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snozzfartz t1_j7e30w8 wrote

Reply to comment by pretgurl in Anyone has recommendations for tv repair near Columbia? by No_Chicken8949

Not OP, but I have a curved screen Samsung that's 5-6 years old now. A section of pixels went black about 6"x1" near the corner and starts on the edge of the screen. There was no impact or anything to cause it. There's no discoloration around the area that's black. Can that be repaired? If you need me to look up the exact model number, I'll get that for you.

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pretgurl t1_j7edlym wrote

so anytime you have issues with the panel which this sounds like you would need to replace the panel. which is definitely not worth the repair. cost of the panel is usually just $100-200 less than buying the tv new. factor in the xost of Labor and you would have purchased a new tv. For a second opinion UBREAKIFIX should be able to give you a quote.

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No_Chicken8949 OP t1_j7galrj wrote

I got this tv for free from a neighboor. It is a Vizio model E70-E7. So I guess it is 70 in? Very big compared to my current tv (50 in).

I thought since I didn’t pay anything for this tv then I think it would be forth it to spend $200-300 to fix it. What do you think? Specially because all the 70-in TVs I could find were more than $400.

The issue is there are dark shadows on the screen, I believe it is top and bottom. So maybe the backlight needs to be replaced.

The website Angi quote at around $300 to fix it.

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pretgurl t1_j7gdhv8 wrote

you may be getting a quote of $300 for the labor. what exactly is wrong with the unit?

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