Right on Walter! George Afana Electronics Moreno Valley, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:06 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: What's the preferred PTV for me to buy? > No one is disagreeing with you Perry. > RCA makes US money. > The question was about buying a set for himself. > I don't think he intends to make money off his own > set. > I know that I don't want to repair anything after I > go home. > Bet you all don't either. > Walter > --- Electric Medic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yeah, rca is predictable. predictability makes us > > money. I can name many > > fixes off the top of my head that you can make a > > fortune on with rca's. > > eeproms, splitters, flybacks, H.O.T, solder jobs, > > and many more. I love the > > rca test, where you unsolder the h.o.t. to find > > out the flyback is bad. try > > that with a Hitachi. Hitachi's might have a half > > picture, and the tuner is > > bad. or you have a dead set and the audio final > > is bad. or one of those > > thousand pico fuses might be bad. i feel like I > > am playing twister when I > > have to change some of those pico's, you have to > > stand on your head. I love > > the way they number them too, 1000, 2000, 5000, > > or 7000. what ever happened > > to 1 amp and so on? I take my wife out to dinner > > when we get a rca ptv in, > > but..have to mortgage the house to buy a Hitachi > > board. It is a no brainier, > > just be honest everyone, Hitachi is not a > > servicers money maker. > > > > Perry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf > > Of Philip Bader > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:46 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: What's the preferred > > PTV for me to buy? > > > > > > I will say RCA is predictable. And whatever we > > are familiar with we are > > more efficient with, therefore we like more. > > Consumer reports rated RCA/GE lowest. Below > > Sharp,Sanyo... > > I like RCA, too from a servicer standpoint. > > They said Sony was rated pretty high but thought > > it was overpriced for > > the quality. Surprisingly Sharp rated very high. > > Hmmm. > > Phil > > I am still listning, and have not made my PTV > > decision yet... > > Phil Bader > > > > Electric Medic wrote: > > > > > > I also hate Hitachi ptv's, it's RCA for me and > > everyone I know, everytime. > > > especially the PTK195 chassis. Plus, guide plus > > is great, I use it > > everyday. > > > I can fix 10 RCA's in the time it takes to fix > > one Hitachi. Got a 60" rca > > in > > > my living room. Ever tried to buy that flimsy > > Hitachi main deflection > > board > > > for a lightning damaged set. try $700 or $800 > > dollars, and that is not > > > marked up or shipping cost. Not to mention the > > board is almost as big as > > the > > > set. It takes a trailer behind your service > > truck to carry it. They put > > way > > > too much on one board on a PTV, power supply, > > deflection, convergence, and > > > the kitchen sink. Don't try to ship the flimsy > > board off either, the thing > > > will crack every time. rca by far is the > > easiest ptv to repair and the > > > picture is just as good as any of them. I don't > > care about free manuals, I > > > have to buy them anyway every year for 18 > > manufacturers, most of them > > never > > > get opened. and forget tech assist, they will > > tell you when you find the > > > problem call us back and tell us. I can > > honestly say that I have never got > > a > > > fix from any manufacturer tech assist. I have > > however, got tons of fixes > > > from Winstips. Tech Assist is highly overrated. > > > > > > Perry > > > Electric Medic > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > > Behalf Of J Silverman > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:59 PM > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: What's the preferred > > PTV for me to buy? > > > > > > Well, for one thing, any servicer can sign up > > on the Hitachi Web site and > > > get service manuals, tech tips, and tech > > assistance FREE. Just try to get > > > something free from Sony. Also Hitachi will > > look the world over if you > > need > > > a part. They have done it for us many times. > > Even sent us a camcorder > > video > > > head free to accommodate a customer (who > > probably did something they > > wouldnt > > > admit to and ruined the original head) and we > > were not a ASC at the time. > > > Jerry Silverman > > > Greentron Inc > > > 4 Newland Ave > > > Greenville SC 29609 > > > 864 232 3889 > > > Fax 271 2080 > > > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Garbage" <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 7:57 AM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: What's the preferred > > PTV for me to buy? > > > > > > > You know.....that's funny Walter. I prefer > > Sony, you prefer Hitachi. I > > > hate > > > > Hitachi. It's a pain to repair when they go > > out. But that's because Fort > > > > Wayne is not a Hitachi Town......So I guess I > > should also say to Philip > > to > > > > buy something he doesn't DREAD working on.... > > like Sony.....well > > > supported, > > > > friendly staff......EVERYBODY seems to be > > Sony authorized repair > > > > centers....if you live in Hitachi-land then > > buy Hitachi.....I've seen > > > > Hitachi, and they don't look bad, pretty good > > TV set. But ask yourself > > "If > > > > it breaks, who will service it?" > > > > > > > > Damon Brunger > > > > Telrad Electronic Services > > > > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 12:06 AM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: What's the > > preferred PTV for me to buy? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Phil, have you ever changed the > > coupling/cooling > > > > > fluid in the projectors. > > > > > As you are a tech, it won't cost much. > > > > > We sell, or have sold, Toshiba, Hitachi, > > Pioneer, > > > > > zenith, philips, rca, Samsung, sony. > > > > > It's a no brainer. > > > > > Either Toshiba or Hitachi. > > > > > I wouldn't even bring anything else home as > > a gift. > > > > > Between those two, the Hitachi seems to > > have an > > > > > edge over the Toshiba when viewing a NON HD > > signal. > > > > > Most all true HD tv's look worse than their > > non hd > > > > > counterparts when on "regular" tv. > > > > > However I've had a few(very few) more > > failures in > > > > > the Hitachi. > > > > > Toshiba's have almost NO defects. > > > > > HTH > > > > > Walter > > > > > --- support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > Well Phil, > > > > > > For one, I would not buy from CC or Sears > > or > > > > > > Wal-Mart. > > > > > > Perhaps there is a shop in your area that > > sells > > > > > > new. > > > > > > I have a Hitachi 57" HD wide > > screen....sure it > > > > > > was free, but I love it. You know you can > > get > > > > > > service > > > > > > manuals for these and free tech help. > > > > > > I know Pioneer and Toshiba make decent > > sets.. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeff Dougherty > > > > > > Intrepid Video TV/VCR > > > > > > 263 S Front St > > > > > > Steelton PA 17113 > > > > > > fax...717-564-4952 > > > > > > www.intrepid-video.com > > www.tech-repair.net > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Philip Bader" > > <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 1:44 PM > > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] What's the > > preferred PTV > > > > > > for me to buy? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know this is a wide area, but for the > > ASC's and > > > > > > others who see more of > > > > > > these newer projection TVs, if you were > > > > > > purchasing one for your own use > > > > > > (in the 50-55 inch range) and money WAS > > an > > > > > > object, what would be your > > > > > > choice? > > > > > > Consider not only price but quality, > > servicing, > > > > > > repair incedence (in the > > > > > > shop more than at home), etc. > > > > > > Factor all this in, throw me some > > makes/models. > > > > > > Wifey is cruising around Circuit City! > > > > > > Argh. > > > > > > Our old PTV325 maggie is working but the > > CRTs are > > > > > > getting a bit low. > > > > > > Phil Bader > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Philip Bader > > > > > > Jan Phyl TV Inc. 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