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So I've got this awesome 27" TV

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AsianriceX

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It was a TV my family bought way back in 1993. This was a top of the line Panasonic GAOO Superflat TV featuring one S-Video input. It has since been given to me and I now use it in college.

Unfortunately, the picture has started to deteriorate and I was wondering what could be wrong with it and how much it might cost to fix it.

It basically has 2 problems.
First, the picture expands too much whenever a bright object is displayed. It's bad enough to the point where if I watch ESPN2, I can't read the ticker on the bottom. The only temporary thing I've done was to kill the brightness setting.
Second, red colors are starting to bleed.

Is this a lost cause? I still :heart: this TV, but I guess if it'll cost too much to fix, I may just have to work more and buy a new one.
 
The cost to fix it will be as much or more than a new 27" TV.

It's 11 years old, it's time to part ways.
 
I myself am using a 14-year-old 27" TV (a Philips), and my mom's is 21 years old! Mine is starting to show its age, but there's no way I'd bother to repair such an ancient beast.
 
My TV is a 20" Zenith that is pushing, or recently passed 20 years old. I see no reason to buy a new one because it still works and has a picture that is much sharper than most affordable models out there.

Only thing wrong with it, is sometimes the power button is a little iffy. And I lost the original remote. But I'll be damned if this thing hasn't put in years and years of faithful service.
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
Two words: Digital Projector.
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5 more words

too expensive & too much work

/5words

you can get a very nice 27in TV with Svid and component impiuts thats also flat in the 200-300$ range just about everywhere
 
I have a 27" TV that's pushing 9 years now. I'm thinking of getting rid of it, getting a good quality tv tuner card and a second LCD monitor.
 
Before you do anything else, try calibrating it using a video calibration disc.

If that fails (which it likely will if it's fluctuating that much), you can certainly replace it for cheap.

Viper GTS
 
Originally posted by: AsianriceX
Originally posted by: FoBoT
Originally posted by: caivoma
get a new tv man
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yes, you can get a better TV from walmart for $200
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A better 27" tv?
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I just bought a Sanyo 27'' FlatTube from walmart for 240. probably could have shopped around fora better deal but my roommates and i were desperate for a tv.
 
the Powersupply is starting to die on your set downside is unless your good with electronics its not going to be cheap to get fixed. my recomendation would be too get your self a new tv
 
If it were my TV I'd undo the casing from the back and probably use compressed air to clean out the dust and dirt.
If you do this, be carefull not to touch stuff -- there's stuff back there that holds a charge even when it's unplugged -- and will zap the heck out of you.
Also don't touch/tap the tube -- it could shatter/explode if handled wrong.
I'd wear eye protection in any case.

A similar thing happened to me years ago, so I bought a new TV and gave the old one to a friend. He cleaned it out and it works fine now.

If that doesn't work and tweaking with stuff doesn't fix it, then it's time for a new TV. Repair costs quickly exceed replacement costs.
 
Originally posted by: ttown
If it were my TV I'd undo the casing from the back and probably use compressed air to clean out the dust and dirt.
If you do this, be carefull not to touch stuff -- there's stuff back there that holds a charge even when it's unplugged -- and will zap the heck out of you.
Also don't touch/tap the tube -- it could shatter/explode if handled wrong.
I'd wear eye protection in any case.

A similar thing happened to me years ago, so I bought a new TV and gave the old one to a friend. He cleaned it out and it works fine now.

If that doesn't work and tweaking with stuff doesn't fix it, then it's time for a new TV. Repair costs quickly exceed replacement costs.
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this might not be a bad idea. I recently had a receaver I thought was broken but I opened it up and a plug was barely connected I pushed it in blew out the interior and it works great. also while its open check the caps on the PSU if thier easy to see if thier blown or not (would explain the expanding and contracting if they were)
 
I just got the 32" version of this Toshiba TV. Picture quality is very good and the TV is rated quite high among all places that rate TVs. $249.99 for the 27" version but you can always print out a $30 off coupon for Sears, making it $219.99. I think you'll be hard pressed to get a high quality image for under $200 though.
 
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Probably not better but I saw a new 27" flatscreen Apex TV for $125 at the local CC a few months back.
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I shudder to think about buying an Apex. Reliability graphs show Apex is double or tripple the failure rate of other companies. Independant quality raters put Apex easilly in last place as well. I looked at a 27" Apex TV at CC (possibly the same model you are talking about), and the buttons were on a extremely flimsy plastic hinged panel. I tried turning the channel and the whole assembly fell off in the store. Cheap yes. Quality no.
 
Originally posted by: Falloutboy
Originally posted by: ttown
If it were my TV I'd undo the casing from the back and probably use compressed air to clean out the dust and dirt.
If you do this, be carefull not to touch stuff -- there's stuff back there that holds a charge even when it's unplugged -- and will zap the heck out of you.
Also don't touch/tap the tube -- it could shatter/explode if handled wrong.
I'd wear eye protection in any case.

A similar thing happened to me years ago, so I bought a new TV and gave the old one to a friend. He cleaned it out and it works fine now.

If that doesn't work and tweaking with stuff doesn't fix it, then it's time for a new TV. Repair costs quickly exceed replacement costs.
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this might not be a bad idea. I recently had a receaver I thought was broken but I opened it up and a plug was barely connected I pushed it in blew out the interior and it works great. also while its open check the caps on the PSU if thier easy to see if thier blown or not (would explain the expanding and contracting if they were)
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This sounds like a decent idea. I'll have to try it when I get back home tonight. Let's hope I don't shock myself to death. :Q
 
Originally posted by: AsianriceX
Originally posted by: Falloutboy
Originally posted by: ttown
If it were my TV I'd undo the casing from the back and probably use compressed air to clean out the dust and dirt.
If you do this, be carefull not to touch stuff -- there's stuff back there that holds a charge even when it's unplugged -- and will zap the heck out of you.
Also don't touch/tap the tube -- it could shatter/explode if handled wrong.
I'd wear eye protection in any case.

A similar thing happened to me years ago, so I bought a new TV and gave the old one to a friend. He cleaned it out and it works fine now.

If that doesn't work and tweaking with stuff doesn't fix it, then it's time for a new TV. Repair costs quickly exceed replacement costs.
Click to expand...

this might not be a bad idea. I recently had a receaver I thought was broken but I opened it up and a plug was barely connected I pushed it in blew out the interior and it works great. also while its open check the caps on the PSU if thier easy to see if thier blown or not (would explain the expanding and contracting if they were)
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This sounds like a decent idea. I'll have to try it when I get back home tonight. Let's hope I don't shock myself to death. :Q
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remember to video tape the whole thing and make a note in your will to if you get shocked to death that the video will be posted in this thread 😀
 
I would be very wary of messing with the inside of a TV. I hear some of those capacitors can retain a dangerous charge for quite a while.
 
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I would be very wary of messing with the inside of a TV. I hear some of those capacitors can retain a dangerous charge for quite a while.
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I am too, but for the most part you just have to keep yourself away from any of the electronics. I'll be staying very far away with my can of compressed air.
 
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