"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
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"John Smith" writes:

Someone else's post referred to TV life declining to 7/8 years etc. What
seems to have been missed out is that circuitry has become more complex
(albeit usually 'hidden' inside an IC). Extra complexity will bring down
the
MTBF. Extra complexity has of course also brought us CDs, DVDs, teletext

How so? If they are inside ICs, they are very reliable.



In my repair experience, IC's in TV sets virtually never fail. The problem
is normally a power semiconductor in the PSU or scan circuits, either that
or failed capacitors.