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Title: TV volume doesn't work (unless I turn it waaaaaay up)
Post by: javeryh on February 16, 2008, 06:33:32 pm

I turned my TV off... and then on (probably a bit too fast) and the sound doesn't work now unless I turn it way way up (but it's all staticy when I do that).  Is my TV fried?  It's a 15 year old 19" Samsung so it's not the end of the world - I'd just rather not have to get a new one for the bedroom... If there's a quick fix I'd love to hear it.

 :cheers:

Title: Re: TV volume doesn't work (unless I turn it waaaaaay up)
Post by: Turnarcades on February 17, 2008, 08:28:07 am

Could be as simple as a melted wire to the speaker terminals, could be a ruined internal amplifier. At that age I'd swing for a new one anyway.

Try and get the shell off, but if the plastic is moulded on around the parts you need to view, forget it - you'll chip it to bits trying to prise parts off.

Title: Re: TV volume doesn't work (unless I turn it waaaaaay up)
Post by: mrserv0n on February 17, 2008, 08:30:27 am

if it has rca outs you can hook speakers into it....

Title: Re: TV volume doesn't work (unless I turn it waaaaaay up)
Post by: unclet on February 17, 2008, 08:42:56 am

You could get a cheap TV from the newspaper ads or craigslist from around your neighborhood.   I bet you could get a good 27" TV for $50 or $70 only.

Title: Re: TV volume doesn't work (unless I turn it waaaaaay up)
Post by: TelcoLou on February 18, 2008, 07:46:51 pm

... or try Ebay .. I got a 19" CRT monitor for only $20 USD  8)