Remember that most consumer electronics made today are meant to be thrown away as the cost of repair exceeds the price of a new device.
without a doubt Ken, i agree. HOWEVER, I have saved THOUSANDS(and made thousands) of dollars by taking something a company (or resident)has thrown away because of a small flaw. I need to rule out it isn't something small before i give up.
I did get a quote for a mainboard of 500. with the local repair shops markup i am sure.
side note: picked up 5 brand new dehumidifiers that a local company threw away because they made a noise. Opened them to find the bottom mounting screw in each fan was either not installed or fell out since i found one nut in the bottom of one of them.
It's cheaper for them to throw it away then to return it to the manufacturer. It cost me about .25 and an hours time for 5 new dehumidifiers.
not the same as an LCD TV but the fact it was just something as stupid as that makes me not want to give up