Well fuck

**Jiminy** · 8th January 2009, 11:24

Remove all the components from the TV and keep only the frame so you can see through. Then park your bike behind. TV *and* bike, both your wife and you are happy, problem solved!

Of course, your wife might not be too pleased to see your bike on every channels...

**fliplid** · 8th January 2009, 11:35

Originally Posted by Jiminy

Of course, your wife might not be too pleased to see your bike on every channels...

Or the reason why you got a dead telly

**.chris** · 8th January 2009, 12:58

Same thing happened to my tv, I was watching celebrity treasure island (the NZ one) so it was my own fault, I figure it was god trying to strike me down for watching such trash.

**Headbanger** · 8th January 2009, 13:11

Its nature finding its balance.

We had a very nice TV for quite a few years, Then when I had the opportunity to grab my oldboys TV which was huge compared to ours I gave ours away. Against my dear wife's wishes I might add.

We got three weeks out of the television I scored, Then it died and I ended up spending our entire Christmas (this was a year ago) fund on an LCD.

The TV I gave away is still running perfectly, and probably will do for many years to come.

**vifferman** · 8th January 2009, 13:17

Originally Posted by Headbanger

Its nature finding its balance.

Is that what it is? I thought it was just a bastard.
We had only a cheapish 20" TV, so about 6 or 7 years ago, I used the proceeds of the pathetic amount we got selling the 4Wd at auction to buy a nice Loewe from Eastern HiFi. It carked it a few years ago, so we had it fixed, then it carked it again last year, and was (apparently) not worth fixing. I had to pay to have it recycled.
The cheapish, 15 year old 20" is still trundling along, but now that we've got a plasma, it's just another dust-gathering ornament.
No doubt it'll get dragged out again when the plasma contributes to the nature/balance thingo...

**AD345** · 8th January 2009, 15:31

Well - managed to find the Samsung repair centre today. One of their technicians came out (for a lazy $106) and announced that the lamp has blown.

No shit - thats what the smoke was huh?

So $400 - 500 and two weeks from now I should have a TV again.

Wife is moderately less unhappy

**Gubb** · 8th January 2009, 17:25

The Loaner Tele is all yours if you struggle to complete 2 weeks matey.

**Maki** · 8th January 2009, 17:34

Relax, there must be thousands of people who have got flat screens TVs, with nice CRTs gathering dust in a corner. I am sure you can get a good one for little more than making the effort to pick it up and a few gold coins...