I purchased a brand new LG 47" LCD TV in June 2008. It has worked perfectly except for a few weeks now, when we try to turn it on, the blinking light will blink from red to green for a while and then the TV will finally come on. At first, it was only a few seconds, and then minutes, and now, it is literally hours before it will actually come on. I did purchase a 2 year extended warranty but found out today that the "extended" warranty began on the date of purchase, so I am out of luck. They said that they protected against things that the manufacturer wouldn't and that's why the "extended" warranty began on the date of purchase. If anyone could help me shed some light on the problem with my TV I would really appreciate it.