Why these TVs in Ontario ‘fried’ from power outages [Video]

Two Ontario men were surprised after their large flat-screen TVs were ruined from surges due to separate electrical power outages.

“When I came home, I found out my Smart TV was broken. It was not working anymore as it was caught in a power cycle as a result of a power outage,” Artak Arzumanyan of Pickering told CTV News Toronto.

Arzumanyan had to buy a new TV, and his “fried,” three-year-old television now sits in his basement.

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The $1,600 TV will turn on, but it shuts off and quickly fades to black.   

“You can turn it on, but after a few seconds, it turns off, and you cannot use this TV anymore,” said Arzumanyan.

Arzumanyan said he used a surge protector, a product meant to protect his electronic devices from excess voltage damage. He said he feels his electricity provider, Elexicon Energy, should replace his TV, so he filed a …