If you live in the San Diego County area and have Cox Cable, you might have noticed this week that any channels you were receiving from a direct-to-coaxial connection has suddenly gone off air. We have received many calls and inquiries about the issue. Unfortunately, this transition was something that was inevitable and has been…
Every year, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving by coming together and sharing a meal. These times are often followed by getting great deals on Thursday evening or Friday morning for various bargain items. One of the biggest sale items tends to be televisions, with people clamoring to wait hours on end for amazing Black Friday…
In a previous article I discussed the differences between plasma and LCD screen panels. Today, I took the opportunity to take some pictures of a disassembled edge-lit LCD panel, which was done in an attempt to learn more about a strange issue with a television we plan to recycle. The panel is disassembled, with various sheets of…
No, this isn’t a sales pitch—it’s the unfortunate truth. As confirmed by an article on Consumer Reports*, plasma televisions are going the way of the dinosaurs. This is likely due to lack of consumer interest caused by both misinformation and the increasing affordability of (lower quality) LCDs**. As a relatively superior technology to the commonplace LCD…
Today we will briefly go over the so-called “difference” between a broken panel and a broken screen. This problem might also be referred to as having a panel or screen that is “cracked”, has “spider webs” or has a “broken display”. It is important to know that while the problems may appear somewhat different, they…
As the popularity of online instruction has risen, more and more individuals have made the assumption that repairing electronics is something they can do themselves, with little to no know-how or basic electronics training. For example, I (the author) once diagnosed an issue with a hard drive and attempted to fix the problem myself following…
Screen Burn-in, also known as “screen burn”, “image burn-in” or “ghost image”, is either a temporary or permanent discoloration of areas of an electronic display, such a television or monitor. It has been falsely associated with plasma televisions exclusively since the debut of flat screen displays. Due to the exorbitant cost of the first flat…
While the majority of people understand how to measure the display size of a television or monitor, there are still those who do not quite understand. In this article, we will go over how to determine your screen size. First, there is what is called the “outer dimension”, which is measured diagonally along the front.…
Not so long ago this question was only asked occasionally, back when televisions were more of an investment than an inexpensive commodity. As the price of televisions began to decline, so did a person’s expectation of what it would cost to repair it. This is not unique to the electronics repair industry, as many services…
It isn’t uncommon for someone to call or visit us inquiring about a television with a cracked or broken screen. In some instances, a customer will claim that the TV is no more than a few months old. Regardless, the simple answer to this question is that the TV is now “trash” because its repair…
Day after day, people ask what the best brand of TV is and what the best cheap TV is. To answer this question, we give the same answer we have been giving since 1991: the brand usually does not matter, it is almost always the quality of the TV. When a customer inquires what the…