Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

In the LA area we see a lot of big screen TVs sitting out on curbs for trash pickup. Most of course are junk. Just 3 days ago one caught my eye. Turned out to be a Vizio 55" 4k model from 2016. And I've never had a 4k TV! Thanks to this forum I was able to diagnose the common CPU BGA heat problem. Up and running in a few hours by baking the main board in an oven. 10 min @385f (I was too lazy and eager to wait a day to get a heat gun). Been working great for 3 days now!

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello all, I'm from Los Angeles. I'm an old-timer now but I got into electronics in Jr high school, getting my General class Ham license at age 14. A long career in computer networking took me away from electronics and more into protocols. I'm now rediscovering the joys of electronics mainly due to the ease of procuring broken TVs and fixing them. I just picked a discarded 55" 4k TV off a curb and fixed it in a few hours (thanks to this forum!). We live in great times!