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OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« on: May 20, 2013, 02:40:52 PM »
My girlfriend just hooked up her television for the first time in months in her new apartment.  It's a Philips from 2005.  All she gets is audio, with no picture.  The screen is off completely.  I told her she needs to buy a new one, but she'd rather spend the money on shoes.  She wants me to fix it if possible.  Oh, also, she lost the remote years ago, so I'm just working off the buttons on the side of the unit.

Should I take the back off the unit and check the capacitors, or would the tv be completely dead (no audio) if that was issue?  Maybe I just need to find a new girlfriend?  Thanks!


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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2013, 02:42:33 PM »
i put the odds of you fixing this at less than 5%. how serious is the girlfriend?
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2013, 02:43:24 PM »
anyone still have the number of that plumber in western kansas?
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2013, 02:43:55 PM »
if you're already using an hdmi cable I guess you'll just have to continue to deal w/o tv at your girlfriend's.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2013, 02:44:45 PM »
Quote from: rick daris on May 20, 2013, 02:42:33 PM
i put the odds of you fixing this at less than 5%. how serious is the girlfriend?

I'll take the under on that 5%.

Reasonably serious: considering converting to Judaism for her.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2013, 02:45:58 PM »
Quote from: Ghost of Stan Parrish on May 20, 2013, 02:44:45 PM
Quote from: rick daris on May 20, 2013, 02:42:33 PM
i put the odds of you fixing this at less than 5%. how serious is the girlfriend?

I'll take the under on that 5%.

Reasonably serious: considering converting to Judaism for her.

<insert obvious cheap jokes here>
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2013, 02:48:36 PM »
oy vey iz mir, oh weh!
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2013, 02:51:20 PM »
Quote from: Emo EMAW on May 20, 2013, 02:45:58 PM
Quote from: Ghost of Stan Parrish on May 20, 2013, 02:44:45 PM
Quote from: rick daris on May 20, 2013, 02:42:33 PM
i put the odds of you fixing this at less than 5%. how serious is the girlfriend?

I'll take the under on that 5%.

Reasonably serious: considering converting to Judaism for her.

<insert obvious cheap jokes here>

Wait, am I defending her honor if I point out she usually loves to spend money?   :confused:
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2013, 02:53:22 PM »
GOSP, have you been to TORST yet?
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2013, 02:55:33 PM »
Quote from: Ghost of Stan Parrish on May 20, 2013, 02:44:45 PM
Quote from: rick daris on May 20, 2013, 02:42:33 PM
i put the odds of you fixing this at less than 5%. how serious is the girlfriend?

I'll take the under on that 5%.

Reasonably serious: considering converting to Judaism for her.

what is your tv situation like and do you guys even watch tv much?. maybe if yours is a few years old you could give her yours and tell her you were planning on buying a new one anyway. that's like a nice good guy thing but not over the top. also, if things don't work out then she just has your old tv and not a new one that you paid for. also, take a tv that you know works and plug it into the line to make sure it's not an issue with the cable, etc.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2013, 02:58:22 PM »
i would gift her your tv and buy a new one for yourself.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2013, 02:58:38 PM »
Quote from: steve dave on May 20, 2013, 02:53:22 PM
GOSP, have you been to TORST yet?

Sadly, no!  Super-impressive insidery info you've got there, SD!   :thumbs:
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2013, 02:59:32 PM »
Quote from: pissclams on May 20, 2013, 02:58:22 PM
i would gift her your tv and buy a new one for yourself.

This seems to be the consensus.  Now I have to think about what it means that I hadn't even considered doing this...
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2013, 02:59:59 PM »
Get her a recumbent bi-cycle.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2013, 03:03:25 PM »
Quote from: Ghost of Stan Parrish on May 20, 2013, 02:58:38 PM
Quote from: steve dave on May 20, 2013, 02:53:22 PM
GOSP, have you been to TORST yet?

Sadly, no!  Super-impressive insidery info you've got there, SD!   :thumbs:

I don't know what that means exactly but I want to go there.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2013, 03:05:49 PM »
TVs are cheap.  Probably cheaper to buy a used one than to fix the one you have.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2013, 03:36:45 PM »
Quote from: michigancat on May 20, 2013, 02:43:55 PM
if you're already using an hdmi cable I guess you'll just have to continue to deal w/o tv at your girlfriend's.

This is a good point. Are you using, HDMI? If not try that. If so, try a different cable. If that doesn't work, discard the tv and get a new one.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2013, 10:08:45 PM »
Can you get the on screen display to show up at all?
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2013, 09:33:24 AM »
Quote from: Saulbadguy on May 20, 2013, 10:08:45 PM
Can you get the on screen display to show up at all?

Nope, the screen is black.  No blue glow or anything.  When I hit the "menu" button nothing pops up.  The screen is just off.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2013, 10:01:24 AM »
hmmm sounds like you need to buy a new TV GoSP
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2013, 10:09:27 AM »
is it possible someone fell asleep on the remote and accidentally turned the backlight down to zero?
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2013, 10:13:38 AM »
if it has a bulb the bulb may be out. I had a Toshiba DLP that we had to replace the bulb on twice.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2013, 10:15:46 AM »
GOSP, do you know what a multimeter is?  Know how to use one?  If no, give her your TV and buy yourself a new one.  If yes, use the multimeter to figure out what's wrong.
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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2013, 10:21:03 AM »
Quote from: steve dave on May 21, 2013, 10:13:38 AM
if it has a bulb the bulb may be out. I had a Toshiba DLP that we had to replace the bulb on twice.

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Re: OT: tv repairman in NYC?
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2013, 10:21:35 AM »
Quote from: Tobias on May 21, 2013, 10:21:03 AM
Quote from: steve dave on May 21, 2013, 10:13:38 AM
if it has a bulb the bulb may be out. I had a Toshiba DLP that we had to replace the bulb on twice.

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