OT: Anyone had to repair an LCD TV?
Mitch
beautiful 46" Bravi LCD 1080p TV, purchased March 2008 for around $1800.
Worth fixing?
I'm just starting my research, but wondered if anyone here has had to
make this repair, and how much it costs.
And in the worst financial situation of our 20 years together.
F***ing brats.
Jordan
> Kids' fighting again, threw something, shattered the screen of my
> beautiful 46" Bravi LCD 1080p TV, purchased March 2008 for around $1800.
>
> Worth fixing?
If I were to hazard a guess, they'll probably charge you $1,000 to fix
it...
Or you can get a brand new Bravia 46" at Best Buy for $900.
- Jordan
Mitch
>
> Or you can get a brand new Bravia 46" at Best Buy for $900.
>
> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+BRAVIA+/+46%22+Class+/+1080p+/+60Hz+/+LCD+HDTV/9244891.p?id=1218066284361&skuId=9244891
>
Yeah, that's the S-series. Mine is the V-series. I notice the ONLY
difference is the contrast ratio. Is that noticeable to the tune of $300?
Trevor Smithson
No, get a new or used TV. If it was a discrete electronic part,
maybe, but not an entire panel.
You'll be able to sell the broken one for a decent amount to offset
the cost. Figure a hundred or two, depending on the exact model and
extent of the damage.
Mitch
>
> No, get a new or used TV. If it was a discrete electronic part,
> maybe, but not an entire panel.
I've been looking around the net, and Jordan's number definitely matches
up: $800 or more for the panel + plus labor = more than a brand new TV.
That's sad. Such a gorgeous TV.
The only good news is the timing: January. Massive TV sales going on
due to Superbowl, and lots of 0% payment plans.
Tomcat
> Trevor Smithson wrote:
>
> > No, get a new or used TV. If it was a discrete electronic part,
> > maybe, but not an entire panel.
>
> I've been looking around the net, and Jordan's number definitely matches
> up: $800 or more for the panel + plus labor = more than a brand new TV.
>
replace the LCD panel and inverter on my daughter's laptop and saved
probably $200+ in labor. However for a TV the panel is 90 percent of
the cost of the TV so you might as well just buy a new TV unless you
could find another Bravia that was broken but had a good panel and was
being sold for really cheap (and also assuming replacing the panel is
something that can be done at home it may not be).
Mitch
> unless you
> could find another Bravia that was broken but had a good panel and was
> being sold for really cheap (and also assuming replacing the panel is
> something that can be done at home it may not be).
Well, I definitely won't be able to throw it away. Too painful.
When we move to civilization and have more options for repair guys,
maybe I'll try to get it fixed then.
AGENT47
For your next LCDTV consider getting this
Although if you could find the same model as yours and buy another one
and return your broken one and say when you opened up the box it was
cracked, you could just say your fed up and just want to return it
rather than get a new one.
Doug Jacobs
> For your next LCDTV consider getting this
>
> http://www.tv-armor.com/
>
> Although if you could find the same model as yours and buy another one
> and return your broken one and say when you opened up the box it was
> cracked, you could just say your fed up and just want to return it
> rather than get a new one.
I'm sort of surprised TV cabinet makers haven't started including a
removable plexiglass screen you could place in front of the TV opening.
I have to wonder, though, doesn't something like this cause an incredible
amount of glare? Flat screen TVs use special screen coatings to reduce
glare, but I didn't see anything that said the plexiglass from
TV-armor.com uses anything similar.
--
It's not broken. It's...advanced.
Tomcat
>
> I'm sort of surprised TV cabinet makers haven't started including a
> removable plexiglass screen you could place in front of the TV opening.
TV cabinets with the opening in the front aren't being made much
anymore those were for smaller CRT TV's. It's pretty much all TV
stands now.
>
> I have to wonder, though, doesn't something like this cause an incredible
> amount of glare? Flat screen TVs use special screen coatings to reduce
> glare, but I didn't see anything that said the plexiglass from
> TV-armor.com uses anything similar.
Even if they say it's glare-free, it's not. Well, perhaps if it was
100 percent clean and free of any spek of dust or streak it would be
glare free but that's impossible in any environment but a clean lab.
Doug Jacobs
> TV cabinets with the opening in the front aren't being made much
> anymore those were for smaller CRT TV's. It's pretty much all TV
> stands now.
Ugh, I don't like the way most stands look. Though I guess you could just
get a couple of cabinets to flank the stand and there you go.
>> I have to wonder, though, doesn't something like this cause an incredible
>> amount of glare? ?Flat screen TVs use special screen coatings to reduce
>> glare, but I didn't see anything that said the plexiglass from
>> TV-armor.com uses anything similar.
>
> Even if they say it's glare-free, it's not. Well, perhaps if it was
> 100 percent clean and free of any spek of dust or streak it would be
> glare free but that's impossible in any environment but a clean lab.
The website says they use "optical grade" plastic, but without any sort of
anti-glare coating, the minute the sun hits it, you won't be able to see
anything.
Mitch
The problem isn't while we're watching the TV, it's when the TV is off
and the kids are doing "other stuff."
AGENT47
Mitch
> And vice- grip pliers as a channel changer.
Ha! We had the old wooden dowel with a slot carved into it so you could
turn it with a screwdriver.
My parents still have their 20+ year-old console TV in the living room.
Eric
> Kids' fighting again, threw something, shattered the screen of my
> beautiful 46" Bravi LCD 1080p TV, purchased March 2008 for around $1800.
>
> Worth fixing?
The TV or the kids?
Mitch
>
> The TV or the kids?
>
I wish I could fix them.
Doug Jacobs
> Why are you even watching LCD-TV with the SUN hitting it anyways?
>
> I'm always baffled why people can't fix a simple problem
Most people put the TV in their family room, which tends to be rather
bright and sunny during the day.
Yes, we have doors on our entertainment unit that can sort of block the
sun coming in through the patio door in the afternoon but it's still quite
bright. And I'd rather not have to turn the family room into a darkend
theater myself.