Sanyo TVs Reviews

I have a two-year-old 47" Sanyo TV. The left side of the screen is dark. I placed it in the shop twice within one month with this problem and the fix only lasts a week each. I was told it was only a temporary fix. Is there anything that can be done as a permanent resolution?

My 42" Sanyo TV has sound, but there’s no picture. After reading the many complaints about this company, something has to be done. This appears to not only be my problem, but there’s a nationwide problem with this particular brand of television. It appears that the product will shortly break again regardless of the repair.

I bought this stupid TV a couple of years ago, and the left side went black, and now the whole screen is black but there's still a sound. So, I was reading a Sanyo troubleshooting page, and it told me to hit the reset button. I did that and now I don't hear a sound anymore. What a piece of crap. This company needs to do something about this. I will never buy this product again. I have read about all the complaints about this crappy TV. I'm going to ask my attorney about what I can do about it.

I am an old and very sick lady who pinched and done without having to buy a new TV. It was not easy since I live on a disability check. On December 20, 2011, I bought a 42-inch LCD flat screen Sanyo TV from Wal-Mart. Right off the get go, I noticed it would turn dark for a while then back for just a little while, then back dark, this goes on over and over, and on every channel.

As with everyone else, shortly after the warranty was out, a black streak through the middle, which looks as though something is leaking inside the TV, started at the top, running downward. As time progressed, the streak is now about 10" wide and runs from the top to the bottom of the screen. I am surprised that they are allowed to still sell TVs. If they are leaking fluid or something, there should be a recall you would think.

While looking for help with my Sanyo TV problem, I came across this site. Sounds like I’m screwed, too! We've only had our Sanyo a year and a half. We got it Christmas 2010 from Wal-Mart and now it won't stay on. It will power on for a few seconds and then cuts itself off. I’m not a rich person. We had to save up for this piece of crap!

I bought a flat screen TV from Walmart 3 years ago. Now black lines are all through it when you turn it on. My husband is really upset - a lot of money for something that doesn't last, so many complaints. Is there a way to file a class action lawsuit against Sanyo?

I purchased this Sanyo 46 inch LCD HDTV, model no. 46848, from Walmart in Lenoir, NC 28645 almost three years ago for the purchase price of $1188 plus tax. About six months ago, the left side of the TV screen would be black when we turned it on. It would remain black for 10 minutes compared to our Sylvania 15" TV we moved from the bedroom to the living room. Not quite the same picture! Please answer our email ASAP as we need to do something before we start getting headaches from such a small screen watching Matt Lauyer and the Today Show each morning from the living room sofa. Thanks for your interest.

I bought a Sanyo at Wal-Mart a year and a half ago. Now, when I try to play a Blu-ray or DVD, it shuts itself off, sometimes for days. Never buy a Sanyo.

We bought a 42-inch Sanyo TV just like everyone else who is complaining and after only a couple of years, the picture went completely out but we can still hear the sound. This is a bit ridiculous. The TV companies are purposely crafting products that will break just outside of their warranty periods and should not be allowed to get away with it. When there are these many complaints, a recall should be issued. I think a class action is in order.

We are a military family out of Killeen. We bought this Sanyo TV, and now, we can only see half the screen. We are new to the military, so we don't make a lot of money and have two kids. We love our family nights, and this is so very disappointing! What can we do to change this problem? Everyone seems to be having similar problems. So sad!

My partner purchased our Sanyo 46" (Flat Screen), like most of you, from Wal-Mart in 2010, also without the extended warranty. My first thought was "why did you purchase a Sanyo!?" This is 4/5/2012 and the picture has a 4" vertical strip of multicolored lines that run horizontally down the left side of the picture and now has a 4" dark strip of white lines beside that. And like all of you, Sanyo should not be making disposable crap. I did replace mine with a Vizio. My 60" RCA projection TV lasted 15 years before it died. Can anyone make anything that lasts longer than that?

After receiving this Sanyo LCD TV for Christmas in 2010, I used it primarily as a computer monitor. Shortly after the warranty ran out, it began to what can best be described as cutting out. The screen goes black and half the time it comes back on after about a minute—sometimes you have to turn it off and back on. Since I figured this may be due to the board or connection to the computer, I moved this Sanyo TV to the living room. It was fine for about 4 months. Now, it’s doing the same thing over and over and the issue is very random. It couldn't possibly be any cables (since I have changed them several times). I would strongly urge caution to anyone from purchasing Sanyo TVs as they do not and will not stand by their product.

2 years ago, I paid over $900 for a large screen TV. One month before the warranty ran out, it stopped working. Due to cancer, I had to pay someone to take it 60 miles to a repair service. It worked for less than a year and then it stopped working. Of course, the warranty was out so I could not have it repaired. I had to have someone remove it from my house and it sits on my porch. I have since finished my chemo and am in remission, but I am without a TV. I do believe after so much money, it should last longer than 1 year before repair and more than a few months after repair. The TV is a Sanyo (model # DS27425).

I bought a Sanyo Model # DP52440 in December of 2010. In March 2012, it wouldn't turn after working fine two hours earlier. After letting it sit for about five minutes, it turned on for about three seconds then went off again. It cycles like this until you shut it down with the remote. I called Sanyo customer service and got the, "It's out of warranty, get it fixed on your own" runaround. I took it to a local TV repair shop and the repair man couldn't get any help from Sanyo either. I guess I'm stuck with a $1200 paper weight.

I called Sanyo and gave them the model number of my 50" or 51” plasma TV. Without any troubleshooting, they said I'd have to call an authorized Sanyo repair service. They gave me the number to Sears and they told me that they no longer worked on any Sanyo TVs. Can anyone help me with this? I really can't afford another TV.

I have a 50'' plasma Sanyo TV, that was purchased last, around this time at the Hoover, AL Walmart. Of course, I don't still have the receipt because I didn't foresee going through this so soon. I tried powering oh the TV and getting no sound or picture when using the remote or pressing the side button on the TV. I need someone to let me know how I am going to get another TV without money coming out of my pocket?

I bought, what I thought was a Sanyo 46 inch plasma HDTV, according to the box. Some months later, I found out it was a 42 that had been shipped in the wrong box. I had it for a few months and it started making a stuttering noise. I had to change the channel and go back for it to stop. I have also experienced the green screen. Now, I have had it for a little over a year and it looks like a pixel has exploded causing an internal crack. There is a rainbow going vertically up one side of the screen and the black, guitar string lines going horizontally. I will never buy anything again that says Sanyo on it. TV came from a Big Lots store, so I'm just screwed on this, Thanks a lot, Sanyo for selling such a piece of crap!

I had the Sanyo TV for about 2 and 1/2 years. There’s no picture and no sound.

I bought a 50 inch plasma TV made by Sanyo. I had it five months and the sound went out. It has been in the repair shop for five weeks and I am still waiting for parts. Sanyo sent out two boards the first time with one of them being the wrong part. The repair shop replaced the board with the right part number and tried to power it up. The TV went up in smoke and now it has more problems than when it originally went in for. Sanyo said that it is not their fault and are shipping the parts, not overnight but standard ground. By the time I get my TV back, it will have been in the repair shop seven weeks maybe longer because the new parts are probably bad too. Sanyo will not do a thing about it at all. Never buy Sanyo for any reason.

This piece of ** Sanyo 52-inch takes 15 minutes for half the picture to light up. Well, I won’t buy another. This should be recalled and repaired free. You don’t spend $1200 to get extremely poor quality. Half the screen is black and wavy. What happened to quality? If everyone refused to buy, we could say goodbye to this kind of **. Bye, Sanyo garbage!

We bought a 42" Sanyo TV from WalMart 3 years ago for $900.00. One year ago, we paid $400.00 for a new control board and now the picture went out and the TV repairman said it's not cost efficient to repair it. We called Sanyo and they basically said, “Oh well,” and when we told them we would tell everyone not to buy Sanyo, they said, “do what you have to do,” and hung up.

I have had this TV for 4 months, and the TV won't boot up. I have called Sanyo about this one day, and they wanted me to get it fixed. This is fine. But the next day, they called back, saying "I've got something better; you can go back to Wal-Mart and exchange the TV." Sanyo does not make LED TVs anymore in 55 inches; they discontinued this 1300 TV for 798.

I had my 46" LCD for two years and the picture went out. I purchased it from Walmart. I didn't buy a warranty because the older TVs in my house still work. Any suggestions? I do not have money to purchase another TV this soon.

My TV stopped working in such little time. I can't get it to turn on, it just stays black. I'm so angry because it was a waste of money and being single, it is really hard to go out an buy another TV.

Like everyone else, I have only had my TV for a year and a half. I bought mine 50 in from Wal-Mart on Black Friday and the sound is going out and I didn't buy the extended warranty because I didn't think I needed one. Something needs to be done.

I bought a Sanyo plasma TV from Walmart. I had it for two years then it turned off by itself with no picture and sound. I then paid $350.00 to fix it. Three months later, I got the horizontal lines of death. I then called Sanyo and got the run around--no warranty, no help.

Like most of you, we purchased a Sanyo flat screen television. We purchased a 50" model DP50710, serial number B0390896141506 in November 2010 from Walmart and yesterday, 02-27-12, it turned off by itself. I made several attempts turning it back on, but with no luck. While researching where to find a Sanyo repair dealer or customer service number, we came across this site. After reading what everyone has said, I feel there is no recourse for us to follow. We did not purchase the extended coverage because I felt it was not necessary. It was a new television, what could go wrong? I spoke with an employee of Walmart and they do not like selling the coverage because it is not fair for the consumer. I had never heard anything bad about Sanyo until yesterday, but we will never purchase another Sanyo/Panasonic item again.

42 Inch Sanyo LCD TV 1080p - Had the TV for 2 1/2 years and the picture just went out. It has sound but no picture. Also got the TV at Wal-Mart. Looks like this is a pretty common problem, has anyone had any luck? This is really upsetting!

I bought the 46" flat screen TV from Walmart three months ago. It has already started turning off on its own. The power will stay on, but the picture and sound click off. This happens frequently. I called Walmart about this issue and they told me it was Sanyo's problem and so Walmart will not help at all. Sanyo has agreed to fix the TV for free; however, I have to attempt to load it up and drive it to a specific shop an hour away. They can't guarantee that this problem will be fixed the first time at the shop either. I am very angry about the way this has turned out. I have four small children and can't just go buy another TV anytime I want.

I purchased my 50" Plasma from Walmart here in Albuquerque on San Mateo SE exactly two years ago. I still have the receipt for proof if needed. My new TV had ghosting issues which I was okay with...not sure why. The TV began to shut off and on by itself about 7 months later and then started working normally. Now I can no longer get a signal on my it. There is no picture and it will not let me do anything adjustment wise because it keeps saying 'NO SIGNAL' on the screen.

I bought this 50" Sanyo from Wal-Mart back on December 24, 2010. It's only been one year and two months and the TV won't stay on. I contacted Sanyo and all they said is, "Pass the one year warranty, there is nothing we can do. Goodbye." I contacted Wal-Mart and all they said is, "You didn't buy an extended warranty on this TV, so there is nothing we can do." This is ridiculous. I have a 32" TV that I bought after my first deployment back from Iraq in 2003 and is still working with no problems. This TV is only one year old and been in the Marine Corps it gets minimum use, and it's no longer working. This shows how much Sanyo cares about their quality of product and their customer satisfaction.

I bought a 50" Sanyo TV from Walmart a little over a year ago. The TV main board went out just after the warranty went out. I have been looking for a main board for a few months now and it is unavailable from any source. The company should do a recall if they cannot provide parts.

My husband and I purchased a 55" Plasma TV at Walmart on June 10, 2009. On June 1, 2010, it stopped turning on. The repair shop had it for approximately 3 weeks to make the repairs. In August of 2011, the same issue began again. Just like so many other posts, it was not turning on, black screen, no sound. I took the advise of one of the posts on turning the TV on & off and sure enough in about 20-30 minutes it worked!

I had this 52" LCD DP52440 from Walmart for four days. It worked fine for three days. On day 4, it will not power up. It powered down fine the night before. It is an industry-wide problem. Many manufacturers have the same problem, but why? We as consumers are being ripped off with disposable $1000 TVs. I'm taking mine back for refund. I guess I'm lucky it happened so soon and not a year and a day after purchase.

Don't buy Sanyo products, don't buy a Sanyo 42-inch LCD TV. I have this TV for less than 2 years and had it fixed after 18 months costing 400 dollars. Less than 6 months later, it went out again. No picture or sound. I will never buy a Sanyo product again.

I did sign the petition and told everyone else to do so. I hope everyone who have had Sanyo TV problems did as well. I'm still trying to get my Sanyo plasma TV issue solved and it looks like it's going to be a dead end. I spoke with a guy in electronics at Walmart and he told me that the problem was probably the plasma leaking out and Sanyo has spent a lot of money refilling them. It was costing too much to put the plasma back in so they have stopped doing that. So now, what everyone else is just out of luck? I don't have my receipt since it's been 1 year, 8months. So my next question is, if someone decides to fix this problem, how will we be contacted?

The picture went out, I took it to the shop and when I got back, the picture went out again. I took it to the shop again. They have had it for 3 weeks and still no part has come. I can't get Sanyo to do anything about it, I'm still waiting.

I bought a Sanyo 52" Plasma model#DP50747 in 2008 and it just stopped magically working last year. This year, we wanted to see how much it would cost to get fixed because we paid a lot of money for this television. I have a large family and we spend our family nights on this TV with our kids. This was a huge loss for us as nobody has the funds to just go buy a new television.

We only had this TV for almost 2 years and the TV doesn't work. It flashes on and off with a blank screen. It's the 50" DP50749 sn: B0040626095127. A piece of crap. I have 2 other TVs in the house that I've had longer than this a Sharp and Vizio and they are still up and running. This is some straight ** and needs to be handled.

I to bought 42" Sanyo Flat Screen. It is less than two years old. Guess what? Blank Screen. Reading all the complaints, everyone is having the same problem and there isn't much that can be done about it. Walmart doesn't seem to care and Sanyo definitely isn't stepping up, so what do we do? Go spend more money on another TV, it sounds like. I am very dissatisfied and they don't care. Don't buy a Sanyo!

Same story as all the messages on the Sanyo complaint board, TV lost picture in two years. I have started a petition on Change.org to Sanyo and/or Wal-Mart to refund or repair TV. I need signatures.

We bought a Sanyo to 50-in on May 3, 2010 (model number DP50749; serial # B94610579312). I’ve notice TV glitching for the past 2 months and did think that much of it. Then a week before Super Bowl it just went out one morning. It’s been 1 year and 8 months. I’ve called Wal-Mart and they are trying to check their receipts to find purchase but so far nothing. We paid $732.18 for this TV and you would think it would last more than 2 years. The green button goes off and on by itself when we turn it on. Can anyone help us? After reading this I see we’re not the only ones. Where’s the recall?

I purchased in the last week of December, 2010, for almost $1,000 at our local Wal-Mart. I worked flawlessly for almost a year. It started shutting off in December 2011. Finally, I called Samsung on 1/12, and told out of warranty by 2 weeks. The problem started 4 weeks prior. I figured it was a fluke. I knew it was overheating, I just didn't know what. Reading the reports listed here, it appears to be a power supply issue. There was no service. Never buy Sanyo or from Wal-Mart again.

On Feb 9, 2012, we bought this TV in March 2010, model number Dp50749 and serial number BOO60626002256. This morning we turned it on and it clicked itself off and then on then off, with no sound or picture. We are on Social Security. We can't go out and buy a new one. Our income is only $9,000.00 a year. What are we to do? I know life doesn’t revolve on TV. But when you’re our age, no children left to home, no money, TV is your only source of noise. Now what?

I am very frustrated. I wish I had read these reviews 3 years ago. I purchased a 50 inch plasma TV from Wal-Mart, at a little over $1,000.00. The picture started flashing, and now when you turn it on, the green light flashes, and then shuts off. There is no picture and sound. I emailed Sanyo, not that I expected a new TV, but for advice, if this was an ongoing problem, and how much they thought it might cost. They basically don't give a **, and said sorry for my loss, and thanked me for contacting Sanyo.

We brought a 50-inch Sanyo plasma (Dp50740) from Walmart a year and half ago. A few months back, the TV was cutting off and on own but I didn't think nothing of it but as of the 3rd of February no picture or sound nothing but the green light come on and go right back off. I've called Sanyo and they pretty much told me it's my lost. It's so not fair and I'm very, very dissatisfied with Walmart and Sanyo for ripping people off. I won't ever buy from them again.

Same problem as everyone else. Defective power supply board on board 1AV4U20041500, 14 months. No service. No support. No answer from Walmart either.

We bought a 42-inch Sanyo Plasma TV on 8-29-10. For the past few weeks it would suddenly go blank, and then come back on. I thought it was the cable. Last night when I turned it on, the green light came on, and then clicked back off. It just keeps repeating that. No picture, no sound. Today, it is still doing the same thing. After reading all of the other complaints, I will never buy another Sanyo.

I just bought, not 2 years ago, a Sanyo plasma HDTV model # dp42840/Dp46840 at Walmart. Now it just "turned" itself off! The picture has faded and then the TV just shut off! What the **! And how can I find out if my 'extended' warranty is still good, because I lost my info in the move! This is ridiculous. Where is the workman ship?! Can anyone help?

My TV makes a popping noise and the picture and sound goes out. I can mess with it, turn it off and on a few times it may come on for the rest of the day or keep popping off all day. It may not come back on for days. At times it will make a huge increase in volume out of nowhere and scare the hell out of me in the middle of the night. I have called them and just as all the rest of the people have experienced Sanyo could care less. They just keep selling their defective products. I will never buy anything with the name Sanyo on it again. I am just spreading the word to everyone I know about the Sanyo attitude toward their customers and their products.

I bought a Sanyo 47-inch LCD TV from Walmart less than 1 year ago and it kept turning off randomly for no reason. We just dealt with it for awhile, but tonight my husband and I read tons of reviews about other Sanyo TVs doing the same thing and worse, turning off and staying off and not working at all! I saw this and read it to my husband who said, "at least we don't have that problem". Minutes later, we did. Our TV just turned off and won't go on anymore. Never buying anything Sanyo again and I cannot believe they do not care anything at all for their brand name. Don't believe me? Just Google Sanyo TV problems, you'll see thousands of complaints with no response or help from Sanyo.

In 2011, I got a 47-inch Sanyo TV (DP47460) from Walmart. It shuts off whenever it wants to. The repair shop had it 6 days and it didn't go off. I got it back and again it shuts off. What is it with Sanyo, not much help there either.

I had a 32-inch Sanyo TV, not even 18 months, and the sound would go loud, then the TV would go out. It is dead and needs to be replaced, but of course, Sanyo wouldn't back their product. I am never buying another Sanyo after reading all these reviews.

I bought a Sanyo 50-inch plasma TV and I exchanged it one-time after 4 weeks because the picture went out. Now the sound has gone out. I would like to have Sanyo buy it back or let me trade for a different model. And if I get an attorney I am going to be satisfied.

I to have the same problem as 100s of other people with my Sanyo TV bought from Wal-Mart. How many consumers does there have to be with the same complaint and problems with the same company before Consumer Affairs can step in and make Sanyo liable and recall its products? I'm not sure how it works but I would think by now something would be done. At least make them stop selling their ** TVs. If there is ever a class action law suit, or anything else against Sanyo, I’m definitely in. Maybe I can take that TV now and lay it down and use it for a coffee table because that's all it's good for now. Sanyo, you can **.

I, like many other consumers purchased my 42" Sanyo Plasma TV from Wal-Mart in 2007. Now, when I turn on the TV, I get neither sound nor picture. Today, I read the complaints of many other consumers who have purchased Sanyo TV's from Wal-Mart and all are frustrated about the junk that Sanyo and Wal-Mart are selling.

I bought a 50" LCD TV Sanyo from Wal-Mart in March 2010. 9 months later it’s when it all started. At first it was a few lines through the screen when we first turned it on. Then the picture would split horizontally with a mirrored image from the middle. Then it eventually wouldn't turn on at all by June 2011. I called Sanyo and they said they couldn't do anything because the warranty was up in March and we had to have our own TV repairman to fix it out of our pocket. Thanks, Sanyo, for backing up your products! I will never buy another Sanyo product again, and neither will anyone I know.

We bought a 50 inch Sanyo plasma model Dp50719 a year ago, November of 2010 from Wal-Mart. Tonight 1.23.12, a little over a year old, the picture went blank and the sound went 15 minutes later. It was barely used because it was our game room TV but when the living room TV went bad after 10 years, we replaced it with the Sanyo.

Purchased a Sanyo DP42840 a little over a year ago. Got the blinking green light tonight! TV is now dead, no sound & no picture. I don't recommend Sanyo products.

A common trend in failing Sanyos has been with the board 1AV4U20c41500. The board itself is not the actual problem, but the power supply Sanyo uses from Delta Electronics is consistently failing. You cannot simply replace this item: you must purchase an entire replacement board at considerable cost when you add up the costs of the board, shipping, and labor for a technician to install it.

Sanyo should not be allowed to sell TVs any more. After reading all these reviews, it's the same stuff over and over. What a scam! It's like they know what they are doing and yet they still sell TVs that is messed up. I, too, have a 42 inch Sanyo TV that worked fine until last night! I fell asleep and when i woke up, I heard sound but there was no picture. There's no nice way to say your products are junk and Sanyo obviously likes to rip people off. I'm **.

I buy the TV in Nov 2011 for my husband for Christmas and didn't put it up until Jan. And one year later, we are watching it goes off and won't turn on. I took it to have it fix. They said it would not be worth fixing it for what we pay for it. It should last longer than a year.

Great sound and no picture. Yes, I too, paid way too much for this TV from Wal-Mart. I am very disappointed because it will cost at least $700 to fix and we all know that TVs are much cheaper now. I think that Wal-Mart or Sanyo should step up, state what the problem is and either replace the TV or refund. They know there is a problem just by looking at the complaints, yet, silence. Yet again, corporations giving us the boot!

My wife purchased me a 46" Sanyo LCD model DP42848 TV for father’s day in June 2008, like many others from Wal-Mart. This TV was great until yesterday, January 14th, 2012. I turned it on. It had sound but no picture at all. I messed with it for a while with no success. In 2008 this TV was almost a thousand dollars. What a waste of money! I have the book that came with it, so I called and did receive a tech. He had me hook it, back up, and press the reset button twice on the remote, with no success. This is all they could tell me to do, take it to a shop. These TVs have dropped so much in price for a reason; they are junk! I will never purchase another Sanyo product either. I will read these types of reviews before I ever buy another TV.

In 2007, I purchased a 48 inch plasma TV (Sanyo). I purchased this brand because I have had good luck with Sanyo products in the past. I paid $1200 for this TV. Of course, the same TV is now $600. I also purchased the extended warranty. Well, go figure that as soon as my three-year warranty ran out, so did the TV. First the screen went out and a few minutes later the sound went out. After calling Walmart, they told me to contact Sanyo, which I did and that was a huge waste of time.

I purchased a Sanyo dp46848 LCD HDTV on 8/20/08. When I turned it on, the left side of the TV screen remains black for 30 minutes or more. If TV is on all day, the left side of the TV screen goes black off and on.This began about 14 months after I purchased it.

A little over 3 years ago, we purchased a 46" LCD Sanyo Flatscreen HDTV from Wal-Mart for about $1000. It worked fine for the first couple of years, then the problems began. First, the sound would intermittently go out, and the TV had to be turned on/off to restore it. Then we noticed a dark "cloud" on the screen, though the picture was still visible. Later, the entire left half of the screen would stay dark for 15-30 minutes after turning on the TV, then it would clear up. Now, we have vertical, multicolored lines across the top 1/4th of the screen. Eventually, the colors will go away, but there remains horizontal "static" in that space which distorts the picture. I will never purchase a Sanyo product again.

I bought a 47-inch TV from Walmart. I got a good deal on it because it was a floor model. The sales rep said nothing wrong with it and appeared so. I worked for about a year and then started to fade in and out on the right side. I called Walmart, they told me to call Sanyo. Sanyo said they can't cover under warranty because it is a floor model. Walmart said they don't warranty floor models. Problem seems to go away when we tap the back of the TV, however, it is progressively getting worst. I'm never buying Sanyo again or buying a TV from Walmart. No one seems to stand by their product.

Last year, I had bought a Sanyo LCD 47" TV, which worked fine, and had a great quality picture. For the past 3 months, we've been dealing with a faded screen on the right side, followed by a horrible multicolored streaking throughout the screen, to where the picture is gone completely. The problem lasts about 20 minutes, until it apparently warms up, or until we get desperate enough, and tap the back lightly. I have never experienced something so irritating. We've had a repair man come look at the TV , and he didn't even touch the TV. We showed him what happens, and he said you can't fix it. A month later, we got a refund for the TV, which was the hardest to get.

My 42" TV died after only two years. This product, after reading all the reviews, needs to be taken off the market. Sanyo needs to recall all these sets. What a joke they are. I will never buy another one and I will recommend to everyone not to buy one either.

I have a 32" Sanyo LCD TV purchased in May 2010. It has completely died twice now. I have brought it to the TV repair shop and had it brought back to life. It has died for the third time. Upon recommendation of the TV repair shop, they recommended not spending more money on repairs. FYI - I used a previously approved Sanyo repair shop. They are only not on the approved list now that Panasonic bought Sanyo. And this shop declined to be on the vendor list due to the pricing structure. I called Sanyo and all they said was that it was out of warranty and to bring it to a repair shop. I did that and the TV is still like a dead weight on my floor. I expected a bit more life out of this TV. I am extremely unhappy and disappointed with this TV and the customer service and the experience with this company.

Well, I bought a 51 inch Sanyo plasma TV that from the beginning the sound has been crap. I have tried it on every setting and still sound is crap. Now the damn thing when I turn it on turns off and then right back on with a clicking noise. It has been about 90 minutes and this thing has turned on and off about 35-40 times. Evidently, Walmart and Sanyo could care less about all of the same complaints. I mean the TV that this one replaced was from high school and I am 33 years of age now. Yes, I know things are not made like they used to but man last more than a year. I personally will not be buying another Sanyo nor another TV from Walmart.

We bought a 46" Sanyo LCD flat screen in September 2010 at Walmart like most of the posts here. Like others, our TV just gave up today showing no previous problems. The green power light turns on but nothing happens with the screen, no picture, no sound. Our warranty was up four months ago and I'm sure that Sanyo will do little to help us. From reading the other posts, this is a major problem that Sanyo needs to face. People are being taken for their money, thinking they are buying a quality TV. I'm shocked, and very angry that this has happened. Sanyo has lost another customer.

Wow! I also have a 42 inch Sanyo TV that doesn't work after a year. Call Sanyo and they also told me to bring to a repair shop. You can hear the sound but the screen is black. TV was also purchased at Walmart. These TV are junks and need to be recalled to many people have the same problem. Sanyo, we want our money back!

We have 48" Sanyo LCD TV (model number dp46849, manufactured in May 2009). Not long after our warranty expired we, like everyone else, started having problems with our TV. First the sound started going in and out, which we thought was the cable box but later figured out was the TV. Not long after the sound started messing up, we started getting vertical lines on one side of the screen. We were able to temporally fix the problem by gently twisting the TV like a dish towel. The lines would go away for a little bit, but then return.

I bought a Sanyo 50 inch TV from Wal-Mart in 2009. By 2010, the TV started going off and staying off for a few minutes. I'll turn it back on, it does this for at least 10 to 15 times before it stays on. I have made complaints to Sanyo and Wal-Mart. I bought an extended warranty and had someone come out but my TV still isn't working. I want to get my money back or a new TV.

I have a Sanyo TV model #DP15647 that is approximately 2.5 to 3 years old. It had been working fine until about a month ago. The screen just went blank, but I still had sound. I e-mailed Sanyo, and after about a week, I finally got a response. I was told to hit the reset button and if that didn't help, I would have to get it serviced. I have tried their remedy, but it didn't help. I can turn the TV off and back on, and I have a picture for anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds and then it goes blank again.

We purchased our 46 inch Sanyo TV in late spring, early summer of 2009 and it worked decently for the $800 we paid for it at Wal-Mart. The sound has always randomly cut out but turning it off and on always fixed it. But now, as of last night, the right side of the screen started to go black and fade colors (kinda like when you'd push on an old calculators screen) and lines would go through it. And it kept doing this for like 15 minutes and then it stopped. We had tried adjusting the connections in the back and it seemed to fix it and now it is doing it again tonight. From what I've read on here, I can only expect this problem to get worse. Hopefully, it can last until income taxes come in at least. That will be our only hope of possibly affording a new TV, which will not be another Sanyo.

We bought our first one 2006. When you turn it on, there is no picture, even if you wait a little bit and try again. So I took it back and got another SANYO. Needless to say, when I turned it on 3 days later, a red yellow strike went out from the TV, so I took it back for the 3rd time. One had this for 6 months black clouds like coming out from the TV. All together we had 4 SANYO's. No more! What's the problem? I will tell everyone l talk to not to buy these TVs. The company is no good! l complained to the company but they don't do anything.

I bought a Sanyo HDTV (flat screen, wall hanging) just a little over a year ago. I paid around $1500.00 for it at Wal-mart also. Same thing with mine, I have to turn it on, sometimes 20 times, before it actually comes on with sound and picture. When I turn the power button on, I have sound. But that is it.

Purchased Sanyo DP42840 42" LCD from Wal-Mart in September 2010. It shows production date of August 2010. Completely dead after 1 year 2 months- 2 months out of warranty. Green power light goes on and off about every 30 seconds with clicking sound. These Sanyo TVs are complete junk. Don't purchase.

My 42-inch Sanyo screen goes black after about 40 minutes after turning it on. I have sound but that's all. I bought it at Wal-Mart approximately over 1 year ago.

Approximately 3 years ago I purchased a 47" LCD Sanyo TV from Walmart. I invested over $1100.00. Now, when I first turn the TV on there are multiple colors shifting in and out. After waiting a while, approximately 15 minutes or more, the TV picture fades in. The left side of the TV picture is dark. I also have to tap on it sometimes. After reading all the complaints, dating back as far as 2008, I also feel something should be done. If there is a class action suit, count me in. I will never buy another Sanyo product. I am just starting on my journey to get my Sanyo 47" LCD TV repaired. I will be taking it to a TV repair shop approximately 40 miles away.

Not even had my 32-inch Sanyo flat screen for a year and it already had two problems. My screen keeps cutting on and off, and now I have to take it a second time to get fixed which will cost me $200. This is pathetic, considering I have had an older model TV for over 15 years. I thought better of Sanyo but I would not recommend wasting your money on one.

I also bought a Sanyo big flat screen TV from Walmart on July 2 2001. Already after 45 minutes of playing just fine, the picture goes black but I still have sound. I turned it off and then back on. It plays fine for about 10 minutes then goes black again. I can't believe this can be happening. I bought the TV because of the brand name. I will never buy another Sanyo product again. I will go onto Facebook and tell everyone I know not to buy a Sanyo TV from Walmart or anywhere else.

My 46 LCD Sanyo got dark streaks in screen.

In Nov 2009, we purchased a Sanyo 46" TV. For the past couple of weeks, from top to bottom on the right side of the TV screen, it is black with color distortion beginning from the center of the screen. It takes multiple tries of turning the TV on and off to resolve the issue. But it continues everytime I try turning the TV off and then on.

My Sanyo 42" screen went black, but I have sound! Sanyo won't help! What a crappy company. Lets file a lawsuit!

We purchased a Sanyo 42" flat screen in March of 2009. When I tried to power it up today, the sound came on but the screen was black. I called Sanyo and they had me press the Reset button twice and asked what was displayed. I told them the screen was black and nothing was displayed. He gave me the name of a repair service about 30 miles away. Before I made that trip, I checked online and found what seems like hundreds of complaints about all the models and sizes made by Sanyo. I decided not to waste my money trying to repair what is basically junk. If there is ever a lawsuit against Sanyo for selling what they must know is garbage, I want in.

My 42inch LCD TV stopped working after about three months, then a week later, it turned itself back on and worked fine for about two weeks. It has done this for a few years now. Never buy Sanyo! or shop at Wal-Mart!

After three years, my 46-inch flat screen TV has lines across the top of it and half of the left side of the TV is black. I paid $1200.00 and expected it to last much longer than three years. I’m reading all the complaints. Sanyo should be compensating us. I cannot afford another TV; therefore, I am stuck watching a junk TV. I think this is outrageous! You should not be selling and making money off of your junk product! It would be awesome if you sent me a new TV. But I know that isn't going to happen. Maybe I will picket outside Wal-Mart where I bought it and let people know not to buy your junk! Yes, I am going to do just that!

I purchased a Sanyo Plasma TV from Walmart 2 years ago and now it is collecting dust. The screen is black and the sound is working—not a good combo. After reading all these complaints about the same problem, I believe there needs to be some sort of compensation due to us all. I spent $1200 on this TV expecting to get more than 2 years out of it. If this was happening to a car, appliance or toy they would be recalled! I even noticed several complaints of the TVs starting a fire. Something needs to be done about these now.

I purchased a 47" Sanyo LCD about three years ago and it pops in and out of a white screen with lines across the top of the screen. The screen fades to black as it goes to the right. Has anyone found a fair resolution to this issue with this poor product?

I have the 46-inch Sanyo TV bought from Walmart. After 1 year, the left side is showing faded black. I was told to replace the t-con board, but that didn’t help any.

It's the same issue with all the Sanyo Vizon flat screens. Although the sound is OK, the picture goes out and it's only 3 years old. I called Sanyo tech and was told to take it to a repair shop. With so many problems, why can't Sanyo fix these issues?

I bought a 50" plasma HDTV about a year ago. Just yesterday, the TV stopped functioning. I turn the TV on but no image or sound at all. The only sound I hear is the "click" when it goes on and off. And also, it goes on and off by itself, but no image or sound. I did a research over "product review" and I found out that these TVs are only good for about a year. I'm very upset about this matter because if I'm paying a significant price for a product, I expect the product to function properly and last a decent time.

Hello everyone! I have posted here myself not too long ago, I have bought parts and fix my TV myself.

I have a 46'' Sanyo TV and after one year, the left side of the TV becomes black and rolling and it pops in and out.

It's a Model dp46830 purchased at Walmart too! ! I have had sound problems with the TV since the day I bought it which was in January 2011.

I bought Sanyo 42 inches TV and within less than a year. It started turning off automatically. I called Sanyo to fix it because it was under one year labor and part warranty. Initially they did not recognize the problem and my TV was kept at the repair shop for two weeks and I was being told there is no problem. I brought the TV back and within few days, it started turning off again. I told my problem to Sanyo, they again asked me to bring TV back to the repair shop and again said the same thing and also telling me about all the interference of micro wave and fridge that could be reason.

My complaint echoes all the rest. I bought a Sanyo 46" LCD from Wal-Mart about 3 years ago. Black on left side and top. It disappears after 20 minutes but it sounds as if the problem will get worse. Any law suit going on versus Sanyo or Wal-Mart?

I bought a 46-inch TV 10 months ago and today it either won't turn on or cuts on and back off. I am a single mother of 4 and can't afford another TV right now. I think that an expensive TV should work longer. I called Sanyo and they brushed me off. They are supposed to call me back but never did. I think all of us consumers should band together and get a class action suit against this sorry company. People live on a budget and can't afford new TVs just because companies want to save money and cut corners .I won't ever buy Sanyo and will post on every review board how sorry they are. Buyer, beware!

Sanyo dp50749 power supply went out. The TV is less then 2 years old. Sanyo from somewhere in the world said, “Oh, well, you should have took out a warranty.” If you read on, Sanyo put out nothing but **. No matter what size of the TV that you have. I’ve lost my money to Sanyo. Over $1300. That’s the consequence when they sell junk and give us **.

I am not financially well off, so buying a new TV right now is not in the budget. I'm really disappointed with this TV. Most likely, I won't be buying another Sanyo.

It's amazing that there's no recall from Sanyo DP46848 46 inch LCD. Ours had the right side began to go black intermittently and now it's permanent. It costs $1100.00 and only two years old. How many thousands of these did they sell through Walmart? It's criminal!

I purchased a Sanyo 46" three years ago. One year, the right hand side of TV went black and now the top part is black down 8 inches. This is wrong. $1288 wasted. Stay away. The worker sold a lemon to me.

Purchased a 42" Sanyo LCD flat screen just under 2 years ago. Screen goes black on right side every time TV is turned on. Screen will remain black for 5-10 minutes. Judging by the amount of issues listed under the same complaint, I would hope Sanyo would attempt to resolve the problem.

I purchased my husband a Sanyo big screen TV for Christmas in 2009. Yesterday, it stopped working. I have had issues with it in the past, having picture and no sound, or sound and no picture. Yesterday the TV started turning itself off and on, and will no longer work. Sanyo has given me the runaround, and never connects me to the customer service representative, who is supposed to help me. We have no money to waste on such items.

We are another victim of clearly planned obsolescence. Less than two years old and our Sanyo 42" LCD HDTV went shadowy on the right side and then the screen completely dies after less than 10 seconds after being turned on. Sound works and power light remains on. I work hard for my money like most people and do not appreciate such poor products.

46" flat screen (model# DP46848). I bought it almost a year ago and the past four months the left half of screen is black! What the hell, this TV cost a lot of money I don’t have? I check out the site with this brand Sanyo and model number and everybody is having same issues with their TV. Something needs to be done about this! You need to recall these TVs and get us new ones. If you keep doing nothing, you’re trashing Sanyo’s name and customers!

I have a 31.5 inch flat screen TV I bought I don't know if it's been a year or not. The sound works but the screen goes black and the green power light stays on. You think it would last longer than this there is other TV's that are old and still work just not flat screen. We all need justice for the money we spent on expensive things like this. The company needs to take charge and help us all out.

I bought a Sanyo LCD 52" TV almost a year ago. Yesterday I noticed that the color was changing on its own. Today it started getting horizontal lines on the top and bottom of the screen. The color is also still changing. I paid almost $800 dollars for this TV at Wal-Mart. I have been very happy with this TV, up until now. I am very livid. Anything that I seem to try does not work. After reading all of the stories here, and realizing what a crappy sale I got, I will never be buying another Sanyo TV again!

My Sanyo TV DP42849 LCD flat screen goes black, but still has sound. The TV is less than 3 years old.

I purchased a 42" Sanyo LCD TV 16 months ago. TV is used less than 4 hours a day. While watching TV last night the screen went black but the sound was fine. Assumed it was an issue with the satellite signal so I started flipping through the channels and it was the same on all of them. I pulled out the paperwork on the TV only to find that an $800 TV only has a 1 year warranty. In this economy $800 is a sizable amount to invest in consumer electronics; obviously Sanyo knows they are producing a sub standard product which is why they only offer a 1 year warranty.

Like most people, we have had this HDTV for just over two years and it began making buzzing sounds and going blank with the little green light still on. We can hit the power button and the green light goes off then wait varying time amounts and it may or may not come back on when we power it up.

I purchased a Sanyo 42" flat screen HDTV in January of 2010. Almost 6 months ago, the left side of my screen started turning black and some times with colored vertical lines. If you start moving the TV around, it eventually clears up. I started calling Sanyo. Finally, I spoke a man about 2 weeks ago. He told me it's not a manufacture issue. I would have to have it fixed locally.

Man up!

A 26" Sanyo flat screen TV was purchased on September 20, 2010 at Wal-Mart. One year later, the screen started going black every now and then. 4 more months after, the screen totally went black.

Just as all the others post, my Sanyo 46" TV has black streaks on right side. Will anyone take a stand? We need a class action lawsuit filed against Sanyo. I have limited funds (it took almost 2 years to save for this TV). It’s all great to file a complaint. But if nothing is done, what’s the point.

My mom's Sanyo TV was turning off on it's own and blacking out! She complained got no where. But when she got rid of her Cox cable box , her TV is now working fine! Huh! It was the Cox Cable Box!

I bought a 42" Sanyo TV for Christmas, not even 2 years ago yet. My screen went black, I can hear sound, but no picture. It really sucks to buy such an expensive TV, and have it quit on you. I will never buy Sanyo again, and after reading all the other complains, it seems that this happens a lot. Same problems.

I purchased a Sanyo 46" LCD TV model # DP 46848 from Wal-Mart in 2008. This TV was manufactured in May 2008 and I spent $1200 on it. 2 years later, the left half of the screen would go black but after being on for a while, it would clear up. After putting up with this for 1 year, it started staying black all the time. As of last night, the entire screen went blue with colors everywhere. The sound still works fine. After reading this website, sounds like Sanyo and Wal-Mart are not going to stand behind their product. Well guess what, I will be heading to a store other than Wal-Mart and to buy a new TV other than Sanyo!

Sanyo 37" HD 1080 model # DP37819 is a piece of junk. The TV is a little over 14 months old. It is used very little (2-3 hours a day). I have been turning it off and on 2-4 times to get the picture to stay on. It was just black. Now recently it’s been. On top of that problem, it has gone green on me several times. So, I got online and started reading about these other problems others have been having, all seeming to be pretty much the same problem happening. So what does that say? There should have been a recall from Sanyo. It’s a real shame that I can’t buy an American made or find someone who tries to even back up their warranties. Sanyo you suck **. And Wal-Mart you’re even worse for selling junk and not replacing it to us Americans that pay your bills.

My 42" Sanyo plasma screen went dead while watching from it one Sunday morning.

We were at Wal-Mart yesterday looking at new TVs and Sanyo was one of them. Thank you for this site because I think we will keep the 40-year old Zenith and the 30-year old RCA. I guess we don't really need a fancy new flat screen TV.

I bought a Sanyo TV for my hubby's 30th birthday in 2010. Within a few months, the TV started making really loud scary sounds and the TV would go black and make the picture look all weird and then fade. The TV was still under warranty so he got hold of Sanyo and they wanted us to drive 2 hours away to one of their dealers to have it fixed. After an hour of arguing with them, they sent a repair up to us. The main board was messed up. They had to order the part. We thought they fixed the problem. "Wrong, the main board was messed up again! " The repair man came out again and so it was fixed. Right?

I have had my TV a year and 2 months now. It has been working fine, but a few weeks ago the sound on some of my channels aren't working. There is no sound coming out and I paid $400 dollars for this. What happened to quality?

I purchased a Sanyo DP42840 from Walmart and after 16 months the top of the screen suddenly had black holes everywhere. I contacted Sanyo and they sold me a replacement for $250.00. After 12 months the replacement TV is junk. Their customer service department keeps referring me to "Jerry", who's always going to call me right back but never does. They're obviously and knowingly selling defective products.

Sanyo 46" TV went black and still has sound. It was made in late 2009. Screen will not light up at all and boards are more than what the set is worth. These are common problems with Sanyo. I also have a 42" Sanyo with same problem. Do not buy. These two TVs are junk!

Very disappointed. After 2 and one half years, 848.00, my 46 in. flat screen TV is junk. What happened to Sanyo's quality. A TV did last until you got tired of them and just wanted a different one.

Sanyo 47" 1080p model. DP46848 Bought a Walmart. After about a year, the left side of screen goes black and now top 1/4 of screen goes out. Tapping on top works temporarily.

My 42" Plasma Sanyo was a birthday gift. I knew that I was probably coming upon five years and was kind of happy that I seemed to had skirted past that rumored "HDTVs die after 5 years" curse. My TV has been going back for about a week now. I thought it was because the seasons were changing, the wind was picking up and there was a breaking signal in the Charter cable wires. I was about to call Charter and complain when something told me to check the DVD player to see if I get a picture with it. And lo and behold, there's no picture with the Blu-ray.

Less than a year after it was purchased, my 42" TV fails consistently although the sound still works. I feel bad about it--trying to get a good TV for my family and this happens after eight months. I guess a consumer should be less trusting of these manufacturers; nothing we can do now, I suppose. I wasted a lot of money that we need. I thought that buying this TV would boost morale, but now we are stuck with trash.

I purchased a Sanyo 47-inch TV No. DP42848 about 2-1/2 to 3 years ago, and the right side of the television screen keeps going dark. It would clear up after 15 minutes or so and tapping on the TV would help for awhile. This has been going on for about 6 months. Now the darkness on the right side is lasting longer and it doesn't look like it’s going to come back normal.

My Sanyo DP42848 was bought on Black Friday of 2009 at Walmart, and this TV just went black one week ago. It has sound but no picture. This TV is junk! Do not buy!

I bought a 46 inch 1080p, and approximately 1 year later, the right side of the screen started turning back off and on. Now, it stays black all the time.

I bought the TV in 2009 and in June, it started with the black screen on the left side. It stopped off and on but now, it's there all the time. It needs to have a class action lawsuit against Sanyo for this year of production. I have a 46" Sanyo 1080p purchased from Walmart in February 2009.

It looks like the same thing has happened to me. I bought a 47-inch Sanyo TV. It cost approximately $1,100.00 from WalMart. Now the left half of the screen is black. For a while it would clear up when it was on for a few minutes. Now it stays black all the time. This TV should have lasted longer than 2 years! I will never buy another Sanyo product again.

My 37-inch Sanyo flat screen TV went out with a flat line just before the warranty expired. I had it repaired for $250.00. It went out again after the warranty, only 3 months after spending $250.00 on the repair.

After reading the reviews on this site, I realize many of us have been ripped off by Wal Mart and Sanyo. I have had my 46" LCD Flat Screen TV since Feb 25, 2009 and paid around $1000.00 for it. It has had half of the screen black intermittently for a few months. Now it will not go away at all.

I bought a 46" LCD Sanyo model DP46848 at Walmart at the pre Black Friday sales one week before Black Friday and this TV is the worst. The screen has been half black for about a year; it seemed to warm up and then be fine, but now it does it the whole time it’s on.

My son's 42 inches Sanyo was purchased at Wal-Mart for his birthday on May 29, 2010. It just stopped working about three days ago. The power light is on, no picture and no sound. I pulled out the paperwork only to find out that the warranty was limited to one year. After 15 minutes on the phone with a Sanyo representative, we were pretty much told, "too bad". We nicely asked the representative to stand behind his product, to which he made no comment. We have TVs in our house that are ten years old or more and still they work fine. What's the deal Sanyo? It's time for this company to go down. We all deserve better.

I have a 46" Sanyo TV I bought 2 years ago from Wal-mart. The left side of the screen turned black. I have had 2 TV repair shops to look at it and they told me that it wasn't worth fixing, that the display board had burnt out and I would have to pay $1,100 for this TV. They also said that I would be better off just buying another one as it would cost too much to fix this one. So, I'm very disappointed. I can't believe that these TVs are junk. I'm finding out that Sanyo is not the TV to buy. I will never buy another Sanyo brand. Now I have no TV and can't afford to buy another one.

My Sanyo TV has gone bad, its left screen has gone black. It is only a little more than 2 years old but already missed the Walmart extra warranty by a few months. I took it to a tech and was told that the it is not worth repairing. He said Walmart is aware that they sell and represent junk televisions sold under the Sanyo name. But hey, they're cheap for $900.00 though they only last two years. So if you can afford $450.00 a year to watch television, then thank you Walmart and Sanyo for the great deal! If I could partner up with someone in my business and rip off hardworking Americans I would not sleep at night.

The previous complaint explains my product exactly. I bought the exact same TV on Black Friday in 2009 and it is doing the same thing. The green light will come on, verifying it is getting power. But the video and sound will not come on. I am sure this is a defective product. It is only a matter of time before all these TVs do it. Sanyo will do nothing and neither will Wal-Mart. This is exactly like buying a lemon from a used car salesman except, in this case, there is no “Lemon Law”!

My television turns on and off with no sound and no picture. I got this TV on Black Friday of 2009 at Walmart. The TV just broke tonight October 5,2011, while me and my wife were at the store. Our kids called us and told us that our TV was not working, that it just went out. Green light comes on but no picture or sound, then a minute later turns itself off and then another minute or so later, the green light comes back on still with no picture or no sound.

We bought a Sanyo 46-inch TV in January of 2010. By Feb. 2011, half the screen was black, and there was a green vertical line going across the screen. I tried to email Sanyo for 5 months, asking for help and trying to register a complaint. First, they wanted to charge $25.00 for answers and never once acknowledged my emails. It's the worst TV I have ever owned. In 1 year, the picture was going out.

I bought a Sanyo 42" HDTV in Dec 2009. I didn't have the money to get the warranty and I did not think I would need it, especially so soon. So of course, there is no warranty. Now the green light comes on and the television has sound but no picture. I am a disabled widow and can't afford another TV. I read several complaints on Sanyo TVs and if I get able to buy another TV it won't be a Sanyo.

I bought a 46" LCD Flat Screen television on 14 Mar 10 for my husband's birthday. We have been happy with the television until 2 Oct 11 when the television started to make a loud screeching sound and then the screen would go black. Now, two days later, we cannot even turn the television on because the sound is so loud and the screen is black all the time. My husband contacted the support center and was given a phone number to a repair service. I paid over $700.00 for this television and only got 1 and 1/2 years' worth. Not a good deal at all. I am very upset with Sanyo. Sanyo needs to figure out the problem or quit selling these televisions.