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My old 28" Goodmans widecreen has had its first fault of its life. The power button won`t work, luckily it broke when the TV was on so I can just leave it on standby when not in use. Anyway, instead of getting this simple fault repaired for £50-£100+, I think it is time to get a new set as I`ve been thinking of upgrading for some time now.

I`m going to order a new 32" Widescreen TV, but need to get it into a converted loft room which is up 2 flights of stairs. I had enough trouble getting my old 28" TV up and the 32" ones are all an extra 20kg and of course larger.

Would the courier who delivers the TV just drop it at the front door or would he be able to help me take it up the stairs?

Any suggestions on a 32" set in my £800 budget would also be apprechiated. The price must include delivery and an extended warranty.

Thanks in advance

This item was edited on Sunday, 7th November 2004, 10:22

Check out John Lewis, as they give a free 5 yr warranty & free delivery.

I recently purchased a Sony 28 inch widescreen digital television from Comet`s website and had the same problem; attic conversion up two flights of stairs. I needn`t have worried though because although they delivered two days earlier than expected (and hence area not completely cleared in preparation) the two delivery guys unboxed the telly and carried it up and over to get it into place. Full marks to Comet for delivery service, and also for upholding their price promise.

Thanks for the advice,

I`m probably going to go with Currys or Comet and pay for installation.

Hey sparkster, if you are going to keep/sell the old tv it is easily repaired.

This is a really common fault on televisions, you`ll probably find only one side of the switch it faulty, the live or neutral. If you can get the switch out you will probably find that maplin have a direct replacement for it for a couple of pound.

If they don`t all you do is replace the switch with a toggle switch on the side of the TV. Just requires drilling a small hole in the case for the toggle bit to stick out, and possibly (depending on location) extending the 4 wires a bit.

Just make sure you use suitable thickness cable if extending (and a decent solder iron) and a suitable double pole, 2 position switch (double pole for the live and neutral switching, 2 positions for both on and off ;) ) A tip is, once fully fitted and tested, to coat the back of the switch in hot glue, from a glue gun, this stops the switch from turning and also makes sure the connectors on the back of the switch are well insulated.

As for getting the TV up the 2 flights of stairs, I always find it is best to have the tv on its side with the screen resting against my chest. So it would be as if you are holding it by the left speaker and the right speaker would be resting on the top of your chest or covering your face, depending on how tall you are ;)

Good luck

Ger.



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Thanks Superted,

After consideration I`ve decided to stick with my 28" TV for now.
I`ve seen some very nice 32" 100Hz TVs, but they`re out my budget so will need to save a little.

Anyway, I`ll be getting my 28" repaired. Any idea of how much it cost, ideally I`d like the engineer to fix it in my house - do they commonly do this?

Finally, besides being very uneconomical, is there any reason why I shouldn`t leave my TV on standby for the next few months (if I was unable to get it repaired or replaced). It wont dramatically shorten its life will it? :D

This item was edited on Sunday, 7th November 2004, 17:23