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    Buying a new TV

    K now that I bought a used 75 inch LED TV and got hosed I what to ask all your opinions on buying a new TV. It would be about a 75 inch also. Now in sating all this I`m not the tech savvy and tried to fix the one I bought and with this sites help was told the panel was NFG the tab bonding on a Samsung. Can you give your best scenario on the best built TV on the market is. And maybe what to watch out for thanks to all that will help.
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    #2
    Re: Buying a new TV

    I do not know which one is really the best but you can buy Samsung, Sony, etc. the panel may be made by someone else, even the same model cane be fitted with different LCD panel manufacturer.
    Never stop learning
    Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

    Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

    Inverter testing using old CFL:
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

    Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
    http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

    TV Factory reset codes listing:
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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      #3
      Re: Buying a new TV

      K thanks budm I guess I will have to do a lot of research as it seems that there is again a lot of manufacturers that get the cheapest components to get there stuff to the market.

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        #4
        Re: Buying a new TV

        I'd at least ensure it has a 5 years warranty.

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          #5
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          Originally posted by diif View Post
          I'd at least ensure it has a 5 years warranty.
          I usually never buy extended warranties, but if you buy a TV from Costco Canada, they extend warranty to 2 years automatically. For another $99, it adds another 3 years for a grand total of 5 years.

          https://www.costco.ca/Excellence-Plu...100070663.html

          75 inch selection at Costco Canada

          https://www.costco.ca/all-television...tBy=PriceMin|0

          Considering the cheapest 75 inch TV is $2800 not including taxes, adding the $99 3 year extended warranty is a small price to pay for protection.

          And for new TVs, turn down the brightness to save the LEDs from burning out.
          Last edited by retiredcaps; 09-17-2017, 07:27 PM.
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            #6
            Re: Buying a new TV

            Thanks retiredcaps I`ll look into this. And with the failure rate of all newer TV`s and most of their customer service (all of which I horror stories) well we will see it`s a crap shoot but yes get the warranty and maybe something in writing?

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              Just for clarification, turn down the backlights level (the brightness is for the pictures, the backlights level is for the lights source level).
              Never stop learning
              Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
              http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

              Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
              http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

              Inverter testing using old CFL:
              http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

              Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
              http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

              TV Factory reset codes listing:
              http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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                #8
                Re: Buying a new TV

                K thanks budm yes I`v learned a lot from this site and always learning ha if it can`t be fixed with a hammer its an electrical problem Still I have some searching to do before I pull the trigger on either a 65 or 75 LED I`m thinking. I am liking the LG OLED as opposed to the Samsung QLED.

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                  #9
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                  Originally posted by budm View Post
                  Just for clarification, turn down the backlights level (the brightness is for the pictures, the backlights level is for the lights source level).
                  Yes, sorry, I don't own a LED TV so my terminology requires updating. I have a plasma and a couple of LCD TVs that I fixed.
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                    Originally posted by badbruin44 View Post
                    And with the failure rate of all newer TV`s and most of their customer service (all of which I horror stories) well we will see it`s a crap shoot but yes get the warranty and maybe something in writing?
                    Costco's return/exchange policy is very generous.

                    I used an item for 11 months and it then broke on its own. The item had a 12 month warranty. I returned it back to Costco and they asked no questions and gave me a complete refund.

                    I have no personal dealings with Costco's extended warranty, but I have never had Costco tell me NO when I return broken things within its warranty period. The extended warranty is done through a 3rd party (Asurion) and I have no dealings with them.

                    BTW, if you are willing to go down to a 65 inch TV, the price is HALF compared to a 75 inch TV from a quick look. Of course, models, manufactures, features etc are not comparable, but you can save a ton of money on 10 inches.
                    Last edited by retiredcaps; 09-18-2017, 04:30 PM.
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                      #11
                      Re: Buying a new TV

                      We bought the Assurion warranty for an iphone and when the inevitable happened they sent us a brand new one with no hassle so I can't say anything bad about them either.

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                        I forgot to mention that a friend bought a 65 inch TV from Costco and it started having display problems 5 months later. Friend took it back to Costco, got complete refund, no questions asked and bought a better, newer version for less money from Costco.
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                          #13
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                          I think that Sony algorithm is best of world. Sony database have not equal.

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                            #14
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                            K thanks for all the info. The search has started

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                              #15
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                              Sony often do promotions whereby certain out going models have free 5 year warranties, they sometimes limit this to a few retailers, but it's worth looking around before you buy.

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                                #16
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                                Yes the Sony X900 series is one I will be checking along with LG, Panasonic and Samsung probably in that order just have to research the bells and whistles that I won`t use and or need to minimize the money spent.

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                                  #17
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                                  Sony X900 series is the best, see their <a href="http://tvrepairnavimumbai.com/index.html
                                  ">all features online.</a>

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