Does anybody still take a broken TV in for repair anymore? I came home from out of town yesterday and my 8 year old, 32" Proscan TV in the bedroom now sort of flashes between a bluish picture and a reddish picture. First does anybody know what's probably wrong with it? And is it worth the time and trouble to take it in to someone to get repaired or are we at the point in electronics that I just drop it off at the recycle center and bring home a new one. It's just the bedroom TV so I could probably replace it for $350.
Relax, alright? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it. Sorry but I could not resist.
If movement didn't cause the problem, then it most likely will be a faulty component. 8 years is not very long though. 32" TV's are a dime a dozen (well maybe not). I'd just replace it, but try popping it a few times first Good luck. You needed an HDTV in the bedroom anyway.
Careful with TV repairmen. One repair co. told me about $400 on one 35'' tv a few years back. Another repairman came to my house and repaired it in 15 miniutes for $100.
It sounds like the convergence is shot. I think you would be better off trashing the TV and buying a new one. Surely, they can't repair that for under $200 when you add up parts and labor. I had a convergence board go out on a projection TV. It cost $700 to fix.
A while ago, my tv messed up, and it sat in my room for a while. I couldn't find anyone to help me carry that damn thing (it is really heavy). For me, the hardest part was transporting it. Once I got it going though, it was repaired for $180. It is a 32" Hitachi Ultravsion and I paid about $1000 about 6-7 years ago. I explained to the guy what was wrong, cause actually it was two things. I explained both of them. Well, he fixed one thing, showed me it was working at his shop. I took it home and after about 2-3 hours, it messed up again. I was pissed. I waited a week, then took it back. He fixed the second item, but gave me hell. Anyways, the point is, be carefull who you take it to.
He probably shouldn't have gotten pissed just like you shouldn't. TV's are like computers. If you don't understand the root cause, chances are you're going to see another failure. Maybe not the same one. I tried to repair a 20" Sony Trinitron some 18 years ago when I was going to tech school. I was taking some traces to determine where the signal dropped when my right hand leaned against the fallback (converts AC power to DC to feed the tube). It knocked me out of my chair and I had a burn spot on both sides of my hand. From then on, I said F..ck repairing TV's.
