John Dirks Jr Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 I know some of you may have some valid input on a problem I have. The wife was watching TV during a storm. She was watching via WIFI dvd player which is hooked to TV with HDMI. TV went out and so did Comcast DVR(wasnt being used at the time but was powered up.) Now, the TV wont display programming but it will display menu options. No media display on any of the HDMI, component or video in inputs. Its a 5 year old Panasonic 50" Plasma. What do you think a repair would cost? Should I ditch the diagnosis fees and just get a new TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 When I've had weird stuff happen to electronics, I've had decent luck diagnosing the problems by Googling the symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 A small component is fried, but nowadays that means they will install a new circuit board, plug and play. I'd check around for a repair shop. Draw the line at 50% the cost of the unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 A small component is fried, but nowadays that means they will install a new circuit board, plug and play. I'd check around for a repair shop. Draw the line at 50% the cost of the unit. Whutttttt? Go buy a new TV. You'll pay half the cost of a 5 year old TV and Uh, have a new one to watch the Ravens get crushed every week this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 A small component is fried, but nowadays that means they will install a new circuit board, plug and play. I'd check around for a repair shop. Draw the line at 50% the cost of the unit. We can replace the tv for $650. I bet the repair would be at least 1/2 that. Both Comcast boxes are damaged too. One is totally blacked out and the other will only put out signal on RCA A/V plugs, (no HDMI). I'm convinced the surge came in through the Comcast coaxial cable. I'm in touch with them for investigation and compensation of some sort. At least that's what the phone rep eluded to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 A small component is fried, but nowadays that means they will install a new circuit board, plug and play. I'd check around for a repair shop. Draw the line at 50% the cost of the unit. Whutttttt? Go buy a new TV. You'll pay half the cost of a 5 year old TV and Uh, have a new one to watch the Ravens get crushed every week this year. We're on the new TV idea like white on rice. As far as the Ravens are concerned, you mean the ones that won the Superbowl last season, right? I'm still loving that victory. But they a different team this year so we'll just wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Lozier Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 A friend has a power surge a while back, fried some electronics and traced it to a ungrounded 3 prong receptacle his stuff was plugged into, figured out surge protectors don't work well (don't function as intended) without a ground?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 The electronics is likely modular which means repair would consist of replacing a board or two. Most of the cost of that tv is in the screen. The electronics isn't much. Shop around...a lot. Techs often will screw you for whatever they think they can get. That's why I quit the field after only 1 year. One more thing...Unplug the unit, open it up, get a flashlight and give it a close visual inspection. Look for burned parts, connections, anything out of the ordinary. That's step #1 that many tech use to diagnose and you don't have to be a tech to do it. Your inspector eyes will do nicely. Let me know if you find something. Stores don't sell the parts but I may still be able to get it. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 The cable company has no responsibility for surges, etc.... You might want to check other electrical items in the home. I had this happen several years ago with a lighting strike to a cable box down the street from my home. It took out many of the electronics in about 6 homes. We had enough damage we were able to make a claim on our homeowners insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Advertise it for sale on Craigslist. Maybe someone has a cracked screen and needs yours to make a Frankenstein TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Go for an LED, there are super light weight and the picture is phenomenal. Super Bowl is in NJ in 2014, GO BLUE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 The electronics is likely modular which means repair would consist of replacing a board or two. Most of the cost of that tv is in the screen. The electronics isn't much. Shop around...a lot. Techs often will screw you for whatever they think they can get. That's why I quit the field after only 1 year. One more thing...Unplug the unit, open it up, get a flashlight and give it a close visual inspection. Look for burned parts, connections, anything out of the ordinary. That's step #1 that many tech use to diagnose and you don't have to be a tech to do it. Your inspector eyes will do nicely. Let me know if you find something. Stores don't sell the parts but I may still be able to get it. Marc To best support the local economy, buy the new TV and have the old one repaired too. [] Burgers beer and football are all good for the economy. Marc, he'll have to break i to get the back off. Better to pass it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 The Panasonic 50" plasma that got hit was an awsome TV. Even at 720p the picture and brightness were excellent. The room its in has a big picture window facing south so we need the brightness capability of the Panasonic Vivid plasma. The new TV we got is also a Panasonic 50" plasma but this one is 1080p. It weighs about half of the older TV and consumes half as much energy. The plasmas have very high refresh rate. This one is 600 hertz. High motion scenes are totally fluid. We havnt put a Bluray disc in but we expect that to be awsome. Going through home owners policy to recover some of the expense. The new set was $650. Craiglist for the old one is an idea worth considering. John, are you sure I can't take the back off and explore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 I was being sarcastic. By all means if there are Phillips screws to remove, give it a try. Nowadays the challenge is getting the plastic case open without breaking it. Then there are no user friendly parts inside either, which is why the techs just replace boards. Curtis Mathes, now there's a TV you could fix. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 I was being sarcastic. By all means if there are Phillips screws to remove, give it a try. Nowadays the challenge is getting the plastic case open without breaking it. Then there are no user friendly parts inside either, which is why the techs just replace boards. Curtis Mathes, now there's a TV you could fix. [] I going to let the insurance claim play out first. When that's done, if the set is still in my possession I'll open it up for a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Allstate covered the claim. I removed the tuner board and found a repair service that looks like a fair deal. If there's not a problem with the board they refund your money. They only charge if they discover a fault and make a successful repair. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TNPH0716S-TNPH0 ... 27d2cbb0b9 Here is my board. Download Attachment: P1390397.JPG 1625.37 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Glad it worked out. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Nice work. Ain't the net great when you find what you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I'll post back on the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Nice work. Ain't the net great when you find what you need? Yeah, My son and I have re-baked PS3 circuit boards with success via help with internet tutorials. It's a great resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Board repair was successful. TV works as new. Preparing to install board. Click to Enlarge 57.98 KB Board in. Click to Enlarge 61.38 KB Cover on. Click to Enlarge 46.51 KB Powered up. Click to Enlarge 47.19 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Congrats. Curious, what was that board called? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Congrats. Curious, what was that board called? Marc Not sure really. The ebay listing called it "A" board. Then, the re-install inst that were returned with it referred to it as "C" in one instance and "SC" in another. All I know for sure is the TV is fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 You could start a business buying up, fixing, and re-selling TVs. An old friend of mine did something like that in his retirement and made some pretty good coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well done John and you got the new one too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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