Bought one in 2011. Display kept going dark, intermittently first, now permanent. Two repairs done $220, a new "fix" $550 is estimated - shall I do it?
170966
I honestly believe with electronics, any electronics, including apple, there is always a chance something can happen after warranty is out. Power surges, brown outs, all affect these extremely sensitive pieces of equipment. I would not hesitant buying a apple product again. You may want to budget for the extended warranty though for piece of mind.
170967
Check this for a probable fix http://9to5mac.com/2013/08/16/apple-opens-graphics-card-replacement-program-for-some-mid-2011-imacs/
1806661
Oh my gosh, that is EXACTLY the same problem we are having. It started maybe 4-6 months out of warranty. I am SO mad about t his. We are out of warranty and took it to a TV repairman, he said he couldn't fix it because they don't make just the part that is needed. We would basically need to replace the whole LCD at that point and that wouldn't be worth it. (cost me $75 for the assessment too!) I am going to call Samsung tonight but I am not hoping for much.
2041079
We had problems with the screen when we got our unit - It was unusable. Clearly their quality control is lacking. I would suggest you return it. They will offer part credit, but if you insist, you can get full credit.
2150436
Not sure when you have screen issues it may be time for a new one . Good luck
317243
Not sure if a fix exists, but if your screen is still under warranty, I'd RMA right away. Why mess around with hacks when you are entitled to a fully functional device?
944238
Yep, just happened to me. I called the Motorola CSR who was anything but helpful. Told me to take out the battery for 10 minutes to reset it (you mean like I had already done 10 or 12 times?!). Useless. Didn't help that it was 1.5 yrs old, just out of warranty. So I took apart the monitor myself. Turns out there's a poorly designed flimsy switch that's soldered to the motherboard. If you press too hard it will cause the delicate soldered parts to fail, not right away, but I found that I had to keep pressing harder and harder over time to get it to work. Then one day it just would not power on anymore. Now, I'm trying to find an electronic store to solder it back on cuz I'm sure that's going to be cheaper than a new monitor! Thanks alot, no-help Motorola!
689200
Backlight bleeding and tint is a luck based thing with these. I currently have the second one here, because the first one had a damaged led row, and this one has a slight tint to the blue - after all, those are the kind of reasons this is only an A Panel, and not A+. But if you get backlight bleeding you can fix it rather easy - just google it and you will find videos on how to do it. But that's only if you're not afraid of opening up the casing (did so myself, and it's really not that dangerous, altough a little work with the cheap plastic encasing)
1402079
Unfortunately this is not a unique problem. My research shows many customers have had this happen to their Sony TV's, even after just a year or so. My TV lasted 18 months before this happened. Bloggers have documented that it can't be fixed, certainly not at a cost that is worthwhile. The only option is to recycle the TV and buy a new one...of a different brand with a more stellar reliability rating. Sorry.
978855
This happened to me too,i would suggest you to buy the LCD which costs around 30 dollars and replace it with broken one.If you need further help let me know.
2041879
I tried as well. The answer is NOPE. You MUST have your reciept to use the warrenty if you make a claim. I had the power supply side go out after less that one year. The would not send me a new one because I did not think to save my invoice. The LED should not burn out. Your power unit might be the culprit, but it is hard to tell unless you have 2 units. (which I do)....or at least used to.
890577
You broke the LCD, you're going to need at least a new LCD, probably the "easiest" thing would be to simply get a new LCD/digitizer glass assembly and swap out the whole unit.
246206
Yes, I am having the same issue with my same model television. Mine was purchased the end of 2/08, it started doing that about a month ago and it is out of warranty. Have you had your repaired? If so, what was the cost? wants $150 just to come out and diagnose the problem.
755513
I can only can give my opinion but, in any past experience I have had regarding LED displays like this is not good.Generally, you would have to replaceThe whole display module.... But I might be wrong. :0/
1345245
Buy a new one. It cost about the same for a new screen. Hopefully you bought the warrenty
2095479
I've had multiiple problems with this model. First I had the "white dot" problem. At first a few white dots show on the screen. Then every day there are more and more until the screen is a star field. The DLP chip had to be replaced to fix this. Then I had the problem you're describing. It wasn't the LED which lasts about 10 years (unlike the non-LED models which have a bulb that needs to be replaced every 3 years). It was either the motherboard or DMD board. I forget which, but I ended up paying $600 to have it fixed. It was out of warranty.
680083
I also am not sure about a warranty. Say you pay $299 for a 3 year warranty. What could break on an LCD, the lamp? If so, how much is a replacement and how long for the serviceman to fix it?
1148549
I'm not seeing any warranty , The computer have a problem once ina while the screen blackout. going to put a complaint to the provider.