Hourglass shape on left and right side-ballpark repair price please
From any source the picture has an overall hourglass shape. the left and right sides are curved inwards.
i've heard this may be a power supply problem.
i know i am going to have to call a technician-and i know i'll have to pay for it since it's way out of warranty.
so without telling me "well we don't know until we bust it open and diagnose it", someone please give me a ballpark figure for repairs. less than $500 or more?
pretty simple, but every time i post one of these questions no one wants to mention a price.
ballpark is all i want. $1000? $500? $200
thank you i appreciate your honest response. has been hard on other forums to get people to name even close to a price. hopefully you are correct and i don't have other problems. i will try to post an update if/when i get it fixedthank you i appreciate your honest response. has been hard on other forums to get people to name even close to a price. hopefully you are correct and i don't have other problems. i will try to post an update if/when i get it fixed
service tech came and picked it up today. he tried to adjust it here, but didn't seem to be able to get it. he called to his shop and they found a few samsung bulletins on this particular tv that mentioned some replacement boards hopefully i can get it fixed without the price getting too ridiculous, he said that if it ended up just being a diode or something simple i was looking at around 180 so hopefully that is indeed the case. will update when i hear back from them in two weeks.service tech came and picked it up today.
he tried to adjust it here, but didn't seem to be able to get it.
he called to his shop and they found a few samsung bulletins on this particular tv that mentioned some replacement boards
hopefully i can get it fixed without the price getting too ridiculous, he said that if it ended up just being a diode or something simple i was looking at around 180 so hopefully that is indeed the case. will update when i hear back from them in two weeks.
repair shop called today. total bill is $200, which includes in home service attempt from a shop that's about 40 minutes away. haven't seen it actually working yet, but it should be delivered on monday-will update with my opinion of picture quality when it arrives.repair shop called today. total bill is $200, which includes in home service attempt from a shop that's about 40 minutes away.
haven't seen it actually working yet, but it should be delivered on monday-will update with my opinion of picture quality when it arrives.
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The shape your seeing is called 'V Bow' and 'Pincushion' which needs to be calibrated again.
Theres probably a diode that went out. The tech can open it up and adjust the angles back. I wouldn't charge over $100-$150. Shop around for a good repair tech. Good Luck poe_diddley.
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Your TV set has trouble in its "pincushion correction" circuitry, which corrects distortion so the picture is straight on the screen. Unfortunately, it's not possible to pin the trouble down to a specific part without having the set for troubleshooting. Since the trouble clears up after the set's on for a time, it's probably due to a faulty capacitor or intermittent solder connections. Because of the troubleshooting skills and tools needed, you should let a professional service shop handle the repair. This kind of problem is relatively inexpensive to repair (at least parts-wise; I've been out of the repair business for a while now, and have no idea what kind of labor prices shops are charging) and would not cost nearly as much as a replacement TV.
Your symptom sounds like a damaged component in the pincushion circuit.
When this circuit fails the picture will have an hourglass shape to it with black in the middle on the sides, or you will see square objects as hourglass shapes.
I would recommend that you have a local service center diagnose the set for you and give you an estimate of the repair.
I have seen this type of repair run from $150.00 - $200.00.
The cost of the repair or replacement of the set is completely up to you. I would most likely recommend that a replacement may be in order, as most television sets are becoming cheaper all the time.
I hope this information allows you to resolve this issue.
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Your symptom sounds like a damaged component in the pincushion circuit.
If your colors line up in the middle of the set and at the top but the picture is concave then you may have a faulty component in the pincushion circuit. When this circuit fails the picture will have an hourglass shape to it with black in the middle on the sides, or you will see square objects as hourglass shapes.
I would recommend that you have a local service center diagnose the set for you and give you an estimate of the repair.
I have seen this type of repair run from $250.00 - $350.00.
I hope this information allows you to resolve this issue.
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If you are familiar with TV repair, have electronics basic knowledge, good soldering skills and tools then check dry (cold) soldering joints at D board of this TV. Resold all lose connections there and check picture. Still no joy then you need to replace D board.
Took back off, removed control board and inspected for bad solder joints. found no obvious problem. Cleaned and reinstalled. Working ok now. I'm crossing my fingers.
Pulling in from the sides usually results from poor regulation or width problems related to the horizontal circiut. These are not usually repaireable by a non technician.
thank you i appreciate your honest response. has been hard on other forums to get people to name even close to a price. hopefully you are correct and i don't have other problems. i will try to post an update if/when i get it fixed
service tech came and picked it up today.
he tried to adjust it here, but didn't seem to be able to get it.
he called to his shop and they found a few samsung bulletins on this particular tv that mentioned some replacement boards
hopefully i can get it fixed without the price getting too ridiculous, he said that if it ended up just being a diode or something simple i was looking at around 180 so hopefully that is indeed the case. will update when i hear back from them in two weeks.
repair shop called today. total bill is $200, which includes in home service attempt from a shop that's about 40 minutes away.
haven't seen it actually working yet, but it should be delivered on monday-will update with my opinion of picture quality when it arrives.
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