Electronics


Fix a Plasma TV that Won't Turn On and has a Blinking Light.

Your plasma television won't turn on. Maybe it has a blinking power or status LED. Maybe it turns on for a while and then stops working.

What's wrong?

If you take your TV to a repair shop, it is very possible that you'll be quoted several hundred dollars to replace the entire power board. But all that may be required is to replace some

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How to Repair a Samsung E250 Smart Phone

If you need to replace a part in your Samsung E250, like the flex cable, glass lens, LCD screen display, or the motherboard, it is quite easy to disassemble.

If your phone is just locked up, it may require a new motherboard like the guy in this video.


Or if it has other symptoms like the following, it may simply require a new ribbon...

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Repairing a Philips 50 Plasma TV

If you've got a 50" Philips plasma tv (model 50PF9731D/37) that won't turn on properly, it may be suffering from a bad capacitor due to age or a power surge. Usually, the television will try to turn on and then power down. There may be a blinking power light indicating some sort of error condition.


(Pretty sweet television for $100 and a

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How to Repair a Samsung SyncMaster 204B Monitor Backlight

Symptoms: Your Samsung SyncMaster 204B, 204T, or Samsung 225BW will not light up. It may take a few minutes to light up, it may flicker, or not start up at all.

This may be due to bad capacitors in the light board inside this monitor. The good news is that this is about as easy and cheap a problem to fix that you can get.

Open up the

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How to fix Samsung 46 LCD HDTV with a dead/black screen

If your Samsung LCD HDTV has died with sound but no image, it may be the matter of replacing a $100 (or less) part. And it is quite easy to do by following a simple video.

The television in this video is model #LN-4692D 46" LCD TV, but it applies to many other Samsung models. You just need to ensure that you get the correct T-con LCD

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How to Repair Blinking Green Light on a ViewSonic VX924 LCD Monitor

If your ViewSonic VX924 LCD monitor has stopped working with a blinking power button, it doesn't mean an expensive new monitor or a pricey repair.

It typically means that there is one or more failed capacitors ("caps") in the monitor and if you're at all mechanically inclined, you can make this repair yourself with a soldering iron.

If you

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How to Replace the Lamp in your GE Advantium 120 Microwave Oven

My GE Advantium Microwave Oven's lamps burn out way too often. While it looks difficult to replace the one that lights up the inside of the microwave, it is actually very easy.

The oven has two halogen lamps in it, both identical. So you can purchase one or more replacements knowing that (a) they will burn out eventually, and (b) the lamps

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Killing Cable TV. Can I Do it?

@CZ Verizon FiOS called to offer a free movie pkg. I get charged if I didn't cancel so I said no. She hung up on me. Nice customer service.
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Killing Cable TV. Can I Do it?

I posted on Twitter yesterday about a call I got from Verizon FiOS TV.

Here's the full story...

I'm a Verizon FiOS customer. TV, Phone, Internet. She called me.

She offered me a free movie package for a month, which I'm certainly open to hearing about. I forget the details, but it was for a premium movie

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jangro

How To Replace the Color Wheel in Your Samsung DLP Television and Save $400

Just need to change your bulb? Read this: how to change your Samsung DLP Lamp.

I've got one of the early models of the Samsung 43" DLP Television sets. We've been through a lot together, but it's just a fantastic picture. I love it.

Thankfully, I purchased the extended

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