Tech Friday: Replaced the “fairly new” television in the condo
Posted By RichC on April 11, 2025
Just a bummer of a Tech Friday and shopping post after our “fairly new” 65” TCL Smart TV failed to light up the screen when we were at the condo in Florida. It was a great buy and the image quality was excellent … 
but it didn’t last. After looking around on the Internet, it does seem that this isn’t a “one off” problem. From what I could surmise, the power supply board may have prematurely failed.
At first I contemplated ordering a new power supply board (about $45 and a month to arrive), but “we” decided to just go to Costco and buy a new TV — a pre-tariff Samsung this time for $349. The couple of Samsung TVs we do use have been flawless and we haven’t had any problems.
That said, I’ve wrapped up the TCL Roku TV, stuck it under the bed and “might” haul it back with me the next time we drive home. Brenda frowned … until I told her if I fix it that we can put it in the exercise room where she works out (her frown turned into a smile). We’ll see.
Personal recommendation: Don’t try to save a couple dollars by buying a TCL TV.
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