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Todays TV's are subject to failures in many different ways. Some brands have chronic failures and most TV's today are intended to last 3-5 years before trouble starts.
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LCD panels are extremely delicate. Panels can be less than the thickness of an eggshell. Therefore, they are easily damaged. The bigger the screen, the more vulnerable it is. Once a crack occurs, there is no way to repair the panel other than to replace it - which is cost prohibitive. The TV cannot be repaired.How to transport a TVFlat panel TV's are best transported upright, NOT flat. If you can only transport the TV laying on it's back, be sure to put plenty of padding underneath and always secure the TV for a minimum of movement. The larger the TV the easier the panel can crack.
Samsung can remotely disable their TVs worldwide using TV Block By Sergiu GatlanSamsung says that it can disable any of its Samsung TV sets remotely using TV Block, a feature built into all television products sold worldwide.This was revealed by the South Korean multinational in a press release issued earlier this month in response to the July South African riots that led to large-scale looting, which also impacted Samsung warehouses and stores."TV Block is a remote, security solution that detects if Samsung TV units have been unduly activated, and ensures that the television sets can only be used by the rightful owners with a valid proof of purchase," Samsung said. "The aim of the technology is to mitigate against the creation of secondary markets linked to the sale of illegal goods, both in South Africa and beyond its borders. This technology is already pre-loaded on all Samsung TV products." As Samsung explains, the goal behind remotely disabling stolen TV sets is to limit looting and "third party purchases," and ensuring that the TVs can only be used by "rightful owners with a valid proof of purchase." How TV Block works The TV Block function is activated remotely on all TV sets stolen from one of its
Todays televisions fail for common causes. Spraying the screen with cleaner and allowing it to run down into the bottom of the screen can cause a possible short on the driver boards, which are located at the bottom of the screen behind the plastic bezel on all TV's. It's possible to lose an image due to back light failure. Loss of image can be caused by many different type of faults. LCD panels in certain brands of TV's are know to have a higher than normal failure rate. Once a panel fails or is cracked, the only option is to replace the TV. A flat screen TV should never be transported laying flat. It should always be transported upright, well padded and secure. Most TV's have 3 boards inside. That usually consists of a power board, a main board, and graphics (T-con) board, which is sometimes built into the main board. Each of these boards need to work in harmony with each other for the TV to work properly. Some smaller TV's have an "all in one board" which has everything built into a single board. Component Failure TV panels are connected to the driver boards by cables known s