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starshadow_rivaulx) wrote2012-05-24 10:19 pm
starshadow_rivaulx) wrote2012-05-24 10:19 pm
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The TV tech did arrive, a little late, but he did get here, and it turned out that he was the tech who serviced our old TV.
Turns out that the mainboard had corroded contacts. However, there was another set of input jacks that were still serviceable. So between us we managed to McGyver a new setup, thusly:
* cable TV signal feeds into the Digibox
* Digibox audio/video feeds into the Phillips DVR
* DVR video feeds into TV thru composite video cable (the one with the blue, green and one other color jacks)
* DVR audio feeds into TV thru regular AV cable
Voila, a functional TV with a clearer picture than before. Sony will check if they can source out a spare part for us, and let me know by tomorrow. I told Ma that given the stories the tech told me about how difficult it is to source out parts, might as well put in a new mainboard if one is available at a reasonable cost.
Otherwise, we will be in the market for a new TV, and getting rid of a partially functional TV will be the next order of business.
That's the main story of the afternoon. Now I'm off to sleep. I think.
Turns out that the mainboard had corroded contacts. However, there was another set of input jacks that were still serviceable. So between us we managed to McGyver a new setup, thusly:
* cable TV signal feeds into the Digibox
* Digibox audio/video feeds into the Phillips DVR
* DVR video feeds into TV thru composite video cable (the one with the blue, green and one other color jacks)
* DVR audio feeds into TV thru regular AV cable
Voila, a functional TV with a clearer picture than before. Sony will check if they can source out a spare part for us, and let me know by tomorrow. I told Ma that given the stories the tech told me about how difficult it is to source out parts, might as well put in a new mainboard if one is available at a reasonable cost.
Otherwise, we will be in the market for a new TV, and getting rid of a partially functional TV will be the next order of business.
That's the main story of the afternoon. Now I'm off to sleep. I think.