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| Thread ID: 84351 | 2007-11-02 05:01:00 | Dodgy Television | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
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| 607666 | 2007-11-02 05:01:00 | Our TV maybe on the blink, I would just like opinion as to whether or not its worth getting looked at. By my logic all the components are the same age, so if one fails the rest are probably not to far behind. Shes about 12 years only, Big arse Sony, she was top of the range when bought, about 6 grand I believe. Anyhow, The picture just blinks off, sound carries on as normal, Turn her off and back on and shes all good until the next time. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 607667 | 2007-11-02 05:16:00 | Sounds like the tube, and no not worth fixing even if you could get a tube | plod (107) | ||
| 607668 | 2007-11-02 06:08:00 | I can see a 32" LCD coming up. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 607669 | 2007-11-02 06:32:00 | Nah,Spending money on a flash TV aint going to happen, The content is just too craptastic, we got this one off my old boy, and gave ours to the sister-inlaw, If it dies I'm just going to get my old one back. | Metla (12) | ||
| 607670 | 2007-11-02 06:37:00 | Take the back off blow all the dust out, I do it down at the local garage with their air gun, be careful, compressed air can be fierce, use common sense. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 607671 | 2007-11-02 06:54:00 | Nah,Spending money on a flash TV aint going to happen, The content is just too craptastic, we got this one off my old boy, and gave ours to the sister-inlaw, If it dies I'm just going to get my old one back. True about craptastic tv programs,one hopes sister inlaw doesn't get to upset as you whisk her set away. Nothing worse than seeing a woman cry. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 607672 | 2007-11-02 06:57:00 | Sounds like the tube, and no not worth fixing even if you could get a tube Could be quite a lot of things causing that, not nessecarily the tube is at fault at all. Maybe as simple as just a bad connection or faulty part in the high voltage supply Might be cheaper to repair than you'd expect, as for being 12 years old, well most common problems are dust and dry solder joints, fix that as well as whatever's wrong with it now and it'll probably go for another 12 years just fine. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 607673 | 2007-11-02 09:14:00 | Sounds like the tube, and no not worth fixing even if you could get a tube Highly unlikely to be the tube, in my experience tubes do not exhibit that behaviour. It is quite possibly a dry joint so next time give it a bit of impact persuaion on the side or top of the cabinet Metla to see if it can be jarred back on. If it faults reliably (contradiction in terms there!) it is probably worth having it looked at. I'm running a 20+ year old Panasonic as a bedroom set that has never blinked, and until we got an LCD last Christmas we had a 23 year old 26" Panasonic still running fine. That generation of electronics was very reliable and built to last so I think the Sony is worth giving a chance. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 607674 | 2007-11-02 09:22:00 | True about craptastic tv programs,one hopes sister inlaw doesn't get to upset as you whisk her set away. Nothing worse than seeing a woman cry. Nah,shes a clever one, Gone to Uni to study law, I know its not being used. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 607675 | 2007-11-02 09:29:00 | Had the same issue on my sony, about 9years old, $280 job in hamilton, cant remember what it was though, I think is was a connection to sometihng or rather. They actually quoted it for 350 so at least they were honest. |
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