<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Gary Buhrmaster <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gary.buhrmaster@gmail.com">gary.buhrmaster@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 21:49, John Welch <<a href="mailto:jrw3319@gmail.com">jrw3319@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div class="im">> 2. I have considered trying to repair my current TV myself, but I figure if<br>
> I take it apart I'm taking the risk of making matters even worse.<br>
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</div>I would consider attempting the repair after you have your<br>
replacement (so that at worse you toss it, at best you<br>
now have a backup). If you really want to invest some<br>
time/effort, you can (usually) get the service manual<br>
by going to <a href="http://www.samsungparts.com" target="_blank">www.samsungparts.com</a> and entering your<br>
tv model number.<br>
<br>
These days, you often have to replace the entire circuit<br>
board, which costs around $150-200 (with a $50 credit<br>
if you return the bad board). So your estimate of a<br>
$200 repair bill is probably a bit low....<br>
</blockquote></div><br>Yeah, my line of thinking is get the replacement then *think about* attempting the repair. It still has composite, 2x component, d-sub, s-video, and cable inputs in good working order. So plenty of life left; I'm sure I can find a use for it elsewhere, either in my house or give it to a family member. I wouldn't want to risk doing anything to make it worse and really wouldn't put very much money into repairing it. <br>