TV Repair

Plasma TVs have been around for a while and they’re showing up in TV repair shops en masse. Other modern TVs and projection home theater systems are also inundating the TV repair market. Unfortunately, there’s often no easy solution when your TV fails.

DIY TV Repair

If you’re attempting DIY TV repair, you’ll probably need a guide from your manufacturer. More than other areas of home repair, a basic knowledge of electronics may simply not be enough to repair your TV. Without instructions for your specific model, you may end up making the problem worse and render your TV irreparable. Of course, you’ll want to inspect for the most basic problems. Few things are as embarrassing as hiring a TV repairman to come to your home and find your cat has pulled the power cord out of the wall. Still, any number of repairs will be beyond your ability and you shouldn’t try to play the role of hero.

Replace or Repair a Broken TV

Unless you have a problem with a picture tube, many problems associated with a broken TV don’t require expensive parts to fix. In fact, paying a technician to correctly diagnose your problem may cost as much as the part itself. This can make TV repair the best route to go in many cases, but you’ll probably want to price a new model as well. Prices drop almost as fast as computers. Your biggest problem is most likely to remain finding a trustworthy technician to accurately and honestly diagnose your problem, quote you a repair price, and then fix your TV set. Keep in mind that, even if you’ve been thinking about buying a new TV, repairing a broken one can be well worth it. You can put the old TV somewhere else in your home, give it to a friend or family member, or sell it at a yard sale or online.

Plasma and Projection TV Repair

Many homeowners choosing to build a home theater choose a plasma TV or a projection TV. While a plasma TV is easier to use and doesn’t require separate space for the screen and the projector, projection TVs provide a larger, high quality picture for less money. Projection TVs are especially nice for homeowners trying reproduce the feeling of being at a cinema.

When discussing TV repair, plasma and projection TVs also have relative advantages and disadvantages. Not only are projection TVs cheaper than their plasma counterparts, repair is typically a cheaper fix. Plasma TVs involve fairly complicated electronics that can require equally sophisticated and costly electronic diagnostic equipment. This tends to make them, on average, more expensive to repair. While cheaper, projection TV repair is a much more common phenomenon. The majority of problems associated with projection TVs can be fixed by replacing the electronic components that regulate voltage (resistors, transistors, and capacitors). These replacement parts may cost more than peanuts to fix, but they usually don’t require the same technical or diagnostic skills of plasma TVs.

New plasma TVs in particular keep their color integrity for longer than ever before. Burnt-in images are becoming less and less of a problem as well with newer technologies and use guidelines. You may not be able to play video games for hours on end, but today’s TVs are more reliable than ever.

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