So, my LG OLED wallpaper TV was on in the background, and at one moment it just died - picture turned dark, no sound, nothing. Its speakers, that normally slide down when TV is off, were just stuck in the drawn out position. Pressing the remote control on/off button yielded red LED blinking a couple of times (I think it's couple of times, this was actually some time ago) and that's the only sign of life.
Unfortunately TV is out of warranty period, but I took it to the official LG service shop, to diagnose the problem. They needed to wait for some extra part to be able to do it (whole new panel maybe?), but in the end they ruled out the cable, and the 'soundbar' part of TV. In the end they mentioned that it was the OLED panel. One technician also mentioned that there might be the stress on the panel if the wall is not straight (which might be the case, as it's an all building), as these panels are basically completely flat against the wall.
Replacing the whole panel is prohibitively expensive and it makes more sense to buy a new TV (which I actually did, but I'd still like to save this one)
Now, by OLED panel I'm not sure if they mean the actual LED matrix, or is it maybe just the circuit board at the back of the panel. I have an idea, where I would try to obtain replacement circuit board, and transfer the memory chip from the old one to the new one, so that any panel specific stuff is preserved.
Does this have any realistic chance of success? Is there an easy way to tell if it's the actual OLED screen that is faulty or the board in it?
Some crappy pictures of the board, that I took a while ago, are attached. I'll try and get better pictures, once I get the panel back on my desk and open it up.
Unfortunately TV is out of warranty period, but I took it to the official LG service shop, to diagnose the problem. They needed to wait for some extra part to be able to do it (whole new panel maybe?), but in the end they ruled out the cable, and the 'soundbar' part of TV. In the end they mentioned that it was the OLED panel. One technician also mentioned that there might be the stress on the panel if the wall is not straight (which might be the case, as it's an all building), as these panels are basically completely flat against the wall.
Replacing the whole panel is prohibitively expensive and it makes more sense to buy a new TV (which I actually did, but I'd still like to save this one)
Now, by OLED panel I'm not sure if they mean the actual LED matrix, or is it maybe just the circuit board at the back of the panel. I have an idea, where I would try to obtain replacement circuit board, and transfer the memory chip from the old one to the new one, so that any panel specific stuff is preserved.
Does this have any realistic chance of success? Is there an easy way to tell if it's the actual OLED screen that is faulty or the board in it?
Some crappy pictures of the board, that I took a while ago, are attached. I'll try and get better pictures, once I get the panel back on my desk and open it up.
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