Questions about my dead(almost) 48S

[Paul Berger (Canada)]

That does not sound good, if it is running down a set of batteries quickly something is drawing a lot of current, and the would also account for the heat. It is not likely that the heat is coming from the LCD itself but rather something under it, and that is where the processor and LCD driver chips reside. I am afraid this does not look good, since there is nothing else in that area it would seem likely that a chip has failed, but the only way to know for sure is to open it up.