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THIS is what I was talking about. Those LCD panels that are supposed to last "20 years of constant use". BULLSHIT! !! They are VERY lucky to last FIVE !!
The "tab bond" problem is becomming quite an issue, from what I see. It does not take very long either. A LOT of it is being blamed on the ROHS solder. This may be true. Whatever it is..it is giving flat-panels a not-too-good reputation. And deservedly so.
It s not easy to tell someone with a 46 inch vizio set, only 3-4 years old, but out of warr.."you have a bad panel". They will reply" but I thought these flat sets were supposed to last 20 years"...my old zenith did"..
I recently was able to save a 2010 Sony LCD set from going to the dump. The owner did not want to put much in it. It had a bad standby power chip...AND a bad inverter. I was able to find an inverter on the bay cheap--otherwise--I would have lost the repair. A 4 year old Sony set...
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