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This LCD tv is stuck in standby. Any ideas where I should start?
Thanks
Thanks
Jack00 said:This LCD tv is stuck in standby. Any ideas where I should start?
Jack00 said:This LCD tv is stuck in standby. Any ideas where I should start?
Thanks
Does it try to come out of standby, and then drop back ? If so, first thing
to try is unplugging the backlight inverter board. Failure of these is very
common, and will cause the symptoms if it does at least try. The sound
output chip is another suspect for this type of failure.
If it doesn't even try, this can be a power supply fault, but I have also
had mainboard failures cause it on other sets from this stable. To be
honest, if it's anything more than *really simple* on an LCD TV, you're
unlikely to get to the bottom of it. In the last few weeks, the prices of
19" sets has crashed in the electrical barns and supermarkets, so it might
in the end be more economic to just replace it.
Arfa
Franc Zabkar said:Sorry, to hijack this thread, but I notice that Matsui is a Dixons
supermarket brand (with a fake Japanese name). What is the support
like for these off-brand appliances? Will Dixons or their service
agent (do they have one?) supply service literature, spare parts, etc?
Do they limit their responsibility to honouring the warranty (by
repair, replacement, or refund), and then leave the customers to their
own devices?
Here in Australia I've purchased several different appliances from
Aldi but I've never been able to obtain a service manual for any of
them. I've always had to do my own research and reverse engineering.
On the plus side, many of the appliances have proven to be hackable,
with the result that I've often ended up with more than I paid for.
- Franc Zabkar
stuff is so cheap now that it's hardly worth worrying about service once the
warranty is out. I was looking just the other day at a 22" fully featured
LCD TV for my newly remodelled kitchen. Built in Freeview receiver, HD,
1000:1 contrast ratio etc etc. UK£179 ! That was from Argos and was some
'never-heard-of' brand, and you would probably say that being in the trade,
I ought to know better, but c'mon ... 179 quid ?? Got to be worth a puntat
that hasn't it ? Anything lost really, if it's naffed-out after 2 years ?
Arfa
stuff is so cheap now that it's hardly worth worrying about service once
the
warranty is out. I was looking just the other day at a 22" fully featured
LCD TV for my newly remodelled kitchen. Built in Freeview receiver, HD,
1000:1 contrast ratio etc etc. UK£179 ! That was from Argos and was some
'never-heard-of' brand, and you would probably say that being in the
trade,
I ought to know better, but c'mon ... 179 quid ?? Got to be worth a punt
at
that hasn't it ? Anything lost really, if it's naffed-out after 2 years ?
Arfa
You are right that the Matsui thing is just a
Jap-sounding name, but on the whole, the stuff is not the worst you're ever
going to come across. Some of their TV sets and VCRs have been very
long-lived, and obtaining parts was not much of a problem. Thing is, the
stuff is so cheap now that it's hardly worth worrying about service once the
warranty is out. I was looking just the other day at a 22" fully featured
LCD TV for my newly remodelled kitchen. Built in Freeview receiver, HD,
1000:1 contrast ratio etc etc. UK£179 ! That was from Argos and was some
'never-heard-of' brand, and you would probably say that being in the trade,
I ought to know better, but c'mon ... 179 quid ?? Got to be worth a punt at
that hasn't it ? Anything lost really, if it's naffed-out after 2 years ?
Arfa
Franc Zabkar said:I'm thoroughly disillusioned by the lack of quality in any brand these
days. Like you, I reckon I may as well buy something cheap and not
expect much, rather than expect a lot from a name brand and then be
disappointed.
Anyway, I'd like to know why a service manual isn't automatically
included on the same CD that contains the user manual, bundled
software, etc, especially these days when everyone is focused on
saving the planet. I've tried to interest my local Green politicians
in these kinds of issues, but they're either too stupid, or too
preoccupied with their more politically visible agenda such as plastic
bags and CFLs.
BTW, in an email from our local garbage collection contractor, I was
advised ...
"Thanks for taking the time to use our website I spoke to our
Supervisor and he advised the best way to dispose of fluorescent lamps
is just in your normal garbage bin"
- Franc Zabkar