[quote=flu]How long have you had your tv? Does he do warranty work?
Don’t need a repair dude yet…But just in case.
I bought both of my bedroom tv’s from costco, so I’m waiting for either of them to have gremlins. I’m told the Sony Bravias aren’t what sony’s use to be…And the other one is a vizio. And well, let’s just say it’s vizio. But then again, costco has a hassle free two year return if broken policy so…..Hopefully, at the end of two years, I’ll have a new tv by then :)[/quote]
Not sure that he does warranty work. He was employed by a company that did warranty work and that company when belly-up. That is why he is on his own but he is certified in most major brands because he used to work for this company. My set was manufactored in May of 08 and thus out of warranty.
I was shocked to see how little there is to a LCD TV but he immediately took out his DVM and started continuity testing multiple points. Then he pulled, what I would call, the motherboard out of the TV. At that point I am thinking “Shit” that looks like a $500 part and I’ll bet he has to order it. But then he starts immediately testing points across the board. All of this take about 10 minutes. He looks up and says “It’s the regulatory”. He told me up front that there was a $50 diagnostic fee that would apply to repair. He then say’s “I have the part in my truck part, labor, and credit for the Diag fee it will be 170 bucks”. At this point I am sceptical but I say “do it”. He comes back unsolders a chip pops the new one it and 10 minutes later the tv is broadcasting the olympics. 30 minutes flat in and out the door.
Super good attitude and very grateful to have the work.
And he is qualified in Sony. Didn’t see Vizio but he probably knows his way around those sets as well.
I am going to add one thing as well. Samsung had a run of bad capicators in thier sets. I own one of them but the problem was different despite having the exact same problems.
A class action lawsuit was fought and won regarding this.
