pretgurl t1_j7edlym wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:19 AM

Reply to comment by snozzfartz in Anyone has recommendations for tv repair near Columbia? by No_Chicken8949

so anytime you have issues with the panel which this sounds like you would need to replace the panel. which is definitely not worth the repair. cost of the panel is usually just $100-200 less than buying the tv new. factor in the xost of Labor and you would have purchased a new tv. For a second opinion UBREAKIFIX should be able to give you a quote.

No_Chicken8949 OP t1_j7galrj wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:21 PM

I got this tv for free from a neighboor. It is a Vizio model E70-E7. So I guess it is 70 in? Very big compared to my current tv (50 in).

I thought since I didn’t pay anything for this tv then I think it would be forth it to spend $200-300 to fix it. What do you think? Specially because all the 70-in TVs I could find were more than $400.

The issue is there are dark shadows on the screen, I believe it is top and bottom. So maybe the backlight needs to be replaced.

The website Angi quote at around $300 to fix it.

pretgurl t1_j7gdhv8 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:40 PM

you may be getting a quote of $300 for the labor. what exactly is wrong with the unit?

MatyBoh t1_j7h9xq9 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 8:05 PM

I don't know of any shops in the area, but if you know someone handy there's usually pretty good videos available of how to repair tvs. There's one on the page for replacement backlights that goes through the process for a model close to yours:

https://www.shopjimmy.com/lb70006-replacement-led-backlight-strips-12-for-vizio-e70-e3/

I've done this kind of repair a few times now and it's usually not too complicated.