We have a 49" version of this same TV and have this problem. We were talking replacement but after watching your video I am definitely going to give this a shot. Thanks for the great video.
Just finished replacing the LED strips in our LG 49LF5500 TV. Your guidance was exceptional. The TV works perfectly now. I bought the LEDs on ebay and the cost was a little more - $38. Thanks again!
I went down this rabbit hole with you I must say I was impressed at your patience during the process. I just wish you were my neighbor I’d let you fix mine.
I appreciate your mid video edits advising viewer what minute mark they can advance your video if they don't necessarily want to see disassembly. You are very considerate and I'll look to watch your video's.
Thank you. I got the answer I was looking for. My TV is 6 years old and we have 2 LEDS out. My concern in replacing them was the probability that more would go out soon after. Time for a new TV it appears. Thank you.
I agree, it's time for a new TV, but I hope you'll consider keeping this one and trying to fix it. It's already broken. You have nothing to lose. High quality aftermarket replacement LED strips are ridiculously cheap right now. If you fix it, you'll have this TV to replace the new one when it breaks. The life expectancy of the TVs they're selling today is ridiculously short. And, I guarantee, no new TV will give you more viewing satisfaction than a 6 year old TV fixed by your own hands. Good luck! Thanks for commenting.
I loved your video and found it clear and concise. I was ready to take apart my parents TV. When I went to their house and tried the TV it was indeed spotty on one side. I reset it to see if that would work first. I then experienced the TV flashing, the entire screen all LED working like normal but whole screen flashing(not a flicker) How can bad LEDs flash? Is it still the LEDs? Now I’m perplexed.
Yes, it's still the LEDs. Most likely, less favorable energy star/video settings were restored when you reset the TV. That's why the symptoms changed. To restore the original symptoms, note what the settings are now. Try changing them and see what happens. If you're lucky, you may even find a combination that'll work fairly well, at least for a little while. Regarding the "whole screen flashing," one (or more) of the LEDs is overheating and shorting out at the current brightness level. To prevent a fire, the whole display shuts down. The LEDs instantly cool, and the cycle repeats. It's a very common problem. If you want to fix your parents TV, this playlist should help: ruclips.net/p/PLtHWNKmm4UJPpIgL2yFVHhBKWSmgPVzyb You'll need to identify the part number(s) of the LED strips that are in there, and buy new, preferably aftermarket ones (not remanufactured OEM strips). Good luck! Thanks for asking. Comments and likes really help the channel.
Thank you for the video. I have this problem with my tv that happens every week and I can fix it by changing the display mode. I read above someone had this issue after a thunder storm and it went away so its a power issue. Since mine gets fixed after I change display modes could it also be a power issue? The tv is just out of warranty.
No, it's not a power issue. It's an LED problem. You can easily prove it by putting a new power supply boards these TVs. Nothing will change, unless you replace the defective LED strips. Good luck! Thanks for commenting.
This is amazing. Could you list the tools used because I would need to make sure I have the tools. I do have a screw driver. I’m a quick learner I’m sure I could do it!
No special tools are required to replace LED strips, just ordinary screwdrivers, pliers and scrapers. To see those that I use, please watch ruclips.net/p/PLtHWNKmm4UJPpIgL2yFVHhBKWSmgPVzyb the LCD/LED playlist. Lots of good take-apart tips there, too! Good luck. Thanks for asking...
PH , and PZ set of screwdriwers. And few plastic card's (credit cards..) it is a great tool to push between gaps, and separate between plastic 'connections'
I have a curved sony 65 inch tv that has issues with the backlight. At first it turned off after starting. Then I grounded the backlight error pin and it worked for some time. Now when I have the brightness too high there are leds st the bottom that flicker sometimes. My gut tells me this will be a lot harder on a curved tv. Have you done it on a curved one?
Sixty five inch curved screen, no. Sixty five inch flat screen, yes, always with a second person to help me lift off the LCD. Big LCDs can NOT support their own weight. Even if you have arms the length of an NBA center's arms, two hands do not provide enough lift points. Try lifting a 65" LCD alone and you'll crack it. Best to use a stretcher made from two lengths of PVC pipe covered with split-foam, pipe insulation. With the assistance of a second person, carefully insert first one pipe then the other under the edges of the LCD. Then, after preparing a flat, padded, spot to accept the LCD, lift it away the same as two EMTs might carefully lift an accident victim. With the LCD and underlying layers removed, and safely put aside, reading part numbers off of the failed LED strips is easy. The hard part is finding them. Generally, I'll order direct from China. The order takes at least two weeks to get here, often longer, and I don't always get what I ordered. So is it possible for two people to repair the lightbox on a 65" or larger TV? Yes. Is it easy? No. Chances of success, assuming two patient, mature do-it-yourselfers with time and workspace to spare? I'd say 50%. Look at it this way: The thing is already broken. What have you got to lose? If you were my neighbor asking this question, I'd say "Let's try to fix it!"
Sadly my TV is getting to be in similar shape and i suspected this to be the issue. I got a mid level samsung 47" maybe 3 or 4ish years ago, i never have luck with the big ones, i have 2 32 " i bought 10 years ago cheapo vizio that still kick and look great!
Most likely, those 32", 10 year old, LCD TVs have fluorescent backlights. That' may be why they're still working. Fluorescent backlights cost more but are far more reliable than LED backlights. So are plasma displays. We have two plasma TVs from 2006 - 2007. Both displays are still absolutely perfect - like new. But LEDs are cheaper, and US consumers want new TVs every other year, so LEDs are all you can get right now. People have been led to believe that it's a good thing to "throw it away and buy a new one." In the process, make as much trash as possible. That's how woke people are saving the planet!
Thanks. It is not only are made to be trashed and not environmentaly friendly, but to make profit for someone ipaid well enough to make these to drive a porsh car around!
LG UH6500 is doing this, and mine is from 2016. I need tp get it fixex because its one of the last 3D 4K tvs and i enjoy watching 3D movies and can't let it go. 😢
The problem with sixty five inch flat screen repairs is that big LCDs can NOT support their own weight. Even if you have arms the length of an NBA center, two hands do not provide enough lift points. Try lifting a 65" LCD alone and you'll crack it. So I use a stretcher made from two lengths of PVC pipe covered with split-foam, pipe insulation. With the assistance of a second person, I carefully insert first one pipe then the other under the edges of the LCD. Then, after preparing a flat, padded, spot to accept the LCD, we lift it away the same as two EMTs might carefully lift an accident victim. So is it possible for two people to repair the lightbox on a 65" or larger TV? Yes. Is it easy? No. Chances of success, assuming two patient, mature do-it-yourselfers with time and workspace to spare? I'd say 50%. Look at it this way: The thing is already broken. If you were my neighbor, asking for my help, I'd say "Before you throw it away, let's try to fix it!"
did you explain about the dimming problem? that i can see white dots on spots where the light still there. why is it happening? and replacing strips fix it? or is it somthing else causing it
You may also have the bright spots problem shown here: ruclips.net/video/Tv5s0KttNX0/видео.html and here: ruclips.net/video/xaaGEDHwwAg/видео.html in videos titled LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Bright Spots on the Screen PARTS 1 and 2. Replacement LED strips will correct both problems. Just be sure to order HQ aftermarket strips, not new OEM strips, and definitely not remanufactured OEM strips. If HQ aftermarket strips are not available for your TV, then you can also try fixing/remanufacturing your existing, OEM LED strips. This video: ruclips.net/video/mW0OAYIRdqc/видео.html titled LG 42LN5700 - 47 LN5400 LED TV Screen Repair Secrets shows how. For confidence, read through the comments on these videos. Most people who attempt the se repairs are successful. Even if you fail, and we all fail sometimes, the TV is already broken, so you have nothing to lose. With patience and typical DIY disposition, the odds of success are with you. Good luck! Thanks for asking.
@@LawrencePina so I deconstructed my tv and to look at the backlight. And those round clear lenses were all attached and i realized that 4lights were dead. And all lights was bluish purple. Not white. But what i am not sure is that replacing all back lights would fix the blurry dots problem. This is not cause by the dettatched little lenses. They were all on each led.
Ok, good job! That tells me you also have this problem: ruclips.net/video/8g3uQaNK0Jo/видео.html "LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Dark Blue Picture." Replacing the LED strips (with HQ aftermarket strips, not remanufactured OEM strips) will make the TV like new again. Order using the part numbers printed on your existing strips, not by TV model number. Otherwise, you might not receive the right parts. Easy job at this point. Good luck! Thanks for asking.
This is an interesting video and helpful to some extent but after reading some of the comments it seems like ordinary people who are not skilled in this would end up breaking TV parts trying to get it apart. It seems rather difficult to me. Especially the screen is like 70"
Repairing the display panel assembly on 70" TV is a two man job. It requires a large workspace, considerable DIY skill, maturity, and patience. You're right. It's not for everyone. But, at least you know what the problem is. You won't be wasting money by having someone else diagnose it for you. You won't be tempted to order new circuit boards from evilbay that are NOT going to accomplish anything. That's something! Knowledge is power. You're more empowered today than you were yesterday. I count that as mission accomplished!
It's so frustrating...my Benq EX3203R 32" has 3 vertical dark 'bars' ... the far right of the screen, the middle right, and middle left.... the image is present, but its dim, and sounds exactly like an LED strip problem. Absolute shame...seems like a relatively cheap component failure, causing the rest of the display to be compromised. I got a new display, but I'd be so pleased if the BenQ would work fully as it's a great screen!
Your 32" Benq TV might be an edge lit model, like this one ruclips.net/video/raicZqT-qVo/видео.html with just one row of LEDs at the bottom. Each LED is responsible for a vertical column of light. Three open LEDs would explain the three vertical dark bars. Why not take the TV apart and see if that's the case? The hardest part of the whole job might be removing a single row of old sticky tape from the light box. Sometimes it peels right off with (stays attached to) the old LED strip. Other times it tears and separates from the old LED strip and you've got to scrape it off. No problem though, because new strips come with new double sided sticky tape factory attached to them. If you like the TV, it's worth a shot in my opinion. Assuming there's no overheating damage, and all you find is a single bad LED strip, note the exact part number printed on it, and order a high quality aftermarket part from an online parts vendor. Could be a cheap and easy fix, but you're not going to know for sure until someone takes the TV apart. Really, 32 inch? It's not that hard. Good luck! Thanks for commenting.
Had the dark spots problem since the morning ( thunderstorm last night) ,then a short power outage for like 5 seconds , turned on the tv and the dark spots were gone! Could it had been low voltage on the power lines because of thunderstorms at night? And the small power outage was the power company fixing it? Or the problem is going to persist? Thanks
More likely, the short power outage reset the TV to more favorable energy star/video settings. Note what the settings are now. Try changing them and see what happens. If the dark spots come back, then there's a problem (which is only going to get worse). If they don't come back, then your assumption (temporary low voltage on the power line) is correct and the TV should be fine. Good luck! Thanks for asking. Comments and likes really help the channel.
@@LawrencePina thank you very much. You made a great video and a great point on how manufacturers make it hard to fix things so we keep consuming lol. Gonna chek the settings, tv has only like a year. Samsung. Grateful, greetings from Puerto Rico
Ive got a Sharp Roku TV and ive been noticing some very brief and minor flickering as if late, but as of using it right now it seems ti have just developed a nice thick horizontal patch that us definitely darker than the rest.
That means you've got a whole row out. In my experience (mostly fixing larger LG and Samsung TVs) that usually happens at the top of the display. Heat rises, so the top two rows tend to fail first. On smaller TVs, like the one shown in this video, rows consist of one-piece LED strips. On larger TVs, rows generally consist of two-piece LED strips - meaning there's a left side and right side. The shorted LED causing the entire row to fail will be on one side or the other. On disassembly, if you find that two rows are affected, you can often make one good row from two bad ones simply by swapping halves. Even if only one two-piece row is affected, you can narrow it down to which side is causing the problem by swapping the unlit halves into known good rows. Depending upon what replacement strips cost, that could save you quite a bit of money. Hope this helps. Good luck! Thanks for commenting...
@@LawrencePina what's odd is, after I made this comment I shut everything down and went to sleep (was extremely sleep deprived at the time), now after being up and looking at it throughout the day, even testing it again twice, it's not there. I'm thinking that maybe it was a bit in my head now, other than the occasional faint flickering, as I do see that from time to time
It's not in your head. Your just experiencing all-to-common symptoms caused by intermittent LED failure. Individual LEDs will continue to blink. Entire rows will continue to turn off and relight, until they fail all together. That's the problem with LED televisions. We've been told that LEDs last a lifetime but the lifetime they're referring to is the product's lifetime, not ours. When you can't stand the blinking anymore, why not try to fix the TV? Replacement LED strips have never been cheaper than they are right now and if you read through the comments you'll discover that many people have been able to do it. You might surprise yourself!
@@LawrencePina around the time you replied again, it definitely got waaaay worse. Whole thing is sadly much darker and colors seem off. I could try to repair it, but first id definitely need to get help as it's ceiling mounted and not easy to take down
Yes, but most likely you have an edge lit TV like the one shown here ruclips.net/video/raicZqT-qVo/видео.html in an episode titled "LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Half of Display is Barely Visible." Edge lit TVs only have a single row of LEDs at the bottom and use a light guide plate to direct the light upwards. One or two open LEDs at the end of the row would cause the vertical gray/dark column you describe. Cheap enough to fix. Good luck! Thanks for asking.
Hi I really appreciate you taking time out to do this video. I was hoping to ask a question. I have a Samsung LED 65 inch, and can't remember the model number. I live in Europe and have basically the identical problem. I was thinking of tackling this on my own seeing I don't really want to purchase a new TV. I'm not sure if I can get components delivered as cheap as you. Is there any tips you can give me ie is it worth tackling in my own😅 And can you recommend where to get the led lights? I appreciate your time
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the easiest, 10 being the hardest, replacing LED strips in a 65" TV is definitely a 10. Typical 65" LCDs can not support their own weight. Even if you are the size of an NBA player, with extraordinarily long arms and legs, two hands do not provide enough lift points. The display will crack no matter how carefully you try to lift it. To prevent that, you a need a helper, preferably an experienced helper. You need a stretcher made out of PVC pipe or 1x3 lumber and foam pipe insulation for the job. While one of you carefully raises one side of the display, the other slips a stretcher pole underneath. When both sides are supported, you can gently lift the display off of the TV same as EMTs might lift someone having a medical emergency. Even then, there's no guarantee of success. No doctor, no team of doctors, no matter how skilled, can cure every patient. If you were my neighbor, and you and I were doing this job (tying up your garage, not mine) I'd give us no more than a 50% chance of success. As to what Chinese vendor might have the replacement, high-quality aftermarket (not new OEM, definitely not remanufactured OEM) LED strips you need, it's impossible to answer that question without the part numbers off of the OEM strips that failed. With that info, you'd search on the Internet. You'd order from China. You'd wait two or three weeks for them to come in. Hopefully, the Chinese vendor will have sent you exactly what you ordered and the parts will NOT be defective. 50% of the time you will never receive anything, or you will receive something completely different (wrong length, wrong type, etc.) from what you ordered. When you complain, Alibaba and the 40 thieves will say that what you received still has value so, too bad for you! Still, if you'd rather repair rather than throw away, but have never repaired a TV before, here's what I recommend: ruclips.net/p/PLtHWNKmm4UJPpIgL2yFVHhBKWSmgPVzyb - There are over a dozen LCD/LED TV repair videos in this playlist. Study them. Read the helpful comments beneath them. Practice on a 40" or smaller TV (one man job). In my town, the store (aka, the town dump) is loaded with broken TVs, all sizes all makes, all free for the taking. If you crack the screen on one of these TVs, so what? It was broken anyway. Practice makes perfect. Eventually, you will be able to fix the small TVs you bring home from the dump. And eventually, you will have gained enough confidence to tackle your 65". Good luck! Thanks for asking. Unfortunately "it is what is," and there's no substitute for practice.
@@LawrencePina hey thanks so much for your answer I really appreciate it. I'm sorry I didn't see your answer before. I in not sure why but RUclips never tagged me with your response. I literally had to look through the comments section... Thanks thanks thanks again for your detailed response. I'll see how it goes. Or at best I'll but another one when sales are on ... Shame that it's a Samsung. I expected more duration. Take care
What capacitors? There are no electrolytic capacitors in an LCD/LED display panel assembly. And, unlike CRT (cathode ray tube) TVs and monitors which had to be discharged using a high-voltage probe before disconnecting the flyback transformer from a recently lit CRT, HV is not present in an LCD/LED display panel. There's nothing to discharge.
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs, aka flat TV screens) and light emitting diodes (LEDs, aka very tiny, energy efficient TV backlights) are two very different things. It is impossible for impact on a screen to cause the common LED backlight failures shown in this video. Impact causes the screen to flex inward, cracking it on the inside. As shown in ruclips.net/video/cOU5RVsFt70/видео.html LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Multicolor Vertical Lines, impact symptoms are completely different. How any experienced electronics repair person could suggest otherwise is beyond me...
@@LawrencePina thank you 🙏 .. i just complain them to the authority of consumer protection they take action then they forced them to repair it under warranty
My TV isn’t even that old, I bought it about 7-9 months ago and it’s have black smudges on the top corners (I don’t touch the tv) unless I’m cleaning the dust on the back. I got this one because the last one I had did the same thing. Can you tell me what’s going on? I really don’t want to buy another tv and have this happen again.
What's going on? From your description, I'd say LED failure, just like the TV taken apart in this video. Proof starts at 24:00. Watch again starting from there. When I was boy back in the 50's, we learned about "durable goods" in English language (vocabulary) class. Major appliances were supposed to last decades (not months), and they did. Today, things are different. People want new. Things rarely last more than a year or two and society is OK with that. "Throw it away and buy another one." Fix nothing. Make as much trash as possible. That's how woke people are saving the planet...
@@LawrencePina yeah, I honestly can’t stand it. I miss the days when you could buy something that would actually last and that was just not 90s, before then everything was American made and great quality (tools, cars, you already know) .I’m case I can’t fix it for any reason, it’s why I always keep my boxes for stuff that I spend a good amount of money on because they ask you to send them in the mail with the Original packaging but most people don’t do that so they have to throw away the old one and buy a new one. But yeah, I’m sure it’s the same to what’s going on in the video, I just wanted to be sure before I take it apart. I’m glad that I know what it most likely is though so I can just fix it myself. 20 dollars on some strips compared to packaging and dealing with returning it and buying another then remounting it and buying a new brand which will end up being more (that’s what I did when my last one did this, so I got a different one that cost 200 more). Thank you though, I appreciate it.
I sent my TV (LG 42LB65) to be fixed by an LG-certified repair center here in Egypt. The backlight strips were replaced, but instead of bright white spots, there are slightly dark spots, which can be noticed in video games with large bright uniform scenes. In other words, my problem was mitigated, not completely resolved. When I called the maintenance shop, they told me this is due to the fact that the components of my TV (especially the power supply) are old. I bought the TV, as far as I remember, on 2/2/2015, making the TV over 8 years old at the time of repairing (late May 2023). The weird thing is that the sightly dark spots are there despite the backlight being very very bright. Moreover, on some contents colors seem to be "washed out"; too much pale color on the screen, especially RUclips videos. Several technicians I know tell me different things, but most notably that it might be an issue with the quality of the LED backlight strips. The strips I installed are not a genuine kit produced by LG, but a Chinese one. The repair shop told me that the genuine backlight kits are far more expensive and are not available; all those who claim to sell genuine Korean LED backlight strips are lying. I need help, can this issue be 100% resolved? Can this issue persist due to the TV being old? I want to fix the issue 100% and have my TV like new again. Do you think someone here is lying to me?
In my experience, power supplies have nothing to do with the problem you describe. The symptoms suggest poorly remanufactured LED strips. Odd that anyone would do that today, because consumer electronic prices have been dropping (almost daily) for some time now. Brand new, very high quality (better than OEM) aftermarket LED strips have never been cheaper. Using the part number stamped on the original LED strips, check prices at aliexpress.com. 42 Inch LG TV? It should only cost about $20 (with free shipping) for a whole new set. Once again we are reminded of the old adage: "If you want something done right, do it yourself." It's not that hard. Good luck! Thanks for commenting.
@@LawrencePina I tried it myself and I was about to fix the TV myself, but the clips that hold the reflector sheet are way too fragile, I broke many of them easily. This is why I took the TV to a certified maintenance center. I showed the TV to other technicians yesterday, they said that the TV is okay and it cannot be really improved upon that current state. The issue is that my problem is only visible in certain contents. Other than that, the TV looks fine. My problem is that I have a hawk's eye in detecting issues in TVs, and technicians in Egypt do not have the same eye; they only acknowledge highly visible issues, such as flashlight-like white spots. I've also read that some issues may lead to imperfect picture, like T conn, among others. I don't know, maybe the age of the TV's components results collectively in an overall result of an imperfect picture. The one thing I don't understand is that the new LED strips are very very bright, they even seems excessively bright (somewhat close to HRD), but the subtle dark spots still appear, how is that possible? The problem is more visible in video games than any other type of media. The technicians here CANNOT see a problem. Is this the best performance that my TV can produce at its current state? I don't know. Technicians say that.
Regarding: "The new LED strips are very very bright, they even seems excessively bright (somewhat close to HRD), but the subtle dark spots still appear, how is that possible?" Remanufactured LED strips contain a mix of different LEDs: Original to the TV they were removed from, original to the donor strips they were pulled from, and brand new/never used before. No matter what anyone tells you, LEDs DO NOT last forever. It's absurd that people continue to claim that they do. LED TVs were widely introduced in 2012. In the last 10 years we've seen that LEDs turn into blinkers. They change color. They get dimmer. They open. They short out. That's the problem with remanufactured strips! The newest LEDs on remanufactured strips are the brightest. The oldest LEDs are the dimmest. According to their age, their light colors are different. It's obvious to us but the overwhelming majority of people can not see these differences, even when we show them. Contrary to popular belief we are NOT created equal. So, why would anyone ever remanufacture an LED strip? Because until a few years ago, low cost, high quality, aftermarket LED strips were unavailable. Low quality OEM strips, in rare cases where they were available, cost as much as a whole new TV. I can't tell you how many, very expensive TVs I've fixed (for free!) simply by identifying and replacing their failed LEDs with used LEDs pulled from a donor TV, but I can tell you that not one of those repairs came out perfect. I could always see exactly where the repairs had been made. You're seeing the very same thing...
I should have mentioned that firmware updates tend to increase the life of LED strips and hide display defects. LG 42LB65 is not listed on LG's website, but I did find an entry for model LG42LB650V: www.lg.com/nz/support/software-firmware?csSalesCode=42LB650V.ANR Double check for additional digits in the model number of your TV. If you can find updated firmware, installing it should make a noticeable difference.
@@LawrencePina The TV used to make updates automatically. It's been a very long while since I noticed any new changes or a prompt for an update. Unfortunately, the TV is so old (3D TV!) and I highly doubt LG will ever release future firmwares for it again.
I have a 65" flat screen with the bottom left corner is darkened but the tv is just 4 years old WTF but get this I still have an old 1986 GE CRT tube TV and it still works til this day ....nothing is made these days to last everything is throw away and buy another...I bet no flat-screen will last 38 years and counting
Black spot in the middle generally means that there are one or more malfunctioning LEDs directly under that spot. The unlit LEDs may be permanently burned out, or just temporarily switched off. Try changing the ENERGY STAR settings to see it you can get them to turn back on again. It might work, at least for a little while. Good luck! Thanks for commenting. Comments and likes really help the channel.
1. There's almost no chance any television made in 2015 would be "brand new." LG model 55UF695V is 8 years old. No one keeps a broken "new" TV that long. 2. LG model 55UF695V is an edge lit TV. From the picture you sent, I'd say it has the problem shown in this video: ruclips.net/video/raicZqT-qVo/видео.html LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Half of Display is Barely Visible. 3. Even if that LG 55UF695V was offered to me for free, I would not take it. In my town at least, there are much better pickings every week at the store (aka the town dump), many of which are less than 2 years old, all of which you can take home for free. 4. When shopping at the store, I try to bring a portable power pack with me, and test the best looking prospects on the spot. Many have inobviously cracked screens, making them unrepairable, like the TV shown here: ruclips.net/video/cOU5RVsFt70/видео.html LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Multicolor Vertical Lines. Hope this helps. Thanks for asking! Please like and subscribe as it really helps the channel...
It's because we willingly buy the stuff and consequently we're the ones who have to dispose of it. Consumers are left holding the bag. If we refused to buy the stuff, then the corporations you mention would be left holding the bag and they would be the ones who'd have to dispose of it. Of course, anyone who thinks this way is considered a domestic terrorist and a threat to our democracy. Best to adopt the woke way of thinking: Throw it away and buy another one. That's how we save the planet!
Sorry, no. The display panels of those sold in the US are all junk IMHO, made to fail just out of warranty, because new TVs, new appliances, new cars, new everything, every year or two is what the US consumer wants. Remember what Uncle Scrooge constantly told his nephew Donald Duck? "The customer is always right." That having been said, I prefer to pick late model LG and Samsung TVs out of the recycling shed at the store (aka the town dump) because inexpensive, HQ replacement LED strips for LG and Samsung are readily available direct from Chinese aftermarket vendors. That is generally NOT the case with other brands. Remember, excluding the TVs with smashed LCDs, 99% of the TVs in the recycling shed were discarded because of burned out and/or shorted LEDs. There's no escaping it.
The size and shape of the LEDs makes no difference. Large or small, they're all mounted on narrow metal strips held in place by double sided tape. The only thing that does matter is whether or not the old tape peels off cleanly. If it separates and leaves a sticky residue behind, then yes, removing that gooey mess is never easy...
Hi, this video with similar black spots issue needed just cleaning. How to know what is the issue, dead LEDs or just cleaning inside ? ruclips.net/video/R0jcCbNH3d0/видео.html
Tell by the smell. The similar looking black spots in the video you link to result from exposure to cigarette smoke. Those TVs smell as bad as their smoker owners and the homes they came from.
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We have a 49" version of this same TV and have this problem. We were talking replacement but after watching your video I am definitely going to give this a shot. Thanks for the great video.
Just finished replacing the LED strips in our LG 49LF5500 TV. Your guidance was exceptional. The TV works perfectly now. I bought the LEDs on ebay and the cost was a little more - $38. Thanks again!
I went down this rabbit hole with you I must say I was impressed at your patience during the process. I just wish you were my neighbor I’d let you fix mine.
I appreciate your mid video edits advising viewer what minute mark they can advance your video if they don't necessarily want to see disassembly. You are very considerate and I'll look to watch your video's.
Thanks Lawrence.
Your voice is unique.
You would be a great audiobook reader.
Your videos are produced well with easy to understand explanations.
Great, clear video. It was a long take-apart but really helpful for those who haven't done it before. Like the cat, too! 🐱
Thank you. I got the answer I was looking for. My TV is 6 years old and we have 2 LEDS out. My concern in replacing them was the probability that more would go out soon after. Time for a new TV it appears. Thank you.
I agree, it's time for a new TV, but I hope you'll consider keeping this one and trying to fix it. It's already broken. You have nothing to lose. High quality aftermarket replacement LED strips are ridiculously cheap right now. If you fix it, you'll have this TV to replace the new one when it breaks. The life expectancy of the TVs they're selling today is ridiculously short. And, I guarantee, no new TV will give you more viewing satisfaction than a 6 year old TV fixed by your own hands. Good luck! Thanks for commenting.
Very informative and clear. Thank you.
Mine has shadow in upper right corner, just hate this but I'm glad you did this video
I loved your video and found it clear and concise. I was ready to take apart my parents TV. When I went to their house and tried the TV it was indeed spotty on one side. I reset it to see if that would work first. I then experienced the TV flashing, the entire screen all LED working like normal but whole screen flashing(not a flicker) How can bad LEDs flash? Is it still the LEDs? Now I’m perplexed.
Yes, it's still the LEDs. Most likely, less favorable energy star/video settings were restored when you reset the TV. That's why the symptoms changed. To restore the original symptoms, note what the settings are now. Try changing them and see what happens. If you're lucky, you may even find a combination that'll work fairly well, at least for a little while. Regarding the "whole screen flashing," one (or more) of the LEDs is overheating and shorting out at the current brightness level. To prevent a fire, the whole display shuts down. The LEDs instantly cool, and the cycle repeats. It's a very common problem. If you want to fix your parents TV, this playlist should help: ruclips.net/p/PLtHWNKmm4UJPpIgL2yFVHhBKWSmgPVzyb You'll need to identify the part number(s) of the LED strips that are in there, and buy new, preferably aftermarket ones (not remanufactured OEM strips). Good luck! Thanks for asking. Comments and likes really help the channel.
Thank you sir,
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Thank you for the video.
I have this problem with my tv that happens every week and I can fix it by changing the display mode.
I read above someone had this issue after a thunder storm and it went away so its a power issue.
Since mine gets fixed after I change display modes could it also be a power issue? The tv is just out of warranty.
No, it's not a power issue. It's an LED problem. You can easily prove it by putting a new power supply boards these TVs. Nothing will change, unless you replace the defective LED strips. Good luck! Thanks for commenting.
Thanks!
Great video!
This is amazing. Could you list the tools used because I would need to make sure I have the tools. I do have a screw driver. I’m a quick learner I’m sure I could do it!
No special tools are required to replace LED strips, just ordinary screwdrivers, pliers and scrapers. To see those that I use, please watch ruclips.net/p/PLtHWNKmm4UJPpIgL2yFVHhBKWSmgPVzyb the LCD/LED playlist. Lots of good take-apart tips there, too! Good luck. Thanks for asking...
PH , and PZ set of screwdriwers. And few plastic card's (credit cards..) it is a great tool to push between gaps, and separate between plastic 'connections'
I have a curved sony 65 inch tv that has issues with the backlight. At first it turned off after starting. Then I grounded the backlight error pin and it worked for some time. Now when I have the brightness too high there are leds st the bottom that flicker sometimes. My gut tells me this will be a lot harder on a curved tv. Have you done it on a curved one?
Sixty five inch curved screen, no. Sixty five inch flat screen, yes, always with a second person to help me lift off the LCD. Big LCDs can NOT support their own weight. Even if you have arms the length of an NBA center's arms, two hands do not provide enough lift points. Try lifting a 65" LCD alone and you'll crack it. Best to use a stretcher made from two lengths of PVC pipe covered with split-foam, pipe insulation. With the assistance of a second person, carefully insert first one pipe then the other under the edges of the LCD. Then, after preparing a flat, padded, spot to accept the LCD, lift it away the same as two EMTs might carefully lift an accident victim. With the LCD and underlying layers removed, and safely put aside, reading part numbers off of the failed LED strips is easy. The hard part is finding them. Generally, I'll order direct from China. The order takes at least two weeks to get here, often longer, and I don't always get what I ordered. So is it possible for two people to repair the lightbox on a 65" or larger TV? Yes. Is it easy? No. Chances of success, assuming two patient, mature do-it-yourselfers with time and workspace to spare? I'd say 50%. Look at it this way: The thing is already broken. What have you got to lose? If you were my neighbor asking this question, I'd say "Let's try to fix it!"
Sadly my TV is getting to be in similar shape and i suspected this to be the issue. I got a mid level samsung 47" maybe 3 or 4ish years ago, i never have luck with the big ones, i have 2 32 " i bought 10 years ago cheapo vizio that still kick and look great!
Most likely, those 32", 10 year old, LCD TVs have fluorescent backlights. That' may be why they're still working. Fluorescent backlights cost more but are far more reliable than LED backlights. So are plasma displays. We have two plasma TVs from 2006 - 2007. Both displays are still absolutely perfect - like new. But LEDs are cheaper, and US consumers want new TVs every other year, so LEDs are all you can get right now. People have been led to believe that it's a good thing to "throw it away and buy a new one." In the process, make as much trash as possible. That's how woke people are saving the planet!
Thanks. It is not only are made to be trashed and not environmentaly friendly, but to make profit for someone ipaid well enough to make these to drive a porsh car around!
LG UH6500 is doing this, and mine is from 2016. I need tp get it fixex because its one of the last 3D 4K tvs and i enjoy watching 3D movies and can't let it go. 😢
The problem with sixty five inch flat screen repairs is that big LCDs can NOT support their own weight. Even if you have arms the length of an NBA center, two hands do not provide enough lift points. Try lifting a 65" LCD alone and you'll crack it. So I use a stretcher made from two lengths of PVC pipe covered with split-foam, pipe insulation. With the assistance of a second person, I carefully insert first one pipe then the other under the edges of the LCD. Then, after preparing a flat, padded, spot to accept the LCD, we lift it away the same as two EMTs might carefully lift an accident victim. So is it possible for two people to repair the lightbox on a 65" or larger TV? Yes. Is it easy? No. Chances of success, assuming two patient, mature do-it-yourselfers with time and workspace to spare? I'd say 50%. Look at it this way: The thing is already broken. If you were my neighbor, asking for my help, I'd say "Before you throw it away, let's try to fix it!"
did you explain about the dimming problem? that i can see white dots on spots where the light still there. why is it happening? and replacing strips fix it? or is it somthing else causing it
You may also have the bright spots problem shown here: ruclips.net/video/Tv5s0KttNX0/видео.html and here: ruclips.net/video/xaaGEDHwwAg/видео.html in videos titled LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Bright Spots on the Screen PARTS 1 and 2. Replacement LED strips will correct both problems. Just be sure to order HQ aftermarket strips, not new OEM strips, and definitely not remanufactured OEM strips. If HQ aftermarket strips are not available for your TV, then you can also try fixing/remanufacturing your existing, OEM LED strips. This video: ruclips.net/video/mW0OAYIRdqc/видео.html titled LG 42LN5700 - 47 LN5400 LED TV Screen Repair Secrets shows how. For confidence, read through the comments on these videos. Most people who attempt the se repairs are successful. Even if you fail, and we all fail sometimes, the TV is already broken, so you have nothing to lose. With patience and typical DIY disposition, the odds of success are with you. Good luck! Thanks for asking.
@@LawrencePina so I deconstructed my tv and to look at the backlight. And those round clear lenses were all attached and i realized that 4lights were dead. And all lights was bluish purple. Not white. But what i am not sure is that replacing all back lights would fix the blurry dots problem. This is not cause by the dettatched little lenses. They were all on each led.
Ok, good job! That tells me you also have this problem: ruclips.net/video/8g3uQaNK0Jo/видео.html "LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Dark Blue Picture." Replacing the LED strips (with HQ aftermarket strips, not remanufactured OEM strips) will make the TV like new again. Order using the part numbers printed on your existing strips, not by TV model number. Otherwise, you might not receive the right parts. Easy job at this point. Good luck! Thanks for asking.
This is an interesting video and helpful to some extent but after reading some of the comments it seems like ordinary people who are not skilled in this would end up breaking TV parts trying to get it apart. It seems rather difficult to me. Especially the screen is like 70"
Repairing the display panel assembly on 70" TV is a two man job. It requires a large workspace, considerable DIY skill, maturity, and patience. You're right. It's not for everyone. But, at least you know what the problem is. You won't be wasting money by having someone else diagnose it for you. You won't be tempted to order new circuit boards from evilbay that are NOT going to accomplish anything. That's something! Knowledge is power. You're more empowered today than you were yesterday. I count that as mission accomplished!
@@LawrencePina yup, thanks
It's so frustrating...my Benq EX3203R 32" has 3 vertical dark 'bars' ... the far right of the screen, the middle right, and middle left.... the image is present, but its dim, and sounds exactly like an LED strip problem. Absolute shame...seems like a relatively cheap component failure, causing the rest of the display to be compromised. I got a new display, but I'd be so pleased if the BenQ would work fully as it's a great screen!
Your 32" Benq TV might be an edge lit model, like this one ruclips.net/video/raicZqT-qVo/видео.html with just one row of LEDs at the bottom. Each LED is responsible for a vertical column of light. Three open LEDs would explain the three vertical dark bars. Why not take the TV apart and see if that's the case? The hardest part of the whole job might be removing a single row of old sticky tape from the light box. Sometimes it peels right off with (stays attached to) the old LED strip. Other times it tears and separates from the old LED strip and you've got to scrape it off. No problem though, because new strips come with new double sided sticky tape factory attached to them. If you like the TV, it's worth a shot in my opinion. Assuming there's no overheating damage, and all you find is a single bad LED strip, note the exact part number printed on it, and order a high quality aftermarket part from an online parts vendor. Could be a cheap and easy fix, but you're not going to know for sure until someone takes the TV apart. Really, 32 inch? It's not that hard. Good luck! Thanks for commenting.
Had the dark spots problem since the morning ( thunderstorm last night) ,then a short power outage for like 5 seconds , turned on the tv and the dark spots were gone!
Could it had been low voltage on the power lines because of thunderstorms at night? And the small power outage was the power company fixing it?
Or the problem is going to persist?
Thanks
More likely, the short power outage reset the TV to more favorable energy star/video settings. Note what the settings are now. Try changing them and see what happens. If the dark spots come back, then there's a problem (which is only going to get worse). If they don't come back, then your assumption (temporary low voltage on the power line) is correct and the TV should be fine. Good luck! Thanks for asking. Comments and likes really help the channel.
@@LawrencePina thank you very much. You made a great video and a great point on how manufacturers make it hard to fix things so we keep consuming lol. Gonna chek the settings, tv has only like a year. Samsung. Grateful, greetings from Puerto Rico
Ive got a Sharp Roku TV and ive been noticing some very brief and minor flickering as if late, but as of using it right now it seems ti have just developed a nice thick horizontal patch that us definitely darker than the rest.
That means you've got a whole row out. In my experience (mostly fixing larger LG and Samsung TVs) that usually happens at the top of the display. Heat rises, so the top two rows tend to fail first. On smaller TVs, like the one shown in this video, rows consist of one-piece LED strips. On larger TVs, rows generally consist of two-piece LED strips - meaning there's a left side and right side. The shorted LED causing the entire row to fail will be on one side or the other. On disassembly, if you find that two rows are affected, you can often make one good row from two bad ones simply by swapping halves. Even if only one two-piece row is affected, you can narrow it down to which side is causing the problem by swapping the unlit halves into known good rows. Depending upon what replacement strips cost, that could save you quite a bit of money. Hope this helps. Good luck! Thanks for commenting...
@@LawrencePina what's odd is, after I made this comment I shut everything down and went to sleep (was extremely sleep deprived at the time), now after being up and looking at it throughout the day, even testing it again twice, it's not there. I'm thinking that maybe it was a bit in my head now, other than the occasional faint flickering, as I do see that from time to time
It's not in your head. Your just experiencing all-to-common symptoms caused by intermittent LED failure. Individual LEDs will continue to blink. Entire rows will continue to turn off and relight, until they fail all together. That's the problem with LED televisions. We've been told that LEDs last a lifetime but the lifetime they're referring to is the product's lifetime, not ours. When you can't stand the blinking anymore, why not try to fix the TV? Replacement LED strips have never been cheaper than they are right now and if you read through the comments you'll discover that many people have been able to do it. You might surprise yourself!
@@LawrencePina around the time you replied again, it definitely got waaaay worse. Whole thing is sadly much darker and colors seem off. I could try to repair it, but first id definitely need to get help as it's ceiling mounted and not easy to take down
My tv has a grey discoloration on the right side from top to bottom. Does this sound like a Led problem too?
Yes, but most likely you have an edge lit TV like the one shown here ruclips.net/video/raicZqT-qVo/видео.html in an episode titled "LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Half of Display is Barely Visible." Edge lit TVs only have a single row of LEDs at the bottom and use a light guide plate to direct the light upwards. One or two open LEDs at the end of the row would cause the vertical gray/dark column you describe. Cheap enough to fix. Good luck! Thanks for asking.
Hi I really appreciate you taking time out to do this video. I was hoping to ask a question. I have a Samsung LED 65 inch, and can't remember the model number. I live in Europe and have basically the identical problem.
I was thinking of tackling this on my own seeing I don't really want to purchase a new TV. I'm not sure if I can get components delivered as cheap as you. Is there any tips you can give me ie is it worth tackling in my own😅
And can you recommend where to get the led lights?
I appreciate your time
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the easiest, 10 being the hardest, replacing LED strips in a 65" TV is definitely a 10. Typical 65" LCDs can not support their own weight. Even if you are the size of an NBA player, with extraordinarily long arms and legs, two hands do not provide enough lift points. The display will crack no matter how carefully you try to lift it. To prevent that, you a need a helper, preferably an experienced helper. You need a stretcher made out of PVC pipe or 1x3 lumber and foam pipe insulation for the job. While one of you carefully raises one side of the display, the other slips a stretcher pole underneath. When both sides are supported, you can gently lift the display off of the TV same as EMTs might lift someone having a medical emergency. Even then, there's no guarantee of success. No doctor, no team of doctors, no matter how skilled, can cure every patient. If you were my neighbor, and you and I were doing this job (tying up your garage, not mine) I'd give us no more than a 50% chance of success. As to what Chinese vendor might have the replacement, high-quality aftermarket (not new OEM, definitely not remanufactured OEM) LED strips you need, it's impossible to answer that question without the part numbers off of the OEM strips that failed. With that info, you'd search on the Internet. You'd order from China. You'd wait two or three weeks for them to come in. Hopefully, the Chinese vendor will have sent you exactly what you ordered and the parts will NOT be defective. 50% of the time you will never receive anything, or you will receive something completely different (wrong length, wrong type, etc.) from what you ordered. When you complain, Alibaba and the 40 thieves will say that what you received still has value so, too bad for you! Still, if you'd rather repair rather than throw away, but have never repaired a TV before, here's what I recommend: ruclips.net/p/PLtHWNKmm4UJPpIgL2yFVHhBKWSmgPVzyb - There are over a dozen LCD/LED TV repair videos in this playlist. Study them. Read the helpful comments beneath them. Practice on a 40" or smaller TV (one man job). In my town, the store (aka, the town dump) is loaded with broken TVs, all sizes all makes, all free for the taking. If you crack the screen on one of these TVs, so what? It was broken anyway. Practice makes perfect. Eventually, you will be able to fix the small TVs you bring home from the dump. And eventually, you will have gained enough confidence to tackle your 65". Good luck! Thanks for asking. Unfortunately "it is what is," and there's no substitute for practice.
@@LawrencePina hey thanks so much for your answer I really appreciate it.
I'm sorry I didn't see your answer before. I in not sure why but RUclips never tagged me with your response. I literally had to look through the comments section... Thanks thanks thanks again for your detailed response. I'll see how it goes. Or at best I'll but another one when sales are on ...
Shame that it's a Samsung. I expected more duration.
Take care
That seems like too much work. It's sad that you can't find tv repair shops anymore 😢
Do you discharge the capacitors?
What capacitors? There are no electrolytic capacitors in an LCD/LED display panel assembly. And, unlike CRT (cathode ray tube) TVs and monitors which had to be discharged using a high-voltage probe before disconnecting the flyback transformer from a recently lit CRT, HV is not present in an LCD/LED display panel. There's nothing to discharge.
@@LawrencePina I was wondering because I want to take a donated broken TV apart for the LEDs to repurpose for a light box project
Hi im about to buy used Samsung tu8000 75" with black marks for 150£ is it worth it?
Thanks you
No. Too much work to fix. Get a free one from the dump instead.
Can this happen if ball hit tv? I have sony 16 months old the dealer said it’s because of external reason with not giving ke proof
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs, aka flat TV screens) and light emitting diodes (LEDs, aka very tiny, energy efficient TV backlights) are two very different things. It is impossible for impact on a screen to cause the common LED backlight failures shown in this video. Impact causes the screen to flex inward, cracking it on the inside. As shown in ruclips.net/video/cOU5RVsFt70/видео.html LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Multicolor Vertical Lines, impact symptoms are completely different. How any experienced electronics repair person could suggest otherwise is beyond me...
@@LawrencePina thank you 🙏 .. i just complain them to the authority of consumer protection they take action then they forced them to repair it under warranty
My TV isn’t even that old, I bought it about 7-9 months ago and it’s have black smudges on the top corners (I don’t touch the tv) unless I’m cleaning the dust on the back. I got this one because the last one I had did the same thing. Can you tell me what’s going on? I really don’t want to buy another tv and have this happen again.
What's going on? From your description, I'd say LED failure, just like the TV taken apart in this video. Proof starts at 24:00. Watch again starting from there. When I was boy back in the 50's, we learned about "durable goods" in English language (vocabulary) class. Major appliances were supposed to last decades (not months), and they did. Today, things are different. People want new. Things rarely last more than a year or two and society is OK with that. "Throw it away and buy another one." Fix nothing. Make as much trash as possible. That's how woke people are saving the planet...
@@LawrencePina yeah, I honestly can’t stand it. I miss the days when you could buy something that would actually last and that was just not 90s, before then everything was American made and great quality (tools, cars, you already know) .I’m case I can’t fix it for any reason, it’s why I always keep my boxes for stuff that I spend a good amount of money on because they ask you to send them in the mail with the Original packaging but most people don’t do that so they have to throw away the old one and buy a new one.
But yeah, I’m sure it’s the same to what’s going on in the video, I just wanted to be sure before I take it apart. I’m glad that I know what it most likely is though so I can just fix it myself. 20 dollars on some strips compared to packaging and dealing with returning it and buying another then remounting it and buying a new brand which will end up being more (that’s what I did when my last one did this, so I got a different one that cost 200 more). Thank you though, I appreciate it.
I sent my TV (LG 42LB65) to be fixed by an LG-certified repair center here in Egypt. The backlight strips were replaced, but instead of bright white spots, there are slightly dark spots, which can be noticed in video games with large bright uniform scenes. In other words, my problem was mitigated, not completely resolved. When I called the maintenance shop, they told me this is due to the fact that the components of my TV (especially the power supply) are old. I bought the TV, as far as I remember, on 2/2/2015, making the TV over 8 years old at the time of repairing (late May 2023).
The weird thing is that the sightly dark spots are there despite the backlight being very very bright. Moreover, on some contents colors seem to be "washed out"; too much pale color on the screen, especially RUclips videos.
Several technicians I know tell me different things, but most notably that it might be an issue with the quality of the LED backlight strips. The strips I installed are not a genuine kit produced by LG, but a Chinese one. The repair shop told me that the genuine backlight kits are far more expensive and are not available; all those who claim to sell genuine Korean LED backlight strips are lying.
I need help, can this issue be 100% resolved? Can this issue persist due to the TV being old? I want to fix the issue 100% and have my TV like new again. Do you think someone here is lying to me?
In my experience, power supplies have nothing to do with the problem you describe. The symptoms suggest poorly remanufactured LED strips. Odd that anyone would do that today, because consumer electronic prices have been dropping (almost daily) for some time now. Brand new, very high quality (better than OEM) aftermarket LED strips have never been cheaper. Using the part number stamped on the original LED strips, check prices at aliexpress.com. 42 Inch LG TV? It should only cost about $20 (with free shipping) for a whole new set. Once again we are reminded of the old adage: "If you want something done right, do it yourself." It's not that hard. Good luck! Thanks for commenting.
@@LawrencePina
I tried it myself and I was about to fix the TV myself, but the clips that hold the reflector sheet are way too fragile, I broke many of them easily. This is why I took the TV to a certified maintenance center.
I showed the TV to other technicians yesterday, they said that the TV is okay and it cannot be really improved upon that current state. The issue is that my problem is only visible in certain contents. Other than that, the TV looks fine.
My problem is that I have a hawk's eye in detecting issues in TVs, and technicians in Egypt do not have the same eye; they only acknowledge highly visible issues, such as flashlight-like white spots.
I've also read that some issues may lead to imperfect picture, like T conn, among others. I don't know, maybe the age of the TV's components results collectively in an overall result of an imperfect picture.
The one thing I don't understand is that the new LED strips are very very bright, they even seems excessively bright (somewhat close to HRD), but the subtle dark spots still appear, how is that possible?
The problem is more visible in video games than any other type of media. The technicians here CANNOT see a problem.
Is this the best performance that my TV can produce at its current state? I don't know. Technicians say that.
Regarding: "The new LED strips are very very bright, they even seems excessively bright (somewhat close to HRD), but the subtle dark spots still appear, how is that possible?" Remanufactured LED strips contain a mix of different LEDs: Original to the TV they were removed from, original to the donor strips they were pulled from, and brand new/never used before. No matter what anyone tells you, LEDs DO NOT last forever. It's absurd that people continue to claim that they do. LED TVs were widely introduced in 2012. In the last 10 years we've seen that LEDs turn into blinkers. They change color. They get dimmer. They open. They short out. That's the problem with remanufactured strips! The newest LEDs on remanufactured strips are the brightest. The oldest LEDs are the dimmest. According to their age, their light colors are different. It's obvious to us but the overwhelming majority of people can not see these differences, even when we show them. Contrary to popular belief we are NOT created equal. So, why would anyone ever remanufacture an LED strip? Because until a few years ago, low cost, high quality, aftermarket LED strips were unavailable. Low quality OEM strips, in rare cases where they were available, cost as much as a whole new TV. I can't tell you how many, very expensive TVs I've fixed (for free!) simply by identifying and replacing their failed LEDs with used LEDs pulled from a donor TV, but I can tell you that not one of those repairs came out perfect. I could always see exactly where the repairs had been made. You're seeing the very same thing...
I should have mentioned that firmware updates tend to increase the life of LED strips and hide display defects. LG 42LB65 is not listed on LG's website, but I did find an entry for model LG42LB650V: www.lg.com/nz/support/software-firmware?csSalesCode=42LB650V.ANR Double check for additional digits in the model number of your TV. If you can find updated firmware, installing it should make a noticeable difference.
@@LawrencePina
The TV used to make updates automatically. It's been a very long while since I noticed any new changes or a prompt for an update. Unfortunately, the TV is so old (3D TV!) and I highly doubt LG will ever release future firmwares for it again.
I have a 65" flat screen with the bottom left corner is darkened but the tv is just 4 years old WTF but get this I still have an old 1986 GE CRT tube TV and it still works til this day ....nothing is made these days to last everything is throw away and buy another...I bet no flat-screen will last 38 years and counting
An extra set of hands would help to hold the TV.
So this will help my tv that has a black spot in the middle
Black spot in the middle generally means that there are one or more malfunctioning LEDs directly under that spot. The unlit LEDs may be permanently burned out, or just temporarily switched off. Try changing the ENERGY STAR settings to see it you can get them to turn back on again. It might work, at least for a little while. Good luck! Thanks for commenting. Comments and likes really help the channel.
My fist ever tube flatscreen came with one huge green spot lol
Great video! I just sent you an email regarding a shadow line that appeared on my tv if you would like to help!
1. There's almost no chance any television made in 2015 would be "brand new." LG model 55UF695V is 8 years old. No one keeps a broken "new" TV that long.
2. LG model 55UF695V is an edge lit TV. From the picture you sent, I'd say it has the problem shown in this video: ruclips.net/video/raicZqT-qVo/видео.html LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Half of Display is Barely Visible.
3. Even if that LG 55UF695V was offered to me for free, I would not take it. In my town at least, there are much better pickings every week at the store (aka the town dump), many of which are less than 2 years old, all of which you can take home for free.
4. When shopping at the store, I try to bring a portable power pack with me, and test the best looking prospects on the spot. Many have inobviously cracked screens, making them unrepairable, like the TV shown here: ruclips.net/video/cOU5RVsFt70/видео.html LCD/LED TV Repair Secrets - Multicolor Vertical Lines.
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How is it that consumers get blamed for polluting when it is these large corporations creating garbage that doesn’t last?
It's because we willingly buy the stuff and consequently we're the ones who have to dispose of it. Consumers are left holding the bag. If we refused to buy the stuff, then the corporations you mention would be left holding the bag and they would be the ones who'd have to dispose of it. Of course, anyone who thinks this way is considered a domestic terrorist and a threat to our democracy. Best to adopt the woke way of thinking: Throw it away and buy another one. That's how we save the planet!
@@LawrencePina are there any TVs that are superior in the market that you would recommend?
Sorry, no. The display panels of those sold in the US are all junk IMHO, made to fail just out of warranty, because new TVs, new appliances, new cars, new everything, every year or two is what the US consumer wants. Remember what Uncle Scrooge constantly told his nephew Donald Duck? "The customer is always right." That having been said, I prefer to pick late model LG and Samsung TVs out of the recycling shed at the store (aka the town dump) because inexpensive, HQ replacement LED strips for LG and Samsung are readily available direct from Chinese aftermarket vendors. That is generally NOT the case with other brands. Remember, excluding the TVs with smashed LCDs, 99% of the TVs in the recycling shed were discarded because of burned out and/or shorted LEDs. There's no escaping it.
This is going to be difficult w/ in Mini-LED Age
The size and shape of the LEDs makes no difference. Large or small, they're all mounted on narrow metal strips held in place by double sided tape. The only thing that does matter is whether or not the old tape peels off cleanly. If it separates and leaves a sticky residue behind, then yes, removing that gooey mess is never easy...
Too slow. Watched for 5 minutes and still hadn't got to the point yet.
Too slow? Try watching in 2x, 3x, or 4x...
Hi, this video with similar black spots issue needed just cleaning. How to know what is the issue, dead LEDs or just cleaning inside ?
ruclips.net/video/R0jcCbNH3d0/видео.html
Tell by the smell. The similar looking black spots in the video you link to result from exposure to cigarette smoke. Those TVs smell as bad as their smoker owners and the homes they came from.