Our Friends at Shop Jimmy wrote a good article on LCD technologies
I thought I would share with you all ,for Even I, Craig the TV Dude, actually learn from it 
http://www.shopjimmy.com/blog/?p=1600
We have experienced a rash of Samsung, Philip/Magnavox, Polaroid, and Akia LCD televisions with power supply problems that cause the tvs to turn on slowly and eventually—not all all.
We have seen the problem with Plasmas too. Recently I repaired a Philips with the Ambi-Light, a Toshiba and an LG…..all with swollen power caps.
There are charging capacitors which should be replaced by certified technicians and you should be looking at a repair bill of $150 plus service fees of $50-$100 depending on your location.
Yes! We can repair these problems in-home and on-site. Don’t go hauling that fragile screen into a car to save $20 bucks.Instead, give us a call at (216) 252-1672. We’ll be happy to help. And you can save your back
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/06/cleveland_gets_rave_reviews_fr.html
I have actually had customers bring their DLP lamps to me in their bare hands.
After they had told me they had travelled to various Home Improvement and Lighting Companies.
Dlp and LCD lamps have Mercury content. They should only be handle with gloves and even then, very carefully. There are a lot of do it yourself websites and self help money saving blow-hearts that offer quick fix, easy solutions ( for a price ! ) and they will never divulge the whole truth.
The truth is, once your lamp blows, it is a toxic element, that should be handled and disposed by qualified technicians. This is such a key element of our business, that we will insist on having the failed core back to complete the sale. No core, no new lamp. That’s our policy.
In addition, LCD and DLP projection systems using these lamps, MUST be cleaned when lamps replaced. Most manufactures suggest this effort and as a business and service supplier, I can only suggest what is needed. But if you find yourself in need of lamp replacement, please consider the previous points made.
#1 Wear Gloves when Handling the Lamp ! Both removing and installing. Do not touch glass with hand. Oils, dirt, contaminants will ruin the high powered ,high heat optics
#2 Test the market for qualified servicers and see how and what they think about these details. If they don’t know, don’t hire !
#3 Negotiate with servicer/part supplier to also clean/vacuum chassis to keep fans from blocking , thus eliminating heat build up and optical block/light engine failure ( these failures are catastrophic ).
#4 What type of warranty covers the new lamp? There are guys selling lamps that they removed from broken units and may have 10k hours on them. Yes they wil work initially but for how long ? Standard warranty should be at least 90 days. We have 6-12 month warranty, depending on program chosen.
For more info or questions, feel free to link to our, ” So What’s Your Problem page and leave a comment and we will provide additional info if possible.
Remember…….Now That You Know….You Cannot ,Not Know (-:<<
One of the most common problems and repair issues of traditional crt projection systems is the failure of Geometry Correction or Convergence. To converge is to bring things together. The purpose of this circuit is to align the Red, Green and Blue guns to uniformity. This is achieved by 2 or 3 ICs that run so hot, you cannot hold your hand on them for long. They are hard working semiconductors prone to failure.
Common symptoms will be a separation of colors. You may be watching ESPN od CNN and notice the words at the bottom or Logos at the top, with a 3-D effect or separation of one of the 3 colors from the others. Or you may see a bowing on the sides or bottom/top or both and that is complete failure of both ICs or the supply to them.
First off, it can be repaired economically. The repair should be done inhome ( no need for servicer to remove your tv from your home and 1 hour of labor to complete ). Cost should be about $200 plus service fee of $50-$100 ( depending on travel time).
Failure of this circuit is beginning to drive our business and some manufactures, whose units where manufactured between 1995 and 2005 are just beginning to fail for the first time. We have LCD and Plasmas inshop that are only 18 months old. Although there are great improvements and price reductions in these technologies. CRT/Projection systems have been manufactured since the early 1980s and the units produced between 1995 and 2005 are some of the most well designed and reliable and performance was King.
You will want to check search engines for you model number, manufacturer, Bigscreen repair in your town and negotiate for pricing, inhome service, scheduling, etc.
Cleveland Classic TV is commited to restoring and keeping cherished, invested bigscreens alive and well. We welcome questions and would love to support and guide our clients thru the maze of bigscreen and HD transitional information
Our local PBS stations share some really great info on Arts and Entertainment via the Applause Program
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Clevescene by Kim Fox
Whew !! Like a kid in the candy store and to boot my good friend Will is in from my home town of Dayton Ohio. Setting up and learning iLife and imported pictures from the shop, customers home and views of Cleveland into iPhoto. Bri the Web Guy was with me when I bought the 799.00 version with dvd burner and faster processor.Brian showed me various techniques, but he types and teaches so fast, we’ll have to start recording his sessions. He is a Mac God ! Got pix for both and will start a weekly confession and awakening to our new Apple experience. TVSLEWIS has rang in from Cali and will be assisting on developing skills thru social networking and image and sound sharing.
Would love to hear your input on the subject matter and grow and empower each other on this amazing technology
Having friends to participate in the cause…………Priceless !
In case you haven’t heard. The right move is back to the City. The suburbs are already dead and most don’t know it. Stay or join the movement. Downtown Cleveland is where it’s at. We need you all to come back and thankfully, the wise ones are.
I was just reading Cool Cleveland and its involvement in the Ingenuity IV events and It reminded me of the warm breezy evening of June 8th. A very good friend drove up from my home town of Dayton Ohio and we travelled down to the flats to the Plain Dealer Pavilion.
It was both of our first time down and the venue was the ultimate eye and ear candy. The performance was the reunion tour of Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Al DiMeola and the Legendary Lenny White.Well they are all legends, but Lenny and Al really showed no aging in their abilities and that amazed me. It really did. It was their first time together in 25 years and it was a once in a life time experience.
But even more special was the Downtown backdrop of our Beautiful city. At the venue, which started in daylight, to the right, you could see old bridges and train tracks, the Federal Building and Condos vibrant with activity. To the left, more and different Warehouses and Condos, the waterfront and boats. But what was really special was to watch the backdrop change as the sunset evolved into twilight. The buildings, the water, the sky all changed in a harmonic mood of visual relaxation amd calm. It was better than any wine or drink could have inspired. Think of Anthony Bourdain in France or India ( old schoolers would probably choose weed or mushrooms, But… ) True Nirvana ….
My company actually repaired a plasma for the head architech of the Euclid Corridor. Cleveland is getting national attention for this project. And with fuel cost skyrocketing, this makes since. Public transportation for those utilizing and living in the city! Developers are gobbling up land between E55th and the Clinic and they are developing College Town in the CSU area. We also saw the beginings of the East Bank revitalization in the flats as we strolled down to Shooters that June day.
The developer of this site will be moving with his company Ernst and Young to the new East Bank developement along with more housing and a full service grocery store and hotel ( I think it is going to be green ). I’d love to see more windmills on the lake and my electric bill drop.
With the power of mass attendance, Safety was the furthest thing from my mind. Too much Love !
And this weekend the Dew Tour in the Harbor area. What a wonderful time to live in Cleveland. Yes we have some safety issues, but so does Twinsburg and Middleburg Hts and Parma Hts. We can live in fear and miss this wonderful renaissance or hide in fear and miss a whole lot more. I encourage all to live with hope. Keep the Faith and make a difference in someones life. Love and be loved in return.
Peace
Craig
My name is Craig. I have been involved with audio, video and computer technologies for Decades.
I was born and raised in Dayton Ohio, home of NCR, Wright Patt AFB, Lexis Nexus, SRL, UDRL and hundreds of other technology based companies. Dayton is Ohio’s Silicon Valley, but Cleveland is the BioMed Behemoth ! My next door neighbors were, to the left, an electrical engineer and to the right, a chemical engineer. Guess which one took my breath away ?
Mr. Joiner had built a television with plexiglass as the cabinet. At 9 years of age, I saw glowing orange TUBES !! Yes…Tubes…. He also had color coded and neatly aligned cable assemblies throughout the set. I took one look at this and I saw the end of the Rainbow (-:<<. I was hooked for life.
I countinued to experiment with taking speaker wires from old floor model tvs and running them into stereo systems. We were doing surround sound in 1972. In 1979 I recieved a 2 year degree in audio and video electronics while STILL in high school. The Montgomery County JVS was the best thing that ever happened to me. Not only did I get a great education in fundamental electronics, but they prepared and started me to work in my senior year as an apprentice.
My first Engineer at P/H Electronics, Duja, was patient and taught me thoroughly well.
Out of 36 students, only 3 of us got jobs after graduation. Thank God I was one. I was commited to technology for this was a GM town and we were told that there was no future in the auto plants. I can’t believe that there is still an issue with employees as to what is happening in the auto industry. They warned us of this in the 1980s. After graduation, I began work in the Commercial and Professional side of AV and that work brought me to Cleveland,Ohio in 1984.
During that period, I was introduced to the love of my life, Cleveland Ohio ! It also propelled me into the realm of High End Video and Data/Graphics projection systems. 2 of my early products were Barco and Electrohome products. These Video,Data and Graphic projectoers were priced at 10-50,000.00 and were the first wave of what is now the High Definition Video Revolution.
I have seen the technologies evolve from the corporate, education, entertainment, government and now, to the consumer markets. We have seen it all and are proud to say ” We Are Battle Hardened ” when it comes to problem solving and solution seeking.
I initially started this site as a Web-Billboard, so to speak, to make our existence known to my client base here in Cleveland Ohio. We have become increasingly aware of the need to distribute our knowledge and experience to the global hits, that we recieve from around the world.
My mission, my passion, and the only thing I want to do at this point, is to help inform YOU !!
Those who have come to www.classtorations.com are my customers, my would be customers and now the global end user looking for information and links for knowledge to utilize and maximize the emerging technologies available to us………..What a Wonderous Time to Embrace and Utilize Technology. I never thought, back in the day of original PCs and Macs, that we would have been empowered to this extent.
I welcome all of your questions, criticisms, additions of tech knowledge and particapation.
I will make it my primary goal to answer questions, link to other support sites and offer great innovative products and support to all who participate.
Once again………Welcome to my World !!!!
Craig M. Siplin Owner/Creator
Cleveland Classic TV
The Brick and Mortor home to www.classtorations.com
Leaders in BigScreen and TV support issues Worldwide.
216-252-1672
craig@classtorations.com