Samsung Flat Screen T.V. Broken

Sorry to hear that! I have a Samsung flat screen now too for 5 years but it's a 6 year old model. I was just wondering the other day how long it will last. I also had a big other tv before that I threw out, it was so heavy to take out but someone did it for me.

I don't think they are very expensive to replace now and you can often get a nice one on clearance.
 
Robert59 said:
I saw a 32 inch Sony tube T.V. that I would have bought at someone's house but they didn't want sell it. It was very heavy but I would bought it anyway. Check on You tube you can fix it maybe.
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Fix what? I don't have any tv problems right now, mine's working great :giggle:
 
8 years sounds about right for longevity. I have a Philips that is seven years and a Vizio that is six. The motherboard on the Vizio went out after a month and a technician came out to replace it. Now i can't get ABC despite all the so called fixes suggested by Vizio. I'll buy another Philips right after i trash the Vizio. Repairing flat screen TV's is way too expensive to even consider.
 
We have a Panasonic Plasma TV that we bought in 2006, and still working. In the bedroom we have a Sanyo CRT TV that is at least 20 years old, and still working. If/When they fail, we will just buy a new one....there are constantly sales at Best Buy and Walmart that make fixing an old TV hardly worth the time and effort. For what we paid for the TV in 2006, we could probably buy 3 or 4 at today's prices. TV's today are largely a Throw Away item, as it can easily cost more to get one fixed, than a new one would cost. About the only thing a person should do with an old TV is to take it to a recycle center, rather than putting it in the trash.
 
fmdog44 said:
Repairing flat screen TV's is way too expensive to even consider.
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DH will usually try to repair everything. Even more so for our friend. After much research, it’s the rare person who is able to do it. The costs of parts for a flat screen makes it prohibitive to try.
 
My Vizio is 10 years old and works like day 1. It's an LCD display but the latest and greatest is LED. I bought a 19 inch cheap brand for the kitchen with LED and the color and definition are much better, so I'm going to upgrade soon, even if the Vizio is still good. TV for sale: $99.00.
 
Back in the days when all you had to do was replace a tube, it made sense to repair TVs. But, now, there are always changing technologies improved circuitry, and components, so there isn't a vast storehouse of older parts that won't fit into a newer models. Plus you aren't replacing one tube, but a whole complex part, and paying a guy to come to your home, and spend time figuring out what's wrong, then ordering the part, picking it, and installing it back into your TV. Granted that may be cheaper than getting a new TV, but there is no guarantee your old TV is in fact getting old,, and may be on it's last legs anyway. TVs used to be extremely expensive; but while , today, they're not cheap, you don't have to mortgage the kids to get one.
 
Since TVs don't last like they used to, when I wanted a second TV, I bought a refurbished one a few years ago and it works great. I bought a refurbished Blue Ray/CD/DVD player too. People throw out their old ones and buy new ones a lot.

Make sure you guys throw yours out as recommended so people can buy them refurbished for cheap :giggle:
 
@Robert59
I'm sorry yours stopped working. It doesn't seem long to me either, for yours, and I will be very disappointed whenever mine goes out, too.
It's a very disappointing feeling.
And seems unfortunate that they are way too expensive to repair.

I'm glad to read the other people's advise about it, though,
so now I know those things as well.
 
Cheaper to replace than repair.

When I had a broken answering machine years ago, I called a repair shop. The tech wanted $35 just to look at it plus whatever would be for fixing it. A new one was something like $49. Easy decision.
 
fmdog44 said:
8 years sounds about right for longevity. I have a Philips that is seven years and a Vizio that is six. The motherboard on the Vizio went out after a month and a technician came out to replace it. Now i can't get ABC despite all the so called fixes suggested by Vizio. I'll buy another Philips right after i trash the Vizio. Repairing flat screen TV's is way too expensive to even consider.
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Did you see the You tube video where the repairman put the motherboard in a toaster oven and warmed it up 250 degrees for 10 minutes and it worked.

 
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Robert59 said:
My model UN32EH4003 went out after eight years and didn't use it much. I think it's to soon after owning RCA tube T.V. that lasted 20 years with no problems. I can fix it but it will cost me a lot. I want my tube T.V.'s back.
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Here they give tube TV's away usually find them at yard sales. We have a Sony flat screen and it has been going pretty much all day for about 10 years.
 
had 2 tube TVs. they worked PERFECTLY but were bulky and weighed a TON. i'm not a "guy" so not at all interested in having to have the biggest/greatest/newest stuff. when i found out how much flat screens were, bought 2 to replace old "boat anchors".... a few cents under $200. i think many TVs are now disposable. does any really repair.
 

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