not come on all of a sudden) we found it was still under an extended warranty. I love to stick it to Future Shop, so it was repaired under warranty about 2 years ago. 2 days ago the same problem. It would not come on! I googled the model number and came up with this site, replaced C926 and it is working again! Now if I can only find such an easy solution for my Proscan 32800.... My thanks to the sponsors and contributors of info to the site for the info!

Well...another success story on replacing C926 on my JVC 36980. I know they've said that millions of these sets have been sold and the reported defects are insignificant but I'm now a contributor to the statistics that say JVC had an inherent long term defect. If your set won't turn on and your technically inclined, try replacing a $2 capacitor (C926 - 1000uf @ 35volts) and see what happens.

I seem to be having the same problem with my 32 inch JVC. I just ran down to radio shack and bought the capacitor. It is true that 10 comments doesn't mean much out of millions of owners - however when you type your JVC model number into google and this is the "ONLY" problem that pops up - that means something to me. And I am "blessed" with a PhD in statistics - I can lie with best of them. I'll have my son install the capacitor tomorrow.

I also have a av27980 and a av32980 that wouldn't power on . they charge me $$140 to fix each one. I wish I would of know about your planed obsolessence trouble with c926. How do I get compensated for my expense? Are you expecting me to buy another JVC product?