Walmart ILO model IWT3206 32 inch SDTV
February 6th, 2008 by George
UPDATE: 6/6/2008: New plan, buy a new TV that’s not a piece of junk
UPDATE: 5/31/2008: I will be taking my ILO 32 inch TV to a repair shop next week. I’ll be sure to post the results.
About December 2006 or January 2007 I was very happy to buy a ILO model IWT3206 32 inch SDTV which replaced a 25 inch Magnavox I’d had for about 10 years. The warranty is 90 days parts and labor and 1 year labor (I think that’s what my wife said - but definitely 90 days and 1 year). I bought this TV because It was only about $300, but now. I wish I’d paid the extra $100 or so for a real brand name with a useful warranty.
Today my wife sits down and tries to turn on the TV - no such luck! I tried different plugs in the power surge strip its powered by, directly into the wall, and even another wall outlet. Nothing.
I understand warranties, but when I buy a TV I expect 5 or more years out of it, and over the past 20+ years that’s what I’ve gotten. When I go to Walmart tomorrow with my very heavy TV set to see if a store supervisor can help me out I have no guarantees, she’s going to see if she can do anything or not.
Here’s what I’ve found during my brief searches today about Walmart’s ILO (IWT3206) 32 inch SDT:
- Yahoo Answers - ILO TV Owners?
- Consumer Electronics Q&A - ILO Televisions and problems…Junk TVs?
- Walmart - Don’t buy this unless you have lots of money and can afford to replace it if and when it breaks. Oh, and if you do just buy something better
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March 27th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I have had the exact same problem with exact same t.v. What ended up happening with yours?
March 31st, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Stephen, I don’t know, I haven’t gotten it to a shop yet. I’ll try to remember to edit the post when I get it fixed, or whatever I find out if I decide its too much to pay for fixing it.
June 18th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
This morning my wife tried to turn on our TV, Model #IWT3206 and nothing, nada, no click, no hum, nothing… It was purchased in mid-December of 2006. We had it on a high-end surge protector with our other electronics. Everthing else connected to the surge works fine. Logically it seems to be the power supply, can it be replaced/repaired? George, did you make it to the shop?