RE: Re: [OT] Plasma broken :-(

["aashram" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

this is one of the reasons I refused to buy a plasma=20
Mainly they are all leaking gases and in time
the picture quality will dwindle. For amount they cost=20
not worth it in my humble opinion.
=20
=20

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From: Keith Finnett [mailto:keith@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wed 16/03/2005 10:08
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Plasma broken :-(





Thought i'd share my findings after talking to NEC....

Well it's predictably not great. They can evaluate the unit for =A370-
=A3300 depending on how it's delivered to them, but the killer is that
if one of the multitude of PCBs needs replacing that could be around
=A3500 a throw, and there's no guarantee only one is bust.

In fact, the tone of the service rep was one of "oh dear, you'd be
better just buying a new one". Bugger.

Not sure what to do, but it's not looking cheap....:-(

k


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Keith Finnett" <keith@f...> wrote:
>
> It's now 3 years old but my NEC 42MP3 appears to be dying... The
> image on the screen looks 'posterised' with colours all wrong (for
> example, white becomes pink and streaky, light colours are a
> fetching shade of green, and there are fluorescent halos around
> everything), and occasionaly the screen 'loses' the image and
starts
> buzzing. The picture returns, but with the image issues.
>
> I'm going to give NEC a call tomorrow (not under warranty) but I
> suspect the cost of getting a service engineer to the screen plus
> parts and labour will be expensive and i'm not convinced it's
worth
> it.
>
> Has anyone else had experience of plasma screens breaking in terms
> of costs, etc.. or does the issue I described sound familiar??
>
>
> Looking forward, if it is to be replaced I want to make sure I get
> something that can cope with high-def material. I want a screen of
> around 42" in size. Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
>
> (a rather sad and despondent) Keith