I'm gonna offer $10 for a Polaroid TDA03211C.....

[Paul678]

.....he originally wanted $15.

It's 1366x768, so slightly higher resolution than
my Insignia NS-32LCD.

No picture, no sound. So hopefully a bad cap
situation like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqzNt70M8CY

But the reviews on the net about this model are
horrible!! won't matter for someone who can repair it, but
some of the problems were color-fading issues that don't
sound easy to fix.

Hopefully the screen ain't cracked....

[tom66]

Re: I'm gonna offer $10 for a Polaroid TDA03211C.....

For this set it's most likely the two 1000u 10V caps on the top of the supply plus probably a 1000u 35V for the inverter. $10 is good.

1366x768 is a standard 720p resolution.

[rayrod81]

Re: I'm gonna offer $10 for a Polaroid TDA03211C.....

I'd be wary of this one. These had a big problem with the main boards going bad. A few had bad caps but those had sound but no picture. If there are not any bad caps then it is most likely the main board and it will cost $70 to $100 to fix as you will have to buy a new board. I have not found any instance of anyone fixing these main boards and there is not any useful info on these Proview chassis TVs. If the power supply is good and the screen is not broken then it will pay for itself in parts.

[tom66]

Re: I'm gonna offer $10 for a Polaroid TDA03211C.....

If it's stuck in standby it's probably the bad caps.

But Proview sucks, so it could be the main board.

[bbjunkie]

Re: I'm gonna offer $10 for a Polaroid TDA03211C.....

Just fixed a proview 15" monitor this week, blown SMD fuse close to the 12vdc socket. The build quality and general feel was quite plastiky and Chinese.

Good luck with your repair and I hope your TV is built better than this monitor!

Either way it's gonna be worth $10 all day long

[tom66]

Re: I'm gonna offer $10 for a Polaroid TDA03211C.....

Just fixed a proview 15" monitor this week, blown SMD fuse close to the 12vdc socket. The build quality and general feel was quite plastiky and Chinese.

Good luck with your repair and I hope your TV is built better than this monitor!

Either way it's gonna be worth $10 all day long

Compare these two motherboards - one is Proview, one is LG. The way the cheap electros are just put in at any which angle looks ugly. Also, the board has been made as small as possible, to reduce costs. The LG is neatly laid out, with SMD electrolytics and excellent machine assembly. Shame the caps are bad on the PSUs, though, otherwise I wouldn't hasten to recommend LG or Samsung.