Broken TV - Please advice

salvador2

Hello there,

My son'tTV broke, he can only see the top part of the screen.

Is it worth repairing this 7 years old Phillips 47" TV. When it worked it was a really nice TV.

The problem is that if he calls somebody in to look at it will incur a cost so having an idea of how much it's likely to cost to repair it. If it was under £150 he'd probably have it repair.

Thank you in advance for your help

societys_child

I'm no expert but if it was mine, I'd be thinking, new screen required (if you could get one)
Very expensive option, cheaper to buy another telly.

always_sunny

salvador2 wrote: »

Hello there,

My son'tTV broke, he can only see the top part of the screen.

Is it worth repairing this 7 years old Phillips 47" TV. When it worked it was a really nice TV.

The problem is that if he calls somebody in to look at it will incur a cost so having an idea of how much it's likely to cost to repair it. If it was under £150 he'd probably have it repair.

Thank you in advance for your help

It must weight a ton!
Curry's offer repair: £95 + parts Call them for a free quote, just to get an idea.

lg13mza

for the price of TV's these days I would just get a new one. Technology has moved on in the last 7 years.

murphy306

Get a new one, much cheaper option. There are lots of offers on at the minute for TV's.

I had a phillips plasma 42 in a spare room, screen just went on it without warning. Had it about 6/7 years (must be the lifespan on them). Replaced it with a new up to date TV, as the above posted says technology has came on leaps and bounds in the past 7 years.

JP1978

Another vote for getting a new one - Phillips are not known for good TV's (they generally use other peoples panels anyway) - you may find a Samsung or LG has an even better picture.

Crinkmeister

JP1978 wrote: »

Another vote for getting a new one - Phillips are not known for good TV's (they generally use other peoples panels anyway) - you may find a Samsung or LG has an even better picture.

Sorry, I have to disagree about Philips - or certainly the Philips sets of 5 years or more ago. I had a 32" Philips TV that lasted 4 or 5 years. It was still working when I sold it. Replaced with another Philips which I have now had for 7 years and no problems. I think Philips used to manufacture panels in conjunction with LG, but not any more.
My son's Samsung, which he has had for 3 years recently developed a number of dead pixels. Which is a great shame because it is otherwise very good

bluesnake

£180 for a new one http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-t32e310-32-led-tv-curryspcworld-save-100-179-free-c-c-2602099

Only see the top part? if you look at the screen, can you see the outline of the picture on the bottom part? then it most probably is the florescent tube or inverter.

GDB2222

My computer monitor went bang. I opened it up (there was a video on the www about how to get it apart). One board was obviously blown. I read the part number off the board and found a new replacement on ebay for £10. It took a month to arrive (from China), but it was easy to replace the broken board and I'm using the monitor now. I know almost nothing about electronics, but it's easy enough to unplug a couple of cables and swap the board.

Take a look at this, as well:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Fix-an-LCD-backlight-power-Inverter-Using-/

salvador2

bluesnake wrote: »

£180 for a new one http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-t32e310-32-led-tv-curryspcworld-save-100-179-free-c-c-2602099

Only see the top part? if you look at the screen, can you see the outline of the picture on the bottom part? then it most probably is the florescent tube or inverter.

I don't think it is what you are suggesting but see for yourself as I might be wrong

salvador2

JP1978 wrote: »

Another vote for getting a new one - Phillips are not known for good TV's (they generally use other peoples panels anyway) - you may find a Samsung or LG has an even better picture.

I have a Panasonic TV and I can't say the picture quality on mine is better than that on the Phillips.... at least I can't see any difference