Maker Pro
Maker Pro

TV Won't Power Up. Worth Repairing?

Hopefully this is the right group for this question. I have no
intention of doing this repair myself--rather, I would take it in for
service.

I have a Sharp 32N-5350. I've had it for about 5-6 years with no
problems.

Today, while watching, the TV quite suddenly shut itself off. It was
exactly as if I had turned it off using the remote.

Clicking the remote to turn it back on did nothing (no response at
all). I unplugged the TV from the outlet and tried a different outlet.
When I tried to turn it on again, it made a clicking noise, exactly as
if it was going to turn on, and then made a sound that I think was
degaussing, and then clicked again and did nothing.

I had to leave, and when I came back 15 minutes later, I tried again
and the same thing happened, except this time I heard about a second of
audio before it clicked off.

I was planning on getting a new TV within the next six months anyway,
so it's no huge tragedy. However, if this sounds like an inexpensive
problem to repair, the TV would still be useful to me.

So:

1. Any other troubleshooting steps I could try to help diagnose the
problem?
2. Does it sound like a serious problem?

I see from ads online that I could get a brand new tube TV for under
$200, so I guess it would have to be REALLY inexpensive to warrant
repair.

Any thoughts or insight would be greatly appreciated.


Phil
 
There is no way to tell without actually getting inside the tv and
diagnosing it whether it is worth repairing or not.

The good thing is it is small enough to be taken into the servicer for
repair. The trip charges alone if you wanted in home service would
almost make the tv not worth repairing in most areas.

The other good thing is most repairs on that size tv are in the $100
range when you take it in. As long as the picture was nice and bright
and clear, then it probably would be worth at least getting an
estimate. At the very least you can postpone replacing the tv for a
few months and then use this one as a bedroom or second tv, or even as
a dedicated video game machine monitor.

FYI a 32" tube tv set is still going to run $270-$325 for anything
similar in quality to what you have now. The low end stuff is just
that, low end price, low end quality.

If you chose not to bother with the tv set, at least post where you
live in case someone where is willing to save you the disposal fees.
Most areas of the US it now costs upwards of $20 - $50 just to throw
one of those piles of hazardous waste away!!!
 
T

Tony Martinez

Jan 1, 1970
0
I see from ads online that I could get a brand new tube TV for under
$200, so I guess it would have to be REALLY inexpensive to warrant
repair.

**** TUBE TVS GET A SONY LCD HDTV.
 
T

tvguy

Jan 1, 1970
0
Tony Martinezwrote
[quote:358ebbc691
I see from ads online that I could get a brand new tube TV fo unde
$200, so I guess it would have to be REALLY inexpensive to warran
repair
*** TUBE TVS GET A SONY LCD HDTV.[/quote:358ebbc691

No need to get a SONY LCD HDTV. If this set is worth the repair the
I would say to go ahead and do it
 
Top