I have recently recieved a Panasonic 30inch very nice TV. it came with the remote. The remote will work my cable and DVD, but not the TV. The gentleman said it hadnt worked for his TV in a long time, and he didnt know why. I did the normal, I tried to reprogram it to the Panasonic TV. it is supposed to be a preset that will only accept a Panasonic TV anyway, but I redid the steps as to pretend someone accidentally messed with it. No luck. Hmm, I tried several remote control units known as universal, even the remote that comes with my cable companies cable box. I had NO luck. It appears as though no remote will control this TV. I spoke to the cable company who looked up the proper code for that TV and it did not cause the unit to function. Since I know it will operate other devices, the remote itself should not be the problem. The eye or infa red dot on the front is NOT obstructed and I cannot figure out how to get it going. I cannot change the "aspect" of the TV without the remote, and its stuck on 1:1 and its a small picture in a big window.

I was wondering if anyone had a clue about what the next step is. is there a place I can look up step by step stuff on what to do next? any reply would be appreciated.