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Pete C.

wrote:

On 20 Aug 2006 02:59:29 -0700, "Lena" wrote:

Does anyone repair TVs anymore? The CRT sets have dropped in price to
the point where repairs cost as much or more than a new set.

There is no money in servicing consumer electronics. There may be
some money in servicing items worth more than $500 but these will have
to be done by the vendor. Models change too quickly for an
independent service shop. The very high level of circuit integration
and miniaturization means one needs special tools, skills and of
course parts. Its easier to just replace the whole board, something
only the vendor can afford to do. If enough faulty items are returned
they may get "fixed" and resold as refurbished. But not for big
bulky items like TV sets where shipping and handling costs would wipe
out any service profit margin one could charge. If the OP can give a
brief description of the TV problem perhaps someone can give an
opinion if its worh pursuing the subject further.

Vendors rarely have service facilities, they rely on independent
authorized service shops for nearly all service. As you note, unless
they are under warranty cheap items are generally not worth servicing.
Higher end items may well be worth servicing depending on what repairs
are needed.

Pete C.