Is it worth getting an old tv fixed

I_have_spoken

A brilliant TV in it's day - I had several CRT Sony Trinitrons, but time to move on.

Get something with Freeview HD and a full-HD panel with built-in TV catch-up services.

Bank in 2012 I went flat-screen with a Sony KDL37EX503U from Argos, being flat you could easily go from 28" to 40" and still get space back.

brewerdave

18 months ago,I got quoted £75 by a local repair shop to just look at my old (~ 9 years old) 32" CRT - non returnable but would be knocked off bill if I went ahead with repair....but I had to take it to the shop myself -decided to dump it so bought from JL who picked up when they delivered my gleaming new 51" Samsung (£439 delivered inc 5 year warranty!)

ellahenderson

no dude get a new one !! its way costly some times to fix an old tv

almillar

You've got a broken 28" CRT (big, heavy) TV. They're giving away working 32" widescreen CRTs, so how much do you think you should pay to fix it?! There will be 32" LCD screens on Gumtree near you for nice and cheap.

dazza-mac

Heinz wrote: »

The fact that, even though you're buying a new TV from them, the retailer will charge you to take the old one away indicates that a repair would not be worthwhile - it's clearly going straight to the tip.

Hi,
I don't know if the old one wouldn't be worthwhile repairing. That's the point, it won't switch on, but power is still there. However, sometimes it does come on - so I was wondering if it was worth geting someone out to repair it.
The shop will take an old tv away for £9. I don't suppose they care if it works or not.

I was just curious really as to whether it would be worth someone coming out - or more to the point I was curious as to whether any repair men/women bother with the old tv's now.

Going by what everyone is saying it would seem it's best to get a new one. I'm not sure which one to get, it was just a pal of mine said that £329 for a 40" Samsung is good value for a good make. I have seen bigger ones that are cheaper but not sure if the make is a good one. I don't want to spend a load of cash and then with my luck find another, better one a few days later!

[Deleted User]

dazza-mac wrote: »

I was just curious really as to whether it would be worth someone coming out - or more to the point I was curious as to whether any repair men/women bother with the old tv's now.

The fault you describe with the blinking light indication is definitely repairable, the problem will be the availability of parts and of repair agents willing to do the job.

For most, the indication is that the set is past it's best and might be better consigned to the junk heap rather than have any serious money spent on it.

As others have said, a working CRT set should be easily available for very little outlay, so why bother with a repair?

dazza-mac

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

The fault you describe with the blinking light indication is definitely repairable, the problem will be the availability of parts and of repair agents willing to do the job.

For most, the indication is that the set is past it's best and might be better consigned to the junk heap rather than have any serious money spent on it.

As others have said, a working CRT set should be easily available for very little outlay, so why bother with a repair?

without intending to sound thick - but what does CRT stand for?!

PlutoinCapricorn

Cathode Ray Tube

[Deleted User]

dazza-mac wrote: »

without intending to sound thick - but what does CRT stand for?!

As well as Cathode Ray Tube, CRT "stands" for a hulking great mass of electrical components at the rear of the set!.:)

If you do rid yourself of this old style TV set, you'll be amazed by how little room the new sets take up-even with a far larger screen.

PlutoinCapricorn

I have often been surprised when some people say that CRT TVs had the best pictures: surely LED and HD are much better.