Broken Television - Page 2

eazyb81 · 10:13 PM

So I get up this morning to watch some tv before heading to class, and I come back from brushing my teeth to find the screen black and the power button blinking green. I tried to turn it off and on and unplugging it, but nothing has worked. I read somewhere about unplugging it for 4-6 hours and then trying it, so I am doing that right now but I am not holding my breath.

Long story short, I have a decision to make: do I spend the money to get my current tv fixed or should I just buy a new one? It sounds like it will be cheaper to get this fixed, but it will still cost a couple hundred bucks ($50-150 just to diagnose, then probably a couple hundred to fix it). I bought the RCA tv in the summer of 2002 and it's one of those huge fuggers that were built just before flat screens and such became popular (it's not a HDTV or LCD, just a standard one).

Any thoughts on what I should do? I thought about getting this one fixed, but the more I think about it it seems like maybe I should just spend a few hundred more to move into the digital age with an HDTV flat screen. However, I'm a broke grad school student so money is tight.

**Dartgod** · 04-16-2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

Yes, it's a huge tube tv that weighs probably 100 pounds and I'm not exaggerating.

If it is the lamp, which I think is probabaly a good bet based on the internet searching I've done, is it even worth it to get fixed? I could probably get a HDTV for around $500, no?

If it's a tube (cathode ray) TV, there is no bulb.

Chazno · 04-16-2008, 01:21 PM

Does it look like this?

or like this?

Maybe you could post a model number?

**CrazyPhuD** · 04-16-2008, 01:24 PM

Use it to verify that gravity still works. That's what we used to do all the time.

**The Franchise** · 04-16-2008, 01:28 PM

I'm pretty sure that I had the same TV as you. Mine went out and I said screw it and bought a flat screen. It's not worth the money it is to fix it. Depending on how much money you have to spend.....get an LCD and pay a bum to take your broken TV.

stlchiefs · 04-16-2008, 01:31 PM

Here's an idear. For that ther old television of yors.

ottawa_chiefs_fan · 04-16-2008, 01:32 PM

saws-all it....i did that with mine - LOTS of fun!!

eazyb81 · 04-16-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Chazno

Does it look like this?

or like this?

Maybe you could post a model number?

This one.

RCA, model # F32650YX01

**DaKCMan AP** · 04-16-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

This one.

RCA, model # F32650YX01

Then it's not a projection and doesn't have the lamp.

Chazno · 04-16-2008, 01:49 PM

yeah theres no lamp.

Look at this.

and this

Sure-Oz · 04-16-2008, 02:05 PM

Go to walmart and get one of their cheapy brands for the time being

stlchiefs · 04-16-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Go to walmart and get one of their cheapy brands for the time being

Yeah you could "rent" one from a big box store until you had the cash to make a purchase. Just stay away from that Bomgaars, I've heard their diks about returns.

eazyb81 · 04-16-2008, 02:12 PM

So if it's not the tube, what the hell is it? Power supply?

Oh well, guess I'm going to be on the lookout for a TV sale over the next couple weeks. Maybe Walmart will have one soon.

**Donger** · 04-16-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by eazyb81

So if it's not the tube, what the hell is it? Power supply?

Oh well, guess I'm going to be on the lookout for a TV sale over the next couple weeks. Maybe Walmart will have one soon.

Does the TV make any noise when you press the power button? Kind of a clunk and then a click?

eazyb81 · 04-16-2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Does the TV make any noise when you press the power button? Kind of a clunk and then a click?

Yes, it clicks like it's trying to turn on but the screen stays black.

bowener · 04-16-2008, 02:25 PM

YOURE FREE!!! Dont replace or fix the TV, you have broken its spell!

04-16-2008, 12:23 PM
eazyb81 The Illuminati Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: the road less traveled Casino cash: $9984900	Broken Television So I get up this morning to watch some tv before heading to class, and I come back from brushing my teeth to find the screen black and the power button blinking green. I tried to turn it off and on and unplugging it, but nothing has worked. I read somewhere about unplugging it for 4-6 hours and then trying it, so I am doing that right now but I am not holding my breath. Long story short, I have a decision to make: do I spend the money to get my current tv fixed or should I just buy a new one? It sounds like it will be cheaper to get this fixed, but it will still cost a couple hundred bucks ($50-150 just to diagnose, then probably a couple hundred to fix it). I bought the RCA tv in the summer of 2002 and it's one of those huge fuggers that were built just before flat screens and such became popular (it's not a HDTV or LCD, just a standard one). Any thoughts on what I should do? I thought about getting this one fixed, but the more I think about it it seems like maybe I should just spend a few hundred more to move into the digital age with an HDTV flat screen. However, I'm a broke grad school student so money is tight. Last edited by DaFace; 04-16-2008 at 10:13 PM.. Reason: adding prefix
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04-16-2008, 01:21 PM	#17
Chazno Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: asdf Casino cash: $1987963	Does it look like this? or like this? Maybe you could post a model number?
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04-16-2008, 01:28 PM	#19
The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $2065047	I'm pretty sure that I had the same TV as you. Mine went out and I said screw it and bought a flat screen. It's not worth the money it is to fix it. Depending on how much money you have to spend.....get an LCD and pay a bum to take your broken TV.
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04-16-2008, 01:49 PM	#24
Chazno Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: asdf Casino cash: $1987963	yeah theres no lamp. Look at this. and this
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04-16-2008, 02:12 PM	#27
eazyb81 The Illuminati Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: the road less traveled Casino cash: $9984900	So if it's not the tube, what the hell is it? Power supply? Oh well, guess I'm going to be on the lookout for a TV sale over the next couple weeks. Maybe Walmart will have one soon.
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04-16-2008, 02:25 PM	#30
bowener BAMF! Join Date: Nov 2007 Casino cash: $9549897	YOURE FREE!!! Dont replace or fix the TV, you have broken its spell! __________________ Main Entry: bowe·ner Pronunciation: \ˈbō-nər\ Function: noun Date: circa 2007
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