Hi Allen. Its refreshing of you to admit that some things are nearly impossible to repair and also not worth the effort. Maybe I will be more selective in what I tackle next, and not take on anything and everything. I like you hate stuff going to landfill. Thanks for the video. Sometimes failure provides a better lesson than success. Keep up the good work. Vic.
You could tell your viewers they should turn their backlight down as much as possible for comfortable viewing. This will extend the life of their cheap TV. ;)
Jesus, Allen! Have you ever thought of becoming a surgeon?! It would probably be easier than working on one of these screens! The fact that components appear to be badly connected doesn't bode well for the QA of these manufacturers either. Also, as an engineer within a different area of expertise, I know what it's like when you begin a job that, on initial inspection, starts off with undertones of a simple fix but ends up being a time-consuming nightmare that isn't cost effective. I (wrongly) assumed that all manufacturers use a similar mechanism for securing their screens but this really does take the biscuit. It would be interesting to know how many of these Chinese manufacturers are producing similar quality products, or lack thereof, if they're average life expectancy is only a few years. It maybe feels like Hisense need to invest a little more in the "right to repair" scheme! That aside, complete respect given to the fact that you are still trying your hardest to prevent more land fill fodder though. I'm sure there were plenty of expletives during the recording of this video! Anyway, another good video, Allen. Hat's tipped.
In 2020, I bought a 50" Hisense U7QFTUK 4K UHD ULED TV for £500.00. Picture and sound are excellent. Bristling with features. Best TV I've EVER owned! Every manufacturer produces "duds" from time to time. Hisense are highly reviewed, which echoes my own experience. Highly recommended brand! EDIT: The reason Hisense are so popular is explained above! My backlights are 4 years old. No problem at all. So clearly NOT "poor quality?" I bought a Hisense Inverter Washing Machine too! ... 8 months old. Excellent machine from a great brand! (Although, I believe made by Midea in China for Hisense.) Review seems negative and biased.
Pile em high and make them cheap comes to mind. This is true of many brands, but how Hisense have become one of the worlds largest makers of TV's can only be down to price. and they are experts at making sets that fail just after the warranty expires, The latest models use their own Vidaa o/s and it sucks, unlike Google you can't add or remove apps and it tends to lockup the HDMI switching requiring a hard reset to unlock them, firmware updates have not provided a cure.
wow .. been fixing these for a couple of years now if you use your brains this is one of the e easier sets to repair .. the reflector sheet does not have to be removed you just cut along the strip . do not remove the faulty strip remove them all .. double sided tape to stick down new ones then some white labels across the strip to hold down.. clean all glue off screen and use the correct tape .. double sided pvc core mounting tape .. do not use double sided tape alone it has to have this tape to allow movement of screen when it heats up .. average time from start to finish of this job around 60 to 90 mins just be carefull
I find it best to remove the bezel that the screen is glued on to. This clips of with a flay headed screwdriver and a guitar pic the bezel will come off with the lcd. use alcohol to soften the glue on the mask and remove the mask same way you would to if you were removing a mobile phone battery
Costco in the U.K. offer 5 year warranty on Hisense. Still would buy one myself. What is the best tv for the price then? Combination of quality build and repariability?
Tax the manufacturer 🤔 you mean have the customer pay yet another tax passed on by the manufacturer? Yeah great idea... And taxing a manufacturer 7 1/2 years after a sale because the TV didn't make 8 years 🤣😂🤣😂. You really didn't think any of this through did you.
Working on nearly the exact same tv at the moment ..it comes on but all the output voltages fluctuate every couple of seconds and the backlights flicker and the picture glitches out, after disconnecting the screen ribbons and backlights the problem seems to remain. i bench tested the power board which is good , mine seems to have a bad main board so ive ordered one , hopefully ill get lucky and its just the main..very strange fault quite unique in my experience funny that we always seem to be working on the same tv at the same time 😅. The worst tvs in my experience are thise really cheap jvc ones where half the backlights go out and the fragile buttons on the bottom always seem to have snapped off (lt55c550 i think)..either those or any cello "smart" tv which always seem to have software issues .
The TVs are "very good" as well. Until they break. Smaller screens are easier to get right generally. I doubt the monitors are made to any higher or lower standard than the TVs!
Made in china (parts) assembled in (europe) still i guess there not the only one who assemble within europe using parts from china .hisense is not something i would want id rather have TCL as a budget option as its not a vestel in disguise, your brave to remove that monster panel i would be sweating.
I refuse to take Hisense tvs. There are like you say terrible. Ive repaired some older models fine but the new stuff is just unrepairable and even if it was repairable its better to just ho and buy another tv
It sounds more like a you problem than a tv problem. I respect your experience, skills & knowledge but everything you say is wrong comes across as the tv been so big it’s unwieldy, which of course it is, that’s not a build or design issue.
Problem is JVC don't make TVs anymore. Some of them are Vestel (which means basic but serviceable), some are made by a Chinese OEM using Shenzhen MTC boards and BOE panels. They're the usual Chinese quality and parts can be a problem.
And yet my view is these are better than the other two big Chinese manufacturers, TCL and TPV/Philips. Hisense and TCL are increasingly dominating the market. Doesn't say much for the industry these days really does it? Come back Sanyo and Toshiba, all is forgiven!
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Hi Allen. Its refreshing of you to admit that some things are nearly impossible to repair and also not worth the effort. Maybe I will be more selective in what I tackle next, and not take on anything and everything. I like you hate stuff going to landfill. Thanks for the video. Sometimes failure provides a better lesson than success. Keep up the good work. Vic.
You could tell your viewers they should turn their backlight down as much as possible for comfortable viewing. This will extend the life of their cheap TV. ;)
100% agree with you. This applies to all LED screens
I do wonder if a big part of the problem is people running them too bright, but it's a bad design if running them at 100% kills the LEDs.
Not all TVs have a backlight dimming option. You would be surprised
@@allenfleckney5969 Factories today concentrate more on making a product that does not last too long than the opposite.
(Planned obsolescence)
@@allenfleckney5969 Is there a particular brand or brands that have this (lack of) feature?
Hello. If people set LED.screen the back brightness to approx. 70% then they normally last much longer. Don't set them to 90% or 100%
unfortunately some TV's need the full brightness, another ploy to increase the wear out time
Jesus, Allen! Have you ever thought of becoming a surgeon?! It would probably be easier than working on one of these screens! The fact that components appear to be badly connected doesn't bode well for the QA of these manufacturers either. Also, as an engineer within a different area of expertise, I know what it's like when you begin a job that, on initial inspection, starts off with undertones of a simple fix but ends up being a time-consuming nightmare that isn't cost effective. I (wrongly) assumed that all manufacturers use a similar mechanism for securing their screens but this really does take the biscuit. It would be interesting to know how many of these Chinese manufacturers are producing similar quality products, or lack thereof, if they're average life expectancy is only a few years. It maybe feels like Hisense need to invest a little more in the "right to repair" scheme! That aside, complete respect given to the fact that you are still trying your hardest to prevent more land fill fodder though. I'm sure there were plenty of expletives during the recording of this video! Anyway, another good video, Allen. Hat's tipped.
nightmare. I remember doing a 75 inch sony w series, full backlights. that was a bad job.
Great information and a good warning. Cheers
Somebody should tell my Hisense that it's rubbish! Clearly it doesn't know! Best TV I've ever had, from a highly reviewed brand!
In 2020, I bought a 50" Hisense U7QFTUK 4K UHD ULED TV for £500.00. Picture and sound are excellent. Bristling with features. Best TV I've EVER owned!
Every manufacturer produces "duds" from time to time. Hisense are highly reviewed, which echoes my own experience. Highly recommended brand!
EDIT: The reason Hisense are so popular is explained above!
My backlights are 4 years old. No problem at all. So clearly NOT "poor quality?"
I bought a Hisense Inverter Washing Machine too! ... 8 months old. Excellent machine from a great brand! (Although, I believe made by Midea in China for Hisense.)
Review seems negative and biased.
Hi thanks for info and time I repaired set from late 60s to 2000 but all was not repaired because then cost 😂
Best item for cutting the panel glue is either a plastic card from a poker deck,or a piece of an x-ray film..
i used a razor blade
My 43" LG Nanoled was £550, now is £399. Not surprising it is the slowest TV out there and if it wasn't for its HDR it would have gone back to Argos.
Pile em high and make them cheap comes to mind.
This is true of many brands, but how Hisense have become one of the worlds largest makers of TV's can only be down to price.
and they are experts at making sets that fail just after the warranty expires,
The latest models use their own Vidaa o/s and it sucks, unlike Google you can't add or remove apps and it tends to lockup the HDMI
switching requiring a hard reset to unlock them, firmware updates have not provided a cure.
Just my luck. I replaced my old 65 inch Toshiba with this model. Curry`s talked my wife into buying this model.
I'm curious, Allen, are the higher end Hisense TV screens glued down?
I'm only asking, because my friend has just purchased a top end Hisense.
i repaired a 55inch hisense.....they are garbage...also one led was burned.....the glued display makes the joy :D
wow .. been fixing these for a couple of years now if you use your brains this is one of the e easier sets to repair .. the reflector sheet does not have to be removed you just cut along the strip . do not remove the faulty strip remove them all .. double sided tape to stick down new ones then some white labels across the strip to hold down.. clean all glue off screen and use the correct tape .. double sided pvc core mounting tape .. do not use double sided tape alone it has to have this tape to allow movement of screen when it heats up .. average time from start to finish of this job around 60 to 90 mins just be carefull
Not the sort of repair I’m doing for a customer plus I always give a years warranty. Not happy doing that with Hisense
I find it best to remove the bezel that the screen is glued on to. This clips of with a flay headed screwdriver and a guitar pic the bezel will come off with the lcd. use alcohol to soften the glue on the mask and remove the mask same way you would to if you were removing a mobile phone battery
Due to lack of space,and the fact that my workshop is on a floor and have to use a small elevator,I don't do bigger than 55-60"...
Costco in the U.K. offer 5 year warranty on Hisense. Still would buy one myself. What is the best tv for the price then? Combination of quality build and repariability?
Could you possibly brush on acetone to weaken the reflector sheet glue?
Element is another cheap brand. They make the ONN brand for Walmart in the U.S. I've worked on two Elements. Both ran hot for some reason.
Nice video Allen but I have just bought a hisence tv with mini leds hope it's OK my wasn't cheap at £1200
Force the manufacturer to take back the tv for recycling, or just tax the manufacturer if a tv dooen’t last for a minimum of 8 years.
Tax the manufacturer 🤔 you mean have the customer pay yet another tax passed on by the manufacturer? Yeah great idea... And taxing a manufacturer 7 1/2 years after a sale because the TV didn't make 8 years 🤣😂🤣😂.
You really didn't think any of this through did you.
Working on nearly the exact same tv at the moment ..it comes on but all the output voltages fluctuate every couple of seconds and the backlights flicker and the picture glitches out, after disconnecting the screen ribbons and backlights the problem seems to remain. i bench tested the power board which is good , mine seems to have a bad main board so ive ordered one , hopefully ill get lucky and its just the main..very strange fault quite unique in my experience funny that we always seem to be working on the same tv at the same time 😅. The worst tvs in my experience are thise really cheap jvc ones where half the backlights go out and the fragile buttons on the bottom always seem to have snapped off (lt55c550 i think)..either those or any cello "smart" tv which always seem to have software issues .
Ban them from sale if they cant be repaired!
Unlucky Allen I do hate them TVs, I don’t touch anything bigger then a 55” it’s just not worth the hassle …… 😊
Strange because the Hisense PC monitors are very good.
The TVs are "very good" as well.
Until they break.
Smaller screens are easier to get right generally. I doubt the monitors are made to any higher or lower standard than the TVs!
Looks like you needed an extra pair of arms. Can't wait for the reveal of the worst TV out there. 👍
Made in china (parts) assembled in (europe) still i guess there not the only one who assemble within europe using parts from china .hisense is not something i would want id rather have TCL as a budget option as its not a vestel in disguise, your brave to remove that monster panel i would be sweating.
So T.V screens are going the same way as phone screens , That’s not good!
Yes, wasn't that a fantastic idea from the bean counters to rip even more money off us by making the screens removable to change a simple battery?
I have a LG 4k tv cost over three thousand pounds in 2013 an the best tv i have ever had an still perfect.
@@David-e4e9t you bought. Well , and at the right time.
I refuse to take Hisense tvs. There are like you say terrible. Ive repaired some older models fine but the new stuff is just unrepairable and even if it was repairable its better to just ho and buy another tv
It sounds more like a you problem than a tv problem. I respect your experience, skills & knowledge but everything you say is wrong comes across as the tv been so big it’s unwieldy, which of course it is, that’s not a build or design issue.
Hisense is made for people with no sense.
Are jvc any good.
Problem is JVC don't make TVs anymore. Some of them are Vestel (which means basic but serviceable), some are made by a Chinese OEM using Shenzhen MTC boards and BOE panels. They're the usual Chinese quality and parts can be a problem.
Picture quality generally ok, not very reliable
No
Chinese junk TV, I have a Sony bravia tv for 15 years and it still works great and i never had any problems
Yet
And yet my view is these are better than the other two big Chinese manufacturers, TCL and TPV/Philips.
Hisense and TCL are increasingly dominating the market. Doesn't say much for the industry these days really does it?
Come back Sanyo and Toshiba, all is forgiven!
I would not buy this tv
Who buys this rubbish?
People who can't afford the higher priced Samsung's or 1 of the other big brand TV's....