Any ideas on the cost of HDTV Repairs ??

1337_Like_ThaT · 06-04-08, 12:29 PM

So my 2.5 year old Samsung 42" Plasma has decided to crap out on me and I am debating whether to pay the few hundreds it may possibly cost to get it repaired, if it is repairable or just get another 42" vizio or similiar model for $1k. Basically the problem is the screen flickers from no screen to various white/red pixels all acros the screen back and forth. Audio can still be heard in the backgroung but every input does the same problem.

So anyone have experience with HDTV repairs or have gotten any done for themsevles? Manufacturer warranty expired btw so I at a lost either way

Lyme · 06-04-08, 08:01 PM

Likely the tuner circuit went boom. With plasmas if the color goes, trash it.

Marvel_us · 06-04-08, 09:10 PM

Well the most common problem with plasmas is the power supply blowing out. Happened to the one we have downstairs in about the same time frame, 2.5/3 years. Thankfully, we extended the warranty a few month before and they fixed it in house no charge. How it all went down was one day I was playing DMC4 and I heard a loud pop come from the TV and the screen looked like the colors were inverted.

If it's just one of the psu's I'd say see how much it is to get it fixed. If it's not worth it price wise or it's not the psu then look for a new TV.

06-04-08, 12:29 PM	#1
1337_Like_ThaT O.U.T.L.A.W. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In The Sack ;) Posts: 2,258	Any ideas on the cost of HDTV Repairs ?? So my 2.5 year old Samsung 42" Plasma has decided to crap out on me and I am debating whether to pay the few hundreds it may possibly cost to get it repaired, if it is repairable or just get another 42" vizio or similiar model for $1k. Basically the problem is the screen flickers from no screen to various white/red pixels all acros the screen back and forth. Audio can still be heard in the backgroung but every input does the same problem. So anyone have experience with HDTV repairs or have gotten any done for themsevles? Manufacturer warranty expired btw so I at a lost either way __________________ Gaming RigInte Core 2 Duo 6700 @ 3.2ghz \| EVGA nForce 680i \| G.Skill DDR2 800mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 2.0v \| Western Digital RaptorX 150GB \| Western Digital 500GB SATA II \| EVGA 8800GTS 512MB \| Plextor PX-716SA DVD-RW \| Plextor PX-755SA DVD-RW DL \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 \| Antec 900 BLK \| Dell FPW 2005 20.1" WS \| IceMat 2nd. Ed. MousePad \| Logitech G15 \| Logitech G9 \| 160GB (60GB) PS3 Owner \| DS3 Controllers \| PSN: Res215dgPSP 3000 Black + 16GB Memory Stick Duo Locked and Ready for Resistance Retribution

06-04-08, 08:01 PM	#2
Lyme Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,682	Re: Any ideas on the cost of HDTV Repairs ?? Likely the tuner circuit went boom. With plasmas if the color goes, trash it.

06-04-08, 09:10 PM	#3
Marvel_us FOOL! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 3,754	Re: Any ideas on the cost of HDTV Repairs ?? Well the most common problem with plasmas is the power supply blowing out. Happened to the one we have downstairs in about the same time frame, 2.5/3 years. Thankfully, we extended the warranty a few month before and they fixed it in house no charge. How it all went down was one day I was playing DMC4 and I heard a loud pop come from the TV and the screen looked like the colors were inverted. If it's just one of the psu's I'd say see how much it is to get it fixed. If it's not worth it price wise or it's not the psu then look for a new TV. __________________ Main Rig Intel Q6600 QUAD\|\| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \|\|XFX 7900GTX\|\| G.Skill 6GB PC2-6400 \|\| OCZ Agility 60GB SSD \|\| WD 320GB + WD Green 1TB HDD \|\| Samsung 20" LCD \|\| CoolMax 650W PSU \|\| *60gb PS3 Owner* *PSNid: Marvel_us*

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