[Jeffery M]

[QUOTE=Laker14;2079624]During yesterday's storm I was watching TV. We had a really close lightning strike. The flash and crack were instantaneous. Not sure where it hit, but I don't think it was my house.
The TV went blank. All other appliances, including WiFi continued to function. The TV, however, did not respond to resuscitavive efforts.
I popped the back off, and nothing looks fried.

Seco Energy also has a Whole-home surge protector that is connected to behind the electric meter into your main electric panel. It costs $6.00 a month on your electric bill. Also it helps to have lightning rods even if it is not a direct lightning strike. I don't know if a TV warrenty will cover the damage from something like that. The problem with repairing an electronic device like a TV is you that you might get away with replacing a component such as the power supply and you'll be just fine. However, there is often something else in the TV that may have sustained damage from the lightning strike and goes out later. That happened to me with a Macintosh computer. The power supply went out and I had it replaced under warranty. A couple of weeks later a video component of the computer started acting up with a permanent herring bone pattern on the screen. The computer had run past the warranty period. It would have been an expensive repair that was not worth it, and no telling what else might have been damaged. So I tossed the computer. It certainly is understandable if you bought a new $5,000 flat screen TV that you would rather try to repair it. However, a TV costing $500, I myself, would not bother, I'd just buy a new one.