TV making a clicking sound? We fix it — in your home, across Chicagoland.

What the clicking usually means

The pattern of the clicking is the diagnostic clue. Listen carefully when our tech is on the phone:

• Single click, then nothing. Press power, hear one click from the back, no picture. Power supply is attempting to start and immediately shutting down due to a failed capacitor or output rail.
• Repeated clicking every 1–2 seconds. The power supply is in a startup-fail-retry loop. Classic capacitor failure or a stuck protection relay. Very repairable.
• Clicking with red light blinking. Power supply attempting to start, main board signaling fault. Could be power supply or main board. Diagnose in person.
• Clicking when you press the remote (TV otherwise on). Different problem — that’s the speaker amp clicking from a failing audio capacitor. Audio repair, not power.
• Clicking but TV comes on after several attempts. Power supply working but marginal. It will fail completely soon. Get ahead of it — capacitor replacement now is cheaper than a full board replacement after total failure.
• Internal click followed by burning smell. Stop. Unplug the TV immediately. This is a relay or capacitor failure that may have damaged other components. Wait for us to diagnose in person.

Try these before you call

Try this one thing, then call us.

1. Power-cycle the set. Unplug for two full minutes. Hold the power button on the set itself (not the remote) for 30 seconds while unplugged. Plug back in and try once. If the clicking is gone and the TV comes on, you got lucky. If it’s still clicking, it’s a board-level repair.

What we do on the in-home visit

Clicking-sound calls are some of our most common and most predictable. Our tech arrives, opens the back, and tests the power supply’s output rails, capacitors, and relay. The failed capacitor (when it’s a single one) is usually visibly bulged or leaking. We replace the bad capacitor on-site, or swap the whole power board when the failure is more extensive. Most clicking-TV repairs are completed in the first visit; the parts are standard.

Typical cost ranges

Prices include parts and labor. Final number depends on brand, size, and exact failure. We quote in writing before starting.

When repair doesn’t make sense

On TVs over seven years old where the power board has had multiple capacitor failures, sometimes replacement (not repair) makes more sense. We’ll tell you honestly on the phone after you describe the pattern.

What we service

All major brands — Samsung, LG, Sony, TCL, Hisense, Vizio, Panasonic, Sharp, Philips, Insignia, Toshiba, Element. LED, OLED, QLED, mini-LED, plasma, 4K, 8K. From 32″ bedroom sets to 85″ home-theater displays.

Service area

In-home service across Chicago and every suburb within a 45-mile radius, including Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wicker Park, Naperville, Oak Park, Evanston, Schaumburg, Aurora, Joliet, and every town in between. Next-day appointments are typical.