Our house got struck by lightning, and our TV is now damaged. Is it worth repairing or should we throw it away? The TV cost us about $150.
2007-02-21 10:03:40 · 10 answers · asked by amelia25p 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I had my TV go out during a storm and decided to get a new one. Being curious and not having looked inside one since the tube days I decided to have a peek. Inside I found an automotive type fuse blown and when I replaced it worked. But that's not all. When I went to the dump the next week there were dozens. I took four of the nicer ones home to fix. Only two had the fuses and only one, a nice Sanyo 27" would work. I don't know why they don't make them accessible but before you toss it out take a look. Nothing ventured nothing gained. RScott
2007-02-21 11:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We had one that was attached to a cable box that was struck by lightning. We noticed that the displayed color red was not quite right and thought we could tweak it into shape. It turns out that was impossible. Collecting from insurance company while having high deductible is also impossible.
On TVs nowadays everything is so tightly integrated that there are no little parts that could be replaced. It was easier to replace it. We just got an HDTV LCD that was on sale this week. That was less grief and more improvement in performance than attempting to pay for repairs on old TV.
We will be putting the old TV on Freecycle so that someone who gets it for free and has repair skills (or a lot of tolerance for slightly-purplish red coloring) can try to get it going again. From our point of view it is as good as thrown away and if someone can use it that is great.
2007-02-21 10:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I worked in the electronics industry for nearly 6 years, most of it selling tvs. If you spent less than $500 on the set or its more than 5 years old, I wouldn't even consider getting it fixed. Most repair shops will charge $100 to look at it, and than maybe like $100+ more to fix it. If your TV is not HD, I guarantee it is cheaper to buy a new one. Its a crappy society, but its cheaper to throw stuff out and buy new than to get anythinng fixed.
2016-05-24 04:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amelia ... I'd buy a new one, myself. Then again, you might do more searching to find out what might have gotten damaged and if the damaged part is easily replaced, it might be worth the cost/effort to repair it. It's a close call, though.
Good luck.
2007-02-21 10:10:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Check around to see what varioius tv repair services cost for labor and parts, then base it on that. I'd have to say if you can afford it, buy another tv.
2007-02-21 14:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by trottergirl80 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We had a power surge at out house a year ago. It took out our TV. We were told that it would be just as expensive to repair as to replace. We actually found one on sale, so it really was cheaper to replace.
2007-02-21 10:13:19 · answer #6 · answered by Angie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Get a new one.... It would probably cost you more than your original purchase price of $150.
Repairs are very costly.
2007-02-21 12:04:32 · answer #7 · answered by Fyli 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dump it. I just purchased a 27" at best buy for $98.00
2007-02-21 10:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by BUBBA~THE~POOCH 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you have insurance it may be covered by that. otherwise really depends what wrong but would probably work out cheaper for you to replace it.
2007-02-21 10:09:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Trash it, new ones are cheap.
2007-02-21 16:03:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋