Sharp TV problem after only 3 years

[chas speed]

I bought a 50" Sharp TV for 300 bucks 3 years ago and am already having problems with it. There is a horizonal shadow over the middle part of the screen. The top and bottom look fine, but the middle of the screen is darker then the rest. Is it worth fixing or should I just buy a new one? I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum.

[oddbox83]

Sounds like a partial LED failure.

I'd say look into a new one, I don't rate Sharp's anyway.

[chas speed]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

Sounds like a partial LED failure.

I'd say look into a new one, I don't rate Sharp's anyway.

The last Sharp I bought (35" square TV) has lasted over 20 years, but this 50" Sharp had no lasting power and I will be avoiding Sharp in the future. It looked good while it lasted, but it didn't last long. The 35" square Sharp TV weighs like 200 pounds or I would have thrown it away years ago. I know it's going to kill me whenever I try to get it down the stairs. I would just throw it down the stairs, but glass would break everywhere.

[slimdude]

A 50" for only $300.00? I would had definitely bought a extended warranty at the time of purchase.

[chas speed]

Originally Posted by slimdude

A 50" for only $300.00? I would had definitely bought a extended warranty at the time of purchase.

It was a Black Friday sale and I haven't had (until now) any problems with TV's breaking in the past. The extended warranty would have looked pretty good right now. Still, at least these thing are cheap.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by chas speed

It was a Black Friday sale and I haven't had (until now) any problems with TV's breaking in the past. The extended warranty would have looked pretty good right now. Still, at least these thing are cheap.

That's ok, we all learn for our mistakes. Nobody's perfect.

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by chas speed

The last Sharp I bought (35" square TV) has lasted over 20 years, but this 50" Sharp had no lasting power and I will be avoiding Sharp in the future. It looked good while it lasted, but it didn't last long. The 35" square Sharp TV weighs like 200 pounds or I would have thrown it away years ago. I know it's going to kill me whenever I try to get it down the stairs. I would just throw it down the stairs, but glass would break everywhere.

Some brands haven't translated well from old style to new TVs. Sharp is one of them I find. Had a c.2016 model as a bedroom TV, didn't like it at all. Everything about it seemed cheap and underpowered. Thankfully, it was cheap.

Regarding a partial LED failure, this can happen with expensive ones alike. They generally last quite a bit but you can get early lighting failure, you've just been one of the unlucky ones here. With the price you paid, it almost certainly won't be cost effective to repair. One part of a LCD screen fails and more often that not it means the entire screen has to be replaced, unlike CRT were individual parts could be swapped out a lot more easily.

[chas speed]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

Some brands haven't translated well from old style to new TVs. Sharp is one of them I find. Had a c.2016 model as a bedroom TV, didn't like it at all. Everything about it seemed cheap and underpowered. Thankfully, it was cheap.

Regarding a partial LED failure, this can happen with expensive ones alike. They generally last quite a bit but you can get early lighting failure, you've just been one of the unlucky ones here. With the price you paid, it almost certainly won't be cost effective to repair. One part of a LCD screen fails and more often that not it means the entire screen has to be replaced, unlike CRT were individual parts could be swapped out a lot more easily.

You were right. The whole screen is now black and this 50" Sharp widescreen TV is officially dead. It lasted exactly 3 years and 3 months. RIP. Any opinions on a 55" JVC 4K TV LT 55MA877 for 300 dollars?

[oddbox83]

I'm probably the wrong person to ask about budget TVs, as I'm a TV snob.

Hisense and Vizio might be work looking into, they seem to be the quality budget brands of choice these days. The likes of Sharp and JVC seem to trade on name recognition and brand loyalty alone these days, nothing they do is particularly exciting for the money.

[GRD43L]

Originally Posted by chas speed

Any opinions on a 55" JVC 4K TV LT 55MA877 for 300 dollars?

Yes. It's cheap!

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by chas speed

You were right. The whole screen is now black and this 50" Sharp widescreen TV is officially dead. It lasted exactly 3 years and 3 months. RIP. Any opinions on a 55" JVC 4K TV LT 55MA877 for 300 dollars?

I would up your budget some or go smaller, but you get what you pay for these days imo. There is a reason those tv's are only 300 bucks, because you will need to buy them every couple of years.

[chas speed]

Originally Posted by Bigdog

I would up your budget some or go smaller, but you get what you pay for these days imo. There is a reason those tv's are only 300 bucks, because you will need to buy them every couple of years.

You are probably right. It seems like they might even have some kind of self destruct mode. So, like a light bulb, you have to keep on buying, but if I paid 700 bucks for a TV that dropped dead after a few years I would explode.