What is your guys opinions on TV repair work for the future. Do you think it is gonna die or do u think there will always be a demand
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If they keep building sets with the terrible quality I've been seeing lately (and I'm not even really in the repair business), repair shops should be getting busier than they've been in a long time....
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Many of the smaller shops perform warranty work for some of the large TV brands.Comment
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Most people around my neck of the woods are surprised to hear repair shops for tvs still exist!! We live in a throw away world. A tv dies and most people scrap it and purchase a replacement. Sad but true. The lower the prices drop on flat panels the less likely someone is going to pay to get a set repaired. $350 for a repair bill or $400 for a brand new set under warranty?? Kind of what it comes down to!!
On the other hand, warranty work will always be needed for the major brandsComment
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10 years into the future, the cost of a repair bill will highly likely be more. The cost of local labour goes up and not a single person I know wants to be paid less 10 years in the future.
Repair is also a generous way to describe shops now. More like replacement. The latest training manuals I have seen troubleshoot to the board level and that is it.--- begin sig file ---
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retiredcaps
very true very true. repairs at the board level are much more challenging (and time consuming) then loosening a few screws and replacing the bad board. I assume that's why most manufactures recommend replacement?? The game has changed and the market is flooded with flat panelsComment
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Anything smaller than 40" customers will not pay to have them repaired. All crap from Asia etcComment
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I would like to find out how I can do warranty work for companies. That would keep somebody busy all the timeComment
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The electronic repair industry died a long time ago, even 20 years ago it was getting bad, 10 years ago it got worse, Now its almost done. Manufactures wanted the repairs done but did not pay worth a shit (JVC) others started cutting prices for repairs, and others wanted board replacement so the customer was kept happy, The customer did not want to wait for component level repair of there under warranty products. Some manufactures wanted us to go to the customers home to pickup a 32" tv (2 techs) plus the van, (now thats 2 techs no longer on the bench) Pick up the tv, diagnose the problem, order the parts, install the parts, deliver the tv back to the customer, process the warranty claim, (some times return the defective parts) all for $60.00. and you had to gaurantee your work for 30 days, if the tv failed during that time you did the repair again for free.
Once you add up ALL the costs to run the business and what the warranty and customers are willing to pay its not worth it. Even doing warranty for 20 manufactuers, some paying better than others its still not worth it.
Be a plumber or an electrician, you will make more money and have less headachesLast edited by R_J; 02-06-2015, 10:55 AM.Comment
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besides i've see many people here in Mass , which Displays( special Led ones) be thrown out on the trash with a broken screen,i mean smashed! i think these people when these displays fail they kick them and throw them in the curve and go buy a new one,I've yet to see a Led display on the curve intact as panel concern.Comment
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If you want to do Electronics and make some real money. I recommend Industrial Electronics but it is a combination of Electrical and Electronics. I am a retired Industrial Electronic Technician. I do this as a hobby and to help my Step Son at his shop. I am Certified in Six different fields of Electronics by the ETA with a Master CET.
Consumer, Computer, Radar, Wireless Com, Telecommunications and Industrial.Comment
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I do a pretty brisk business at my local small town Flea Market..
But, as is evidenced by the majority of my postings, I am more of a sledgehammer "tech" as opposed to a scalpel tech.
But I doubt I would be viable in a regular store-front environment with all of the expenses that such a venue entails..Comment
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I think we are the future. Most people I know would rather buy a new TV than to pay even $200 for a repair. I think we are the last line of defense to save the planet from throwaway TVs.------------signature starts here------------
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