[Wingryder]Missing the red light on front means the power supply standby circuit is dead. this is a 5 volt circuit that is "on" all the time even when set is turned off. You can confirm that by measuring that voltage on the power supply board . It will be labeled... ST 5 or Standby 5 or something like that. At this point.. look for damaged or bulging capacitors. Replace them with the same values. (higher voltage is ok but same capacitance.). I ended up buying a new board and it fixed the problem. However any tv tech could have fixed the org. board. But then you pay for their time. Be careful measuring voltages in a tv. One hand always in pocket. Caution even after set is unplugged because cap. can give a nasty shock. Discharge them safely or wait a bit.
good luck.