Some of the reviews say this thing dies just after the warranty expires. From my experience we have have the TV almost 1.5 years without issue. Granted its in the bedroom and we don't use it heavily. But the picture is great! We mostly use it for local OTA HD signal and to watch FIRE TV and KODI ... I hope this thing lasts, that is my only worry based on the frequency of posts that say it dies right after the 1 yr warranty.
FYI the most common death in that time frame is capacitor rot. It's annoying to repair but inexpensive and easy to spot and DIY if you have decent soldering skills.
Not everyone can spot a bad or going to be a bad cap. Aside that they need to get correct farad and voltage, install correct polarity leg on to the board. Soldering is not easy as you could bridge solder lead with adjacent component or create a cold solder joint.
I bought one 40" this brand, the only good thing about this TV is the picture and nothing else, the USB port won't play any of my video clips, can't change the TV sound function, etc...
Not everyone can spot a bad or going to be a bad cap. Aside that they need to get correct farad and voltage, install correct polarity leg on to the board. Soldering is not easy as you could bridge solder lead with adjacent component or create a cold solder joint.
The failure prone caps are on the (usually separate, usually single-sided) power supply board. Naturally someone who can't solder shouldn't practice on a multi-hundred dollar TV, but as far as soldering goes the capacitors are relatively easy to solder.
You don't necessarily need the same voltage and capacitance (uF) value, are often better off to get the biggest very low ESR capacitor that will fit, with the primary limitations being the lead spacing, height, and picking one with equal or higher voltage. Higher uF value is usually better within reason though if using solid/polymer caps you can often get away with one at a lower uF value.
Worst comes to worst, you fail at the repair and still have a broken TV but are only out the time and ~$5 for parts and shipping. For most people who can solder it's worth the gamble.
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The failure prone caps are on the (usually separate, usually single-sided) power supply board. Naturally someone who can't solder shouldn't practice on a multi-hundred dollar TV, but as far as soldering goes the capacitors are relatively easy to solder.
You don't necessarily need the same voltage and capacitance (uF) value, are often better off to get the biggest very low ESR capacitor that will fit, with the primary limitations being the lead spacing, height, and picking one with equal or higher voltage. Higher uF value is usually better within reason though if using solid/polymer caps you can often get away with one at a lower uF value.
Worst comes to worst, you fail at the repair and still have a broken TV but are only out the time and ~$5 for parts and shipping. For most people who can solder it's worth the gamble.
Thank you!