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Keeps turning itself on & off without any command to do so. Also when it does come on only the top 1/3 of the screen comes on with all kinds of colored lines. Do we buy a new one or can this be fixed?

Carolyn, The problem could be a few capacitors have to be changed. Take TV into a good TV repair shop, have them take a look, diagnose and estimate repair. From there you can make the decision on what you would like to do. I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button. http://www.instructables.com/id/Samsung-