After spotting a Westinghouse LTV-19w3 in a pile of ruins from an
apartment fire, my curiosity got the better of me and I carted it off
to get a closer look. This is the first HDTV-type set I've ever had in
my hands, so after cleaning off the soot and testing the power, it was
amazing to see it in operation up close--even though the actual lcd
screen was basically shattered.

The sound worked okay, and lights moved around in the cracked surface
of the panel, so I decided to remove the glass to see about finding a
replacement piece. Several stick-on contacts across the top came off
easily and the old panel was soon tossed.

Is there a supply source for replacement lcd panels?

How would one reattach the contacts?


Thanks.

"K. M. Kirby" wrote in message
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Is there a supply source for replacement lcd panels?

A new set costs less than a new panel.

Homer J Simpson wrote:
"K. M. Kirby" wrote in message
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Is there a supply source for replacement lcd panels?

A new set costs less than a new panel.

Yes...so I've noticed.

Just doesn't seem right, do it?

Maybe after those new laser-sets go on the market, with their superior
color displays, then lcd prices can go down and parts supply will
become more normal.

"K. M. Kirby" wrote in message
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A new set costs less than a new panel.

Yes...so I've noticed.

Just doesn't seem right, do it?

Maybe after those new laser-sets go on the market, with their superior
color displays, then lcd prices can go down and parts supply will
become more normal.

Doubt it. It wasn't economic to replace the CRT in tube TV sets AFAIK.

On 6 May 2007 22:12:21 -0700 "K. M. Kirby" wrote
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Homer J Simpson wrote:
"K. M. Kirby" wrote in message
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Is there a supply source for replacement lcd panels?

A new set costs less than a new panel.

Yes...so I've noticed.

Just doesn't seem right, do it?

Maybe after those new laser-sets go on the market, with their superior
color displays, then lcd prices can go down and parts supply will
become more normal.

You know what I'd do with your salvaged set? I'd buy a new unit of the
exact same model number, and keep the one you found for parts.

In message zZy%h.22424$KN6.12889@edtnps89, Homer J Simpson
writes
Doubt it. It wasn't economic to replace the CRT in tube TV sets AFAIK.
Hasn't been for a while now, but I have replaced many in my time as a TV
tech. Umm, last one I had replaced was in a Sony but that was a warranty
job about four years ago so it's worth it to somebody.




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Clint Sharp

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In message zZy%h.22424$KN6.12889@edtnps89, Homer J Simpson
writes
Doubt it. It wasn't economic to replace the CRT in tube TV sets AFAIK.

Hasn't been for a while now, but I have replaced many in my time as a TV
tech. Umm, last one I had replaced was in a Sony but that was a warranty
job about four years ago so it's worth it to somebody.

I did my share too, but that was back when it was not so expensive - when
there were rebuilders and the like.

"K. M. Kirby" wrote in
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Maybe after those new laser-sets go on the market, with their superior
color displays, then lcd prices can go down and parts supply will
become more normal.



Yes, the cost willc ome down of raw parts for manufacturers, and to retail
finshed sets. Still won't help with repair parts, unless the LCD set
manufacturers standardize, which they likely won't.

Yes, the cost willc ome down of raw parts for manufacturers, and to retail
finshed sets. Still won't help with repair parts, unless the LCD set
manufacturers standardize, which they likely won't.

It's not simply the cost of the screen's manufacture that makes the
replacement expensive, but the marketing decision to price the replacement
part high enough so as to motivate you to buy another TV rather than fix
yours.

Remember: manufacturers make money selling *new* sets. That's their "raisin
debt" (c;
--
Dr. Leonard. H. McCoy
"I'm a *doctor*, Jim, not a *magician*!"