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Anya                   Since: 11-18-05 From: South Florida Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6302 days |
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| Hopefully someone can help me with this, but honestly, I might just have to call someone over to look at it:
We normally leave the TV on while we're not home (for the cats, plus, its always good to leave one light and the TV on while you are away, because then people will think that you are home) and when we left for a week, we left it on as normal. Now, the cats like to run behind the TV stand and they sometimes pull the wires in the back or what have you. So anyway, my friend stops by on Sunday and the TV is fine. Come Tuesday, the TV is off, but no one touched it. My other friend tried to put it in another outlet, and it still wouldn't work. When we got back home, we pulled the TV down to the floor and tried another outlet. Nothing. We tried it again, and then we heard a clicking sound. We went out to get a new power cord and tried it again; again with the clicking noise. We think it is internal, but is it worth to try to get it looked at and fixed, or should we just give up? The TV was a hand-me-down and was made in 1996(about). Any ideas? Thanks. |
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Jilkon Cappy    Since: 11-27-05 From: Teh Sweden Last post: 6382 days Last view: 6331 days |
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| If you can find some dude who can check what's wrong at a reasonable price I'd say it's worth it (if it's just some silly little error), but from my experience it might be cheaper to get a new TV than to repair it. It all comes down to what is wrong with it I guess. | |||
Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| I'm guessing you basically burnt out the TV over the last week. :\ They're not meant to be on 24/7 or anything like that, especially for an entire week.
Probably would cost about as much to buy a new cheap one as opposed to fixing it. Get a quote on it first and figure it out from there. |
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Anya Since: 11-18-05 From: South Florida Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6302 days |
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| Thing is, the TV that was orgianlly in the living room was on 24/7 and for the past 6 or so years, the TV in the living room stays on all time...save for when we sleep or when I'm home alone and I want to play on the comp. So I just think its a bit odd for it to go out like that. Oh well, first time for everything.
Might try to get a quote for it 1st and see if someone can come here to look at it since its so heavy. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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For an entire week though... heck, even turning it off for 5 minutes somewhere during that span would probably help things. :\ Plus it adds to that electrical bill... 
If it's going to be $50 or so to repair, do it; otherwise you're better off just covering the (probably) small difference on a new TV. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6343 days Last view: 6343 days |
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| The bulb probably burnt out. | |||
Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Sometimes, it's actually quite cheap with repairs. That was the case with a TV of ours that my parents thought was totally dead.
Turned out to be a blown out capacitator. xD Easy to fix. And yeah, the TV acted dead and before it died it had alot of wierdness such as taking a few seconds to "warm up". Unless it's a really crappy TV, I would go for repairs. (edited by Ailure on 01-30-06 11:09 PM) |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Yeah, but our old TV crapped out a little over a year ago and the repair cost (since they'd have to replace one or two parts) came out to $125 or so. At that price, we were better off getting a new (and larger) TV for $179, I think. Just not worth it. | |||
Yoronosuku Toss Tortoise Since: 11-17-05 From: Massachusetts is my new home.. Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| The very same thing happened to me. The only thing that is different is that my TV would show a picture after the click that was badly distorted and then turn off. In time it just did what yours did. In my case, the internal video circuit had blown out .__.;; in your instance, it could be as easy as changing a tube (if this is the sort of TV you have!) or you might have burnt out the circuit. If that is the case, it often is not worth repairing since you can get a brand new cheap TV for a similar price of repairing that. Hope this helps some!! | |||
BMF54123 Since: 11-18-05 From: MOOGLES Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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I have an ancient SVGA monitor that did something similar years ago...I switched video modes, the screen went wobbly, and POP--it died. I tried to turn it back on, but all it would do is make a weird "clunking" noise and flash the LED display on the front panel. Turns out some capacitors had dried up, and I guess the video mode switching just pushed it over the edge. We ended up paying almost $100 to get it fixed.  |
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Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace... Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Meh, in the case of capacitaros. If you have the knowledge, it's not too hard to replace them yourself.
Although, I wouldn't say it's exactly safe considering that TV's and probably monitors too tend to be charged up on the inside. You can get a electrical shock if you're not careful. |
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Sinfjotle Lordly? No, not quite.  Since: 11-17-05 From: Kansas Last post: 6303 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| If you're worried that someone will break into your house if you don't leave the T.V. on, which won't protect you against anyone that wants to get in, I'd suggest getting better home security.
As for the T.V. itself, just call someone that knows the basics of a T.V. to open it and see if there is anything obviously wrong. |
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Anya Since: 11-18-05 From: South Florida Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6302 days |
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Originally posted by Dracoon Its an apartment, there's not much we cam do as far as security. As mentioned before, its mostly for the cats anyway. If it's going to be about $100 to have someone look at it, then we might just go ahead. But if it gets to be over..lets see $300, then its not worth it. We have two other TVs anyway. |
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Yoronosuku Toss Tortoise Since: 11-17-05 From: Massachusetts is my new home.. Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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If it is the video circuit like I think it is, that is around a 300 dollar repair..give or take, I'm thinking in Japanese funds but it rounds out. If it is simply a tube or other minor electronical malfunction, the cost will be significantly lower, but a burnout could also harm nearby circuity or other parts. You need to watch out for that, because if isn't looked at the right way, a damaged part or circuit that goes unnoticed could cause big problems later on, and you'll find yourself shelling out another 100 to fix THAT now. Lets hope whatever happened to your set is nothing serious  |
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BMF54123 Since: 11-18-05 From: MOOGLES Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6301 days |
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Considering how old the TV is, and how cheap standard-definition TVs have become (you can find basic models for well under $100 now), it's probably a much better idea to go and buy a new one. There's no telling when the next component on that TV will fail...  |
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