Re: End of an era.
Just had someone refuse an estimate for a scaler chip in a Samsung. When asked how much he though was reasonable he reckoned no more than £30. After all, he reasoned, you can get a TV on Facebook for around £80. Which was more than we wanted for a guaranteed repair! People are strange...
We have the local Facebook guys too. They buy up all the old smashed TVs, remove the boards and hope for the best when one comes in. They know little or nothing about TVs, of course, but can use a screwdriver and can spot a bulging capacitor, even if their soldering skills are neanderthal. And if the TV doesn't get fixed, the parts are 'unavailable' or the 'screen is faulty'. To think we thought we'd seen the last of the cowboys!
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