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  • spleenharvester
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Mar 2010
    • 902
    • UK
    #1

    Cheap LED backlight replacements?

    I have an LG 42LN540V that is blowing LEDs. Blew the first one at Christmas, didn't have a spare so just pulled it off and jumped with solder. This week it blew another one (different strip). I'm weighing up whether to replace all the strips as I suspect it's going to keep doing it.

    I see complete replacement strip sets for £12 from Ebay. This seems way too cheap to be true to me. Does anyone have any experience with these? Am I better off buying a used OEM part?

    Cheers
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    • diif
      Badcaps Legend
      • Feb 2014
      • 6978
      • England
      #2
      Re: Cheap LED backlight replacements?

      When LEDs start dying it's time to replace all of the strips with new.
      A whole set from Ali is even cheaper than from ebay and will arrive in about 10 days.
      I've just bought a set for an identical LG.

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        • spleenharvester
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Mar 2010
          • 902
          • UK
          #3
          Re: Cheap LED backlight replacements?

          Originally posted by diif
          When LEDs start dying it's time to replace all of the strips with new.
          A whole set from Ali is even cheaper than from ebay and will arrive in about 10 days.
          I've just bought a set for an identical LG.
          Thanks, thought this was the case. I'll get some strips ordered for the next time it inevitably goes kaput.
          Dell E7450 | i5-5300U | 16GB DDR3 | 256GB SSD

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            • diif
              Badcaps Legend
              • Feb 2014
              • 6978
              • England
              #4
              Re: Cheap LED backlight replacements?

              I used to replace individual LEDs but when a whole set is delivered for less than £15, there is no point.

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                • budm
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                  • Feb 2010
                  • 40746
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: Cheap LED backlight replacements?

                  Originally posted by diif
                  i used to replace individual leds but when a whole set is delivered for less than £15, there is no point.
                  +1
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