How much would it cost to repair this 58" Plasma TV?

[Eeezee]

http://www.microcenter.com/sin...tml?product_id=0248429

The screen is cracked. What does ATOT think about this?

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

As much as it would cost to buy the tv new...

 

[tasmanian]

Why does that only cost $178?

 

[geno]

Yeah considering the screen (which I can only guess has to be flat out replaced) probably makes up over 80-85% of the cost of the TV itself...this might not be such a great deal. Now someone prove me wrong.

 

[Q]

Vaseline worked well to help clear the scratches on my Zune, so just get a tub of it and I think you'll be good

 

[QurazyQuisp]

Originally posted by: geno
Yeah considering the screen (which I can only guess has to be flat out replaced) probably makes up over 80-85% of the cost of the TV itself...this might not be such a great deal. Now someone prove me wrong.

You are right, the only thing this is useful for is the various circuit boards within it.

 

[IGBT]

..more then it's worth if you could find a glass assy. leave it at the curb.

 

[secretanchitman]

$178 in microcenter? wow...is that new/refurb/broken on the site?

 

[tranceport]

I threw away a Sony 40" Bravia BR1 that had a cracked screen.

 

[ivan2]

it sez one year warranty, maybe u can get it fixed for free?

 

[Shawn]

This is only good for fixing another broken tv.

 

[bobdole369]

"it sez one year warranty, maybe u can get it fixed for free? "

A cracked screen is never covered under warranty.

 

[sonoma1993]

Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ) 655 Watt? am I reading that right, they are saying this tv pulls 655 wats in standby mode?

 

[Ragnarok2]

If I'm reading that right...that TV's $178

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

how do you know the screen is cracked?

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ) 655 Watt? am I reading that right, they are saying this tv pulls 655 wats in standby mode?

I saw that too. And she's freaking heavy.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ) 655 Watt? am I reading that right, they are saying this tv pulls 655 wats in standby mode?

LULZ

"Standby" rofl... If Standby is that low, imagine it being fully on! Prepare for your retinas to be annihilated.

 

[tboo]

Its only 720p

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ) 655 Watt? am I reading that right, they are saying this tv pulls 655 wats in standby mode?

LULZ

"Standby" rofl... If Standby is that low, imagine it being fully on! Prepare for your retinas to be annihilated.

I'm guessing it's supposed to be 65.5 W in standby... I hope.

 

[arrfep]

Search Craigslist for someone selling the equal model with a good screen but fried internals for cheap.

 

[0roo0roo]

expertise/parts approach at the very least half replacement cost. its probably almost never economical to fix these things. change too fast.

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
how do you know the screen is cracked?

Hmm the page has changed since I posted the link. It DID have a description along the lines of "has a cracked screen" in a bright pink box. The layout has changed a bit. In any case, the price didn't change so I'm assuming it's the same cracked TV that I saw last week

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ) 655 Watt? am I reading that right, they are saying this tv pulls 655 wats in standby mode?

LULZ

"Standby" rofl... If Standby is that low, imagine it being fully on! Prepare for your retinas to be annihilated.

I'm guessing it's supposed to be 65.5 W in standby... I hope.

No...they have it listed on the left side as "Power Consumption Operational ( Standby )" which indicates how to read the specs on their chart. I'm guessing the standby wattage wasn't available, so they only listed the "operational" wattage, which would be 655. If there was a standby spec (for instance, 10w) it would read
"Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ): 655w (10w)"