Re: TCL Televisions - Any Good?



Me too Tim - I have fixed my own LG 50PK590 (Don't Laugh) plasma 3 times now and its still going strong and my Panasonic 103 inch plasma in the games room is the envy of all my mates even though it only cost $500 it beats most of the LCD mid range models out now!!!

There is quite a list of Badcaps RJARRRPCGP:-

Arcon
Canicon
Capxon
Chhsi
Choyo
CTC
DST
Fuh Yin
Fuhjyyu
Fujitsu
Gloria
G-Luxon
GL
Gsc
Hec
Hermei
I.Q....

Re: TCL Televisions - Any Good?



Cheers Tim we do not really have them in the UK none in any of the shops just on Amazon so you would probably be best placed as they are one of the top selling makes in the States and Eastern europe i believe?...

Re: TCL Televisions - Any Good?

Cheers @Budm interesting to see they make phones under the Blackberry name and started off ripping off TDK!

Never seen one in the workshop until now.
Customer said he was updating the tv when screen went blank and now nothing.
I am pretty sure its just the bios/firmware chip needing reflashed - anyone know if you can use a laptop/serial port to reflash or am I going to have to get my eeprom reader/burner out?

Was wondering what you guys think of them if anyone has ripped one apart and checked out what caps they use, circuit design, reliability etc

The only thing I have heard is that their software / firmware is pretty dire slow and prone to bugging out during...

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