Matsui LM19W1 (stuck in standby)

Does it try to come out of standby, and then drop back ? If so, first thing to try is unplugging the backlight inverter board. Failure of these is very common, and will cause the symptoms if it does at least try. The sound output chip is another suspect for this type of failure.

If it doesn't even try, this can be a power supply fault, but I have also had mainboard failures cause it on other sets from this stable. To be honest, if it's anything more than *really simple* on an LCD TV, you're unlikely to get to the bottom of it. In the last few weeks, the prices of

19" sets has crashed in the electrical barns and supermarkets, so it might in the end be more economic to just replace it.

Arfa

On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:16:15 -0000, "Arfa Daily" put finger to keyboard and composed:

Sorry, to hijack this thread, but I notice that Matsui is a Dixons supermarket brand (with a fake Japanese name). What is the support like for these off-brand appliances? Will Dixons or their service agent (do they have one?) supply service literature, spare parts, etc? Do they limit their responsibility to honouring the warranty (by repair, replacement, or refund), and then leave the customers to their own devices?

Here in Australia I've purchased several different appliances from Aldi but I've never been able to obtain a service manual for any of them. I've always had to do my own research and reverse engineering. On the plus side, many of the appliances have proven to be hackable, with the result that I've often ended up with more than I paid for.

- Franc Zabkar

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It's a bit 'hit and miss' on the service angle, Franc. In theory, you can get service info from the Dixons Group. Friend of mine is a service agent for them. They seem to use independants, and dictate the terms. They did also have their own in-house service that a friend of mine from the 'early days' worked for, but I'm not sure if they still do. A lot of warranty seems to be handled by exchange, if the part required is not going to be supplied FOC by the manufacturer. You are right that the Matsui thing is just a Jap-sounding name, but on the whole, the stuff is not the worst you're ever going to come across. Some of their TV sets and VCRs have been very long-lived, and obtaining parts was not much of a problem. Thing is, the stuff is so cheap now that it's hardly worth worrying about service once the warranty is out. I was looking just the other day at a 22" fully featured LCD TV for my newly remodelled kitchen. Built in Freeview receiver, HD,

1000:1 contrast ratio etc etc. UK£179 ! That was from Argos and was some 'never-heard-of' brand, and you would probably say that being in the trade, I ought to know better, but c'mon ... 179 quid ?? Got to be worth a punt at that hasn't it ? Anything lost really, if it's naffed-out after 2 years ?

Arfa

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Arfa, I sympathise with what you say here, and from a purely practical consumer standpoint it is hard to disagree. However, this throwaway approach is somewhat abhorrent, and has environmental costs which are borne by us all, through taxes for waste treatment and public recycling schemes - the manufacturers have only a limited liability for what happens to their shoddy junk when it expires.

A lot of time and money are needed to deal with the after effects of this mentality. And worse still, it is particularly the poorer folk in the third world who bear the brunt - the drive for more raw materials (metals, minerals etc) leads to civil wars and instability in places like the congo for example. To keep the costs of our monitors, tvs and dvds down, whole countries end up being privatized (or should that be privateered!) and the wealth from their resources exported.

It's not only the production process, but hazardous e-waste from the first world often ends up in slums in India and Nigeria where the local water supplies are contaminated....the list really is almost endless when you look into it a bit.

Anyway, not having a pop at you, my intention is just to comment on the situation we're all in. but I think more people should be aware that their buying decisions do have consequences, affecting people unseen by them. B

On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:21:44 -0000, "Arfa Daily" put finger to keyboard and composed:

I'm thoroughly disillusioned by the lack of quality in any brand these days. Like you, I reckon I may as well buy something cheap and not expect much, rather than expect a lot from a name brand and then be disappointed.

Anyway, I'd like to know why a service manual isn't automatically included on the same CD that contains the user manual, bundled software, etc, especially these days when everyone is focused on saving the planet. I've tried to interest my local Green politicians in these kinds of issues, but they're either too stupid, or too preoccupied with their more politically visible agenda such as plastic bags and CFLs.

BTW, in an email from our local garbage collection contractor, I was advised ...

"Thanks for taking the time to use our website I spoke to our Supervisor and he advised the best way to dispose of fluorescent lamps is just in your normal garbage bin"

- Franc Zabkar

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I know. Beggars belief, doesn't it ... :-(

Arfa