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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 650940" data-attributes="member: 325666">Hi Gandalf ..Just as a bit of extra info you might find useful..IF ..you get a replacement tv ...and your old one is left for you to dispose of ..you can make a fair bit of cash out of its carcass ..An LCD TV consists basically of 4 main components..The Power supply boardThe Invertor /backlight drive boardThe Main board (cpu and signal processing)and the lcd panel which has a small driver board mounted on the rear of the panel ..All of these component boards are easily removed ..and will command a reasonable 'salvage' price on Ebay ..Typically a power board or invertor will go for anything between 35 and 70 quid ..depending on its rarity..Both engineers and diy types will buy these to repair a faulty TV ...as many boards are deliberately priced by the manufacturer too high to make repairs economic..Some are not even available to buy after just 18 months ....again a deliberate attempt by the manufacturer to get joe public to part with more of their 'hard earned'I am a strong advocate for recycling these 'useful' boards ...Its greener and better for everyones pocket.Be under no illusions the Govt would much rather you spend ..spend..spend ...even whilst they spout Green Rhetoric from their soap boxes.Two faced doesn't begin to describe them.rgdsVS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 650940, member: 325666"] Hi Gandalf .. Just as a bit of extra info you might find useful.. IF ..you get a replacement tv ...and your old one is left for you to dispose of .. you can make a fair bit of cash out of its carcass .. An LCD TV consists basically of 4 main components.. The Power supply board The Invertor /backlight drive board The Main board (cpu and signal processing) and the lcd panel which has a small driver board mounted on the rear of the panel .. All of these component boards are easily removed ..and will command a reasonable 'salvage' price on Ebay .. Typically a power board or invertor will go for anything between 35 and 70 quid ..depending on its rarity.. Both engineers and diy types will buy these to repair a faulty TV ...as many boards are deliberately priced by the manufacturer too high to make repairs economic.. Some are not even available to buy after just 18 months .. ..again a deliberate attempt by the manufacturer to get joe public to part with more of their 'hard earned' I am a strong advocate for recycling these 'useful' boards ... Its greener and better for everyones pocket. Be under no illusions the Govt would much rather you spend ..spend..spend ...even whilst they spout Green Rhetoric from their soap boxes. Two faced doesn't begin to describe them. rgds VS [/QUOTE]

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