Panasonic 27" TV - Picture Problem...

Hey all. I have a 27" Panasonic TV that's either 9 or 10 years old. The model # is CT-27S2S. I'm not a technician and am not experienced in repairing electronics. I've seen this newsgroup many times and I thought I'd post my problem. This TV has been a good one for many years but recently has developed a problem. When you turn the TV on, it will play fine for 8-10 minutes, but then the picture will go completely black and will have muddy sound when you put your ear down to the speakers. It will stay black for anywhere from 3-6 minutes and then it will make a tick sound then it will come back on and the sound will be normal again. It does this back and forth for roughly the same amount of time. Everytime the picture goes dead, it will show an image of a dim line going vertical from top to bottom.

What could I expect to pay for someone to repair it in general? I'm going to be calling places shortly, but I wanted to get some kind of idea of what may be wrong with it and what I could expect to pay for repair? Would it be worth getting it repaired? I know I'm asking many general questions, but I would like to get some kind of idea of what the cost maybe and if it would be worth repairing.

Please either reply here or to snipped-for-privacy@cs.com if you can provide any help. It would be really appreciated.

Take care,

Tom

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thetommyboy2k
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Given current gasoline prices, can you take it into a servicer? In home service right now is carrying a pretty good premium due to the high costs of keeping a tech on the road. Add around $40-50 typical to get the technician to your door.

If you take the set in for repair. Typical estimate charge is ~$30 for that size, most ordinary repairs will run under $90 total (including any estimate charge). Some places, to help keep your repair charges down, will ask for a typical pre-approval that will cover probably 90% of most normal repairs parts and labor. It simply saves both time and money by not having to put the tv back together if they do not get a hold of you right away when they have the detailed diagnosis and it saves phone time.

Given that it is 9 years old, you will have to decide how much to invest in the repair. The general rule of thumb is on a decent quality set like Panasonic, to go up to 1/3rd the cost of replacement if it is

8 years or less. If the picture still looks good, sharp, good and proper color, I might still consider putting between 1/4 and 1/3 replacement cost into the repair before buying a new one even though it is 9 years old. Were it 15+ years old, it would be a different story.
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dkuhajda

Thank you for giving me an idea on the repair costs. I appreciate it! Does anyone happen to know what may be wrong? If you missed the problem, please read the original message. I just want to have an idea so that I don't get took by the repairman. :-)

Thanks, Tom

snipped-for-privacy@locl.net wrote:

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thetommyboy2k

Those damn dishonest and crooked repairmen.... they would rip you off if they weren't so busy giving free repair advice on this newsgroup. electricitym

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snipped-for-privacy@cs.com wrote: I just want to have an idea

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electricitym

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