Samsung tv

gingerbreadmen

Hi all have a Samsung UE55ES8000. Every now and again it just switches off and back on again sometimes it can do it 3 or 4 times in a mater of 30 mins, other times it does it once then may go days without it doing it again. Any idea what this can be?   

Carrot007

gingerbreadmen said:

Hi all have a Samsung UE55ES8000. Every now and again it just switches off and back on again sometimes it can do it 3 or 4 times in a mater of 30 mins, other times it does it once then may go days without it doing it again. Any idea what this can be?   

It's 9 years old, things ain't made to last these days, would be my guess.

gingerbreadmen

Carrot007 said:

gingerbreadmen said:

Hi all have a Samsung UE55ES8000. Every now and again it just switches off and back on again sometimes it can do it 3 or 4 times in a mater of 30 mins, other times it does it once then may go days without it doing it again. Any idea what this can be?   

It's 9 years old, things ain't made to last these days, would be my guess.

Yes correct it was bought in June 2012 for £2000 does seem a little waste full just to chuck it away.

Carrot007

gingerbreadmen said:

Carrot007 said:

gingerbreadmen said:

Hi all have a Samsung UE55ES8000. Every now and again it just switches off and back on again sometimes it can do it 3 or 4 times in a mater of 30 mins, other times it does it once then may go days without it doing it again. Any idea what this can be?   

It's 9 years old, things ain't made to last these days, would be my guess.

Yes correct it was bought in June 2012 for £2000 does seem a little waste full just to chuck it away.

And currently worth under £300. (apparently)

If you split it up and sold the parts seperately on ebay (yes that is a pain but some people do) you copld easily buy a nice 4K set.

Times move on. Expensive sets depriciate faster. Whatever you do it's really not worth the cost. Buying a replacemnt for £200-300 would be a better bet if for some reason you really like it.

gingerbreadmen

Do you think its the mail PCB fault? First and Last time I pay 2k on a Tv. It does have some really good features that we do you and got used to them. So would be good to try and fix if possible.

RumRat

What features are you used to? Did you buy it for the 3D? It was a good set in it's day, but......
 If you bought a new one it would be like moving from the stone age. 

gingerbreadmen

RumRat said:

What features are you used to? Did you buy it for the 3D? It was a good set in it's day, but......
 If you bought a new one it would be like moving from the stone age.  

I very much doubt that. The picture quality is far far better then a lot of other tv on the Market. We have a 2nd new tv in the other lounge which is nowhere near as good a picture as this.  3d is one of the things we use a lot and the motion feature and the touch remote, and voice are some of the things we use on daily bases.  

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If you are handy with screw drivers, fiddly connectors, methodical and patient, they aren't so difficult to repair but requires a bit of guess work with an intermittent issue like that in terms of what has failed.

Modern TV's have just 3 main electronic components, power supply board, main AV processing board and the screen itself, all 3 are replaceable - whether it is worth the time and money is entirely up to you. Likely the power supply board has a fault and is the cheapest to change if you are guessing, but could be the AV unit.

You can pick up a new power supply for £45: https://www.ebay.co.uk/c/1994762084

A new main board for about £130: https://sparedparts.com/products/samsung-bn94-05997b-main-pcb

I'd take the back off the TV before ordering anything to check the exact part numbers and while the back is off disconnect and reconnect all connectors to check they are firmly seated and check individual components for signs of age / heat / burning which may help narrow done the fault to one of the boards. Take care touching anything - capacitors can hold mains voltage charge long after the TV is switched off and can give you a surprise jolt - learn how to identify the relevant components and discharge them safely. 

It might be hard to get a new board for an older model, maybe recovered / 2nd hand boards might be more available so there is a risk they might fail prematurely. Even new boards will have been lying around in storage for years. 

I've repaired a number of TV's in this way, always been the power board. I've never pinpointed the fault but typically it will be electrolytic capacitors that have the shortest lifespan on power supply boards. Other most common fault is probably a failed solder joint. Both can be repaired for a few quid but finding the fault can take hours which is why board swapping is easiest.

RumRat

gingerbreadmen said:

RumRat said:

What features are you used to? Did you buy it for the 3D? It was a good set in it's day, but......
 If you bought a new one it would be like moving from the stone age.  

I very much doubt that. The picture quality is far far better then a lot of other tv on the Market. We have a 2nd new tv in the other lounge which is nowhere near as good a picture as this.  3d is one of the things we use a lot and the motion feature and the touch remote, and voice are some of the things we use on daily bases.  

So, you didn't buy range topping TV for the other lounge. I've no doubt your TV has a better picture than some low/mid range TV's, but, if you compared it to a decent OLED or Qled you would notice.
I understand you wanting to repair if you can as you seem to have invested heavily in 3D (someone had to). Take the advice above and give it a go, there may be some YouTube videos on the subject.
Failing that, see if there is an independent TV repair service nearby.

mobileron

This worked for me???   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz_AGCXrTy8
Ut panel in the oven. I jest not.      5 years later still works.

Biggus_Dickus

mobileron said:

This worked for me???   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz_AGCXrTy8
Ut panel in the oven. I jest not.      5 years later still works.

Who would have thunk it. 😁