Broken TV

titsmahgee

Hi all, purchased a Samsung 42" LCD at the end of January, unfortunately i hit off it with a hurl yesterday and there is a small 5 inch crack on the screen and the picture is black, the sound is still perfect. :mad:

Would it be worth paying to fix the TV or would I be better off buying a new one? And if so, is the broken TV worth anything to sell now?

MACHEAD

titsmahgee wrote: »

Hi all, purchased a Samsung 42" LCD at the end of January, unfortunately i hit off it with a hurl yesterday and there is a small 5 inch crack on the screen and the picture is black, the sound is still perfect. :mad:

Would it be worth paying to fix the TV or would I be better off buying a new one? And if so, is the broken TV worth anything to sell now?

It was that dam 'Go Compare' ad wasn't it! I feel exactly the same way myself, I just haven't taken a hurl to the TV yet.

liamtech

It usually costs way to much to repair a TV once the screen is smashed - the small crack will undoubtedly spread across the TV and it will be unusable -

To recoup your loss i advise selling the TV on ebay or adverts.ie - as its a new one, you will find repair centers, technicians, and novices will be eager to get their hands on relatively new parts with only a few months use - You could dismantle it yourself but that is inadvisable if you haven't got experience -

Definitely sell it to recoup the loss - could get up to 100euro for it depending on model

Sam Russell

Are you covered by insurance? Household insurance should go some way towards it.

fat-tony

Abusive swinging of hurleys indoors might be difficult to explain to insurance co. :rolleyes:

dowtchaboy

Cúl !! (ok I'll sliother off now........)

Trevord

Sam Russell wrote: »

Are you covered by insurance? Household insurance should go some way towards it.

Oh camán - surely he'd never swing that.

John mac

thats what insurance is for, it was an accident. Claim for it.

Richersounds.ie: John

titsmahgee wrote: »

picture is black, the sound is still perfect. :mad:

Would it pass for a Quad Electrostatic speaker?

They are worth lots...




;)ATB,

John Mc

Gerry Wicklow

Might be a cheap option for a blind person.

PyeContinental

Wouldn't a blind person prefer a smaller size set, if the display doesn't matter?

Antenna

PyeContinental wrote: »

Wouldn't a blind person prefer a smaller size set, if the display doesn't matter?

A blind person could use a digital STB connected to a stereo system via line outs (if it has them) or a SCART adaptor, (provided the STB has easy channel change without being able to see a display). Less power consumption too.

A very cheap (or got for nothing) UK MPEG2 STB connected to a stereo system could have been useful in this country for the blind who wish to hear TV audio, though unfortunately the flag changes by RTE NL discussed elsewhere would block most MPEG2 boxes from being able to receive the audio of Saorview TV channels, they will just get the radio channels now.

Sam Russell

Antenna wrote: »

A blind person could use a digital STB connected to a stereo system via line outs (if it has them) or a SCART adaptor, (provided the STB has easy channel change without being able to see a display). Less power consumption too.

A very cheap (or got for nothing) UK MPEG2 STB connected to a stereo system could have been useful in this country for the blind who wish to hear TV audio, though unfortunately the flag changes by RTE NL discussed elsewhere would block most MPEG2 boxes from being able to receive the audio of Saorview TV channels, they will just get the radio channels now.

At last, a possible use for my Picnic box!