Quote Originally Posted by ncman071 View Post
.however, i did get it to turn on...but for the life of me, it will not read a cartridge...probably bad capacitors...
Capacitors are more likely to make the screen dark and I think cause sound issues. Since it does turn on, try cleaning the cartridges and connector really good with isopropyl alcohol and see if that helps. But yeah, either way, there's a good chance it needs new caps.