Re: New TV got fried rant
sorry man, that's super frusting! gl getting it fixed...
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this is going to sound really stupid, but did you unplug it and plug it back in? I have run into this problem a couple of times in my line of work, and it has worked for me! "sometimes"
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reediculous
this is going to sound really stupid, but did you unplug it and plug it back in? I have run into this problem a couple of times in my line of work, and it has worked for me! "sometimes"
That's the first thing I did. Then I unplugged it for 10 minutes when it didn't work. Then over night. To my surprise, it still didn't work in the morning.
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PythonWallace
That's the first thing I did. Then I unplugged it for 10 minutes when it didn't work. Then over night. To my surprise, it still didn't work in the morning.
man that stinks man.......hopefully it's an easy fix!
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Probably needs a new motherboard. I'm not sure if the power supplies on LCDs can get fried without causing other damage. We'll see what happens.
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I had a neighbor once who lost most of his electronic equipment due to a power surge/outage. He ended up getting the power company to pay him for most of the replacement costs. You might want to look into that to see if it's a possibility for you.
Mark
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Do you know how he did that?
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What brand was it?
I had a 32" Magnavox LCD that did the same thing. Luckily it was under warranty. It needed a new motherboard - had it not been under warranty, the parts and labor cost to repair would have been more than the cost of the TV to begin with....I saw the invoice for the parts at the repair shop...insane...
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It's under warranty for another 10 months, but the brand is Element, so I'm worried that I'll have to ship it to Hong Kong or something to get it fixed. I never heard of Element before I bought the TV, but it had a better picture than the one I originally went to buy.
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You should call the company and find out for sure.
What Magnavox (aka Phillips...who knew?) did was send me a list of authorized repair centers local to me. I took the TV there for the warranty repair and got it back about 8 weeks later.
Every company might not work like that, though.
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Do you know how he did that?
I'm not sure what he did. You might want to call the power company directly, if you don't get any answers from them, you might want to check with your state utilities commission, or whatever state department oversees the utilities.
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Here is Elements support number.
For service, support, and warranty information, call 1-888-238-8123.
Good luck they are a Chinese company that I believe sell mainly through Circuit City.
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lord jackel
Here is Elements support number.
For service, support, and warranty information, call 1-888-238-8123.
Good luck they are a Chinese company that I believe sell mainly through Circuit City.
Thanks, I'll get started on the road to repair.
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PythonWallace
Thanks, I'll get started on the road to repair.
Any update? Are they going to fix it?