Trashpicked Samsung LCD TV Part 2: New LED Modules
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2019
- Let's fix this TV! In part 2, I put some replacement modules into the TV and reassemble it. How well does it work?
Samsung TV Model UN32EH5000F
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The damage may have happened when it was discarded dude. Don't take it too personally! Perfect for testing when you need a display in a pinch. Also you have a full set of spares for your other TV, sans LCD.
Literally that’s what was said at 10:50
You did NOT break that TV Screen that blemish in the top corner was caused by who ever threw it in the garbage. You did VERY GOOD pat yourself on the back and don't feel bad. You accomplished what you set out to do. Good work. I will watch your video's on here now.
A perfect TV for watching 4:3 content
retro gaming machine? maybe fit it into an arcade cabinet?
@@jorno1994 Nah, if you're serious you would use a decent CRT for that.
@@martinweizenacker7129 I went cheap, full size two player cab with an LED panel, and it looks great. I'm old enough to remember real crt machines and i'm very happy with it. For free, this would be a great sized screen for a retro machine. You could even black tape the edges and use it on a modern console by shrinking the screen size.
@@martinweizenacker7129 I thought I was the only one. Its magical the way the phosphor lights up playing galaga.
@@willproctor7301 Yeah it all seemed so special back in the day to be playing video at the local grocery store while they were stocking the place back up. I was talking to a guy about old consoles and he knew the big seller's. He split his wig when I asked him if he ever played TurboGrafx? I had to get deep to explain Hu Cards and it was supposed to be an extra part of another system, but they let their deal go down!
$17 to gain a new skill and increase your confidence in working with a wider variety of products. Some people pay far more for theoretical training.
I see it this way too.
@@dorfschmidt4833 me three.
This conclusion far more better than author's in vid. Yes, damn, you're right!
Yeah! I see this as an absolute win!
damn straight :)
LED Strip - $17.00
10 manhours @45.00 - $450.00
Total cost - $457.00
New 32" TV - $220.00
Dopamine release when seeing screen light up - PRICELESS
Satisfaction of resurrecting something that had been discarded - PRICELESS
Project cost evaluation - Totally worth it
I salute you, sir. Thank you for sharing.
Right I found a garbage 50 inch got all new LEDs for $55 risky but I loved the fact that I got a new TV for the price of a used 19 inch
As a repairperson, I HIGHLY recommend you changing the current sense resistor to lower the current going to the led's. They fail prematurely because they are overdriven from the factory.
@@oifex from my opinion lowering it in the menu doesn't really help that much... they really blast the current to these led's
I think for the 20 bux or so for the backlights and the time put it that it was a worthwhile effort for the education, video content and experience. thx
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Its fine....put a diagonal label across that corner that says Samsung 32" LED....lol it will look brand new!!
@Train Man Very clever, lol. I know exactly what kinda sticker you mean. The corner "promo" stickers. 😂😂😂
Yes, you got it brother!!! lol
Brand new, unused, unopened warehouse sale item... 😂😂😂
And make sure you add (in small print) "warranty void if label removed"
TM you picked that thought right out of my subconscious and verbalized it. thx!
Great video! I'm a Brit born in early 1950s. My English Teacher / non-technical Dad regularly repaired our black and white cathode ray tvs ... replacing thermionic valves and even (I think I remember) the CR tube at one point. In this age of throw-away, disposable everything it's reassuring to see the 'fix-it' concept is not dead !
Just to be a bit pedantic, anyone thinking of trying to fix an old CRT TV should be aware that some of the older models had hi-voltage capacitors that can give you a good whack. Unlikely that any would still be dangerous by this time but you can never be sure. Just be aware and read the schematic so you know which components they are.
In my view, the fact that you got that TV working again was a pleasant bonus. I was more
interested in seeing what the insides of that TV looked like. I've never taken one of those apart
so I was curious to see the inner workings. Excellent job....thanks for sharing.
A good tip is to lower the level of backlight in the menu, because sometimes the LEDs are overloaded by default, sometimes the intensity of the strips can decrease but sometimes it gets complicated and the easiest thing is to lower the backlight and raise the contrast levels to compensate. Measure the intensity that circulates in the led strips, should not be more than 180 mA.
17$ and elbow grease. Not a bad deal :) Perfect for basement or garage.
Agreed...nothing to be disappointed about here at all. Great job!
+1
He could easily trible his cost of fixing it if you sold it, there are people that don't care about a small blemish for a big brand name TV.
I was thinkin' the exact same thing. Hell, if you get even another year out of it, it's still worth it. Even as a bedroom bedtime TV.
@@jinky0u812 yeah if he didn't want to sell it, it would be a top notch TV in the bedroom at night, I'm not saying that it would without a doubt, but I bet it has a few years left in it.
Well done video. I've trash picked 22" monitors, replaced capacitors, and donated them to schools. I just picked up a 50" plasma and will attempt another rescue. Save them all! Peace.
ferndog1461 May I know, is it a TV monitor or PC monitor that you replaced the capacitor. In my case, I have a 19 inch PC monitor and the capacitor on the power board and the VGA board ( or video board ) looks good but I changed the capacitor only on the power board, not on the VGA board. But, nothing shows up even when I light up the LCD screen with flashlight. I didn't connect the PC monitor to a CPU because I didn't have a VGA cable. Maybe it doesn't detect the signal so it goes into sleep mode ? Any ideas ?
Fixing a plasma TV - quite challenging! I still have an old sub-HD 42" Samsung, colors are great, but there are a dozen+ dark rows on the screen. Besides, it had already been repaired and the technician claimed to have changed the whole PDP panel (needless to say, quite an expensive operation). It did not last more than 2 years before it started to degrade again.
So, any advice on affordable DIY repair if the PDP is damaged? People told me that replacing certain boards and hot gluing the ribbon cables might work (but not if the panel is deteriorating).
Job Well Done!
Plasma TV repairs are quite a challenge, I replaced almost every semiconductor on a Visio power board just to get it to turn on and still no picture even after a main board swap !! After spending $50 in parts alone I'm came to a rapid conclusion its a waste of time and money for a TV that's not even real HD!! I did trash pick a nice 42" LCD/LED smart Samsung TV that just needed LED's replaced on the three strips for the back-light. After replacing about 22 of the 40 or so LED's its working great.
So my point is, save the time and effort and cash on a good looking LED back-light TV that will most likely be a simpler fix and better TV. If you like to tinker and have lots of spare time and cash, carry on and good luck with the Plasma TV they can be a real pain in the butt, and finding a circuit diagram without paying for a service manual, forget it!!
I used to do electronic recycling. I and a coworker would use LED trouble lamps to detect flaws in the monitors/TVs. The brighter the LEDs, the easier it would be to find flaws. The high CRI fluorescent tubes you demonstrated in an earlier video would be perfect for finding defects in LCD screens. Single point lights miss a lot of details. Broad lights miss fewer. Just a thought.
Well done. Another piece of expensive and useful technology brought back to life instead of being burnt out in a third world country. I'm sure this video will inspire others to fix things instead of just replacing them.
I thought I did a good job changing an iPad screen and battery. But this was an unbelievably good job bringing back a dead tv. Outstanding video.
Congrats on the successful repair of the freebie TV, Adrian. I'm sure you didn't cause the blob. It either fell over or when the former owners chucked it in the bin, it got damaged. Either way, for 17 bucks, you got a perfectly serviceable TV for your shop. And gotta say I was impressed with AliExpress' PVC shipping. That's how you do it! : ) Great vid!
Stupid people need to put their broken electronics on the curb more carefully! ;)
I've never figured out how to purchase AliExpress, they ask how many 100's of parts I want to buy and will send me a quote?
@@davidschwartz5127 Sounds like you're looking at alibaba instead of aliexpress
This is one of the best "how to" TV repair videos I've ever seen, the fact that the screen is a bit damaged does not take away from the fact that you really know what you're doing and explain it all brilliantly so that it is easily understandable and followable. That said, I have this exact same TV model series except the 39" version. Bought it used for $50 and it works perfectly HOWEVER, when I pick the TV up and turn it over I can hear something sliding around loose in there. It sounds like coins or marbles or something! It apparently does not affect the TV picture at all, and I took the back panel off and there is nothing loose there, so whatever it is must be between the metal chassis with the boards, and the LED panel layers. I am half tempted to take it apart and see what it is after watching your video... but the picture is perfect right now! Ugh...decisions....
Leave it alone don't touch it !!!!
There’s a useful old saying: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”
You have functioning good condition TV for $17 that is an absolute steal. Bargin of the century. As you said perfect TV for a bedroom, guest room etc. I'm only watching this for the sheer enjoyment of seeing trash turned into a great working item. Great job.
When I was younger I always tried to fix an item that was broken. I did it out of necessity (no money)we now live in a disposable society and most things are junked when broken. Ever so often I still try and fix something that has broken and I do derive a feeling of accomplishment when I am successful. Thanks, for a great video.
Glad you fixed it.
About the blob:
Get a straight piece of electrical tape along the whole of the left edge and convert your 32" 16:9 TV to a 31.5" 31:18 TV.
I’ve picked up discarded tvs and you take it home to find out it needs a new switch or capacitor.you get it going and everyone is amazed at what you can do.
As a guy who does most of his repairs by the seat of his pants, I really enjoyed the videos. I’ve already got a backlight selected and after a couple other projects will definitely attempt this fix. The Samsung is a much better TV than the one I replaced it with. Thanks for sharing
I think the average consumer considers a flat screen TV. a use and throw away item. I think your video set was great. It shows people there are some relatively simple repairs the average person can do and that there are parts available to buy. Thank you for the educational video.
10 manufacturers of new TVs disliked this video.
Don't be disappointed. I admire your electronics knowledge and skills!
Good job.......... You fixed a broken Tv for $18, and you gained a lot of Experience in the process.......
Can't speak for anyone other than myself - so here I go: I enjoy anything you take time to share. Great job on this one too!
I enjoyed the repair video so many thanks for repairing it. Too bad for the upper left blob. Perfect spare TV!
Still very usable as a video monitor when shooting your TH-cam videos.
That's an excellent idea
To expect that after a repair of any trashpicked electronics is going to be perfect is a stretch. Especially if it had been thrown into a dumpster. I would venture to say that the fact that for less than $20 you have a functional tv that can be viewed and enjoyed is a true success!
Thank for completing the content. I enjoy all of the repairs, mods and upgrades you demonstrate on your channel. Keep up the good work!
I love your content...honestly u bring me up on my dark days...you always seem so happy...thank you...your videos always make me smile...and I look forward to them...😁
Hello Adrian ! I'm not native and I like your english - loud&clear ! Keep it up !
17$ and you got 2 YT videos worth of content out of it and you learned a new skill id say it was well worth it
I have a device and I slightly damaged a wire that connects to a button used to operate it. Rather than spend £7 on a new button/wire including postage, I decided to buy a (very) basic soldering iron for £14. I happened on your video doing research to find out the basics of soldering and what I needed to do to fix it (which I now have!). I should be in bed, but felt compelled to watch both videos. Thank you for a very satisfactory outcome, even with the minor damage to that corner!
You learned a lot for $17 bucks. I want a large TV for monitoring security cameras. I fix it TV sounds perfect. I liked that screen you showed on how many hours it was in use. I will have to check that out.
I´m so glad u decided to fix it Thanks Adrian :-)
Bao34?
Sorry did not noe.
I would not get too upset over the screen, like everyone said you could use it in any number of ways. The thing to take away from this repair is the experience gained. You can't put a price on that. I have had similar repairs not go my way but I learned something new and I can take that to the bank. Great job in sorting out the problem and I learned something new from this video and I really appreciate that you took the time to document this repair. Outstanding editing and your ability to be comfortable in front of the camera is to be applauded. You gained a sub from this video. Thank you
Not annoying, not stupid, was educational and interesting. Good job!.
Nice score bud! ~$17.. you can't beat that man! Good to see you made the follow up show to this
Adrian- very good and useful vid for reference. I too have many TVs I’ve repaired but not had a bad light problem. Our house probably has 4 that cost a few quid to repair * My best one was the Fuji 42” plasma that weighted a ton as it was a display panel with no tuner. That cost me 0.69 p to fix- 15 ohm high wattage resistor.
Most of my garage HiFi is 1968- 1992 broken stuff that is salvageable and repairable. As you say, we have lots of projects on the go...
You the man, don't think you damaged anything, love it.
Thank you for including us in your education! Dumpster tv’s are everywhere and for $17 you’ve given it new life as a tv or monitor. Great job!!!
$17....worth every cent, you got a new sub
Charge it to experience, at least you not only fixed the tv but also learned important lessons. Congrats!
I have repaired TV's For over 25 years ( now retired ). I believe that you broke the lcd panel. You did it when you removed the bezel ( the front frame around the TV ) There are 2 clips ( 1 on each side ) and very hard to unclip at the same time. You used your fingers on the panel and your thumb to hold one clip open while you opened the other. This put pressure on the exact spot that cracked. I was very impressed with your video. It showed that you have a good deal of knowledge on how a TV works.
Heh and I really knew nothing, having never opened up a TV before. I have a feeling I caused that crack too -- but if you can believe it, this TV still works and I use it in my office every day. The block around the crack has gone away and now it just looks like a hair on the screen and it hardly visible from a distance.
Nice job Adrian. It's amazing to see how little there is inside these TV's.
That the way we learn, for 17 dollars you did a good job 👏 at least you turned on. Thank you it was really interesting.
you are great teacher! prior to MY TBI id understood some electronic, (( God Bless
Glad you fixed it, different from the usual capacitor replacement.
Adrian, Thanks for sharing your experience. It was a good learning opportunity and was worth my time to watch.
Well done! Even with a crack in the corner it's still usable, and we all learned something too :)
Congrats, I'd also call that a success👍 You have a new subscriber!:)
Great video - I like seeing electronic devices being restored to working state. It shows the genius and ethic of the designer. Your explanations are top class - simple and not too lengthy. Just nice.
Note, most TV networks have a spot much larger then that on the bottom right for their network or show identification. That is much larger then that spot on the left top corner. My guess is either when it died, someone hit the TV and damaged it, or more likely to often people put pressure on the screen when moving it around or out to the trash. One of the flaws of a flat panel compared to a CRT. Good fix job. If nothing else others will learn from this and repair their TV instead of trashing it. LED's do wear, or burn out. I thought they were more durable then the older lighting method.
It's interesting how, thanks to the Internet, we've kind of come full circle back to being able to fix a TV for a fraction of its original cost, like back in the olden days. Maybe 20 years ago, my dad grabbed a TV off the side of the road hoping he could get it working, and never could. And then we were stuck disposing of it at our own expense.
Totally missed a trick there, as if you order actual PVC pipe off AliExpress it comes packaged inside a Samsung LCD TV ;P
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I was happy to see another geek do a successful seat of the pants repair. I had to replace the power supply board on a 13 you old Sharp. Once diagnose, cleaning the is ideal of the set took longer than the repair. It's an adventure.
Very positive learning how to do. I am seeing a lot of these in our apartment dumpster area. I have one smaller and with this as a confirmation of my own thoughts and observation I will set that one up to work on. Thank you.
you either had an impact or layer or there is a crack in the screen face and sub face of the screen as the is the indication of what I was seeing..
given the short in the original backlight you just replaced I'm guessing there was some type flex to the metal panel which likely broke the wire trace in the backlight circuit..
I'm sure it broke when they tossed it, maybe you can do something else with it in the future like one of those two way smart mirrors, you'll never notice the blob.
I think you did a bang up job!! You definitely have more patience that I do. I don't know if I could have done such a meticulous repair as you had. Thumbs UP!!
Good, straightforward, easily understandable video. You DO know what you're doing, make no mistake or doubt about yourself!
Adrian, you should look at it this way; $17 for more subscribers, I think it was a great deal.
If you manually adjust your aspect ratio to put the letterboxing over the "spot" you'll never notice it.
Brilliant! Didn't even think about that option. I saw another commenter's post about using 4:3 (for video games or whatever). But this is a great suggestion, too!
I like that even after you saw it had some damage, you still take the effort to clean everything and make it look as nice as you can!
I enjoyed watching you troubleshoot. And figure it out. And thanks for not using music. I love trying to find and repair trashed stuff. I got got a $5 TV at a garage sale years ago. I was what looked like a spill on the back. I found it was only a blown $2 fuse. Used it for many many years. Total cost $7. Trashed just recently.
Well, if you watch 4:3 or 21:9 widescreen movies, you´ll not be remembered of the little screen damage in the top left corner ;)
Wow take anything free i feel like someone wants me _____
You could always use it as A second Computer Monitor, for those TH-cam Documentaries ??
Very good job! :) A couple days ago, I saw an LCD in the rain and your repairing attempt made me stop for a while and think about picking it up. :D
Thanks for these videos! These have really inspired me to work on thrown out items from places such as my school. I recently found an old cd player that holds multiple CDs inside, grabbing it and bringing it home. Found out it was a mechanical problem since after opening the case I found a jam deep in the player. I'm still currently working on it but eventually, I'll be sure to fix the internal problem.
Keep making videos like these please! They're really interesting to watch as well as educational
4:3 Fullscreen Retrogaming
So long as your retro console is HDMI modified.
@@jyesucevitz it has component and composite, doesn't look as good im just putting that out there
Great garage TV and potential donor TV if your main one fails. So don't be disappointed by your 17 dollar TV!
Thanks for the video.
Watched both parts back to back. You are a natural subscribed!
Very cool video! This was very helpful in seeing how these work and how relatively easy they are to work on. Great work!
My Philips 42" has been on all day,everyday since I bought it in 2009. So roughly 87600 hours(+/- a couple).
We have Samsung SMART TV from 2014. Using it every day, all day long for 5 years and still works perfectly.
Sony bravia full hd 32 inch, in use snce 2011. Still going strong.
1999 CRT Prima TV still works
I have a Commodore 1084S monitor from 1988 that I still use on my Amiga 1200, it would be scary to know how many hours are on it :-).
I noticed a crack/scratch in the top left corner in your first video and it was there before you started working on the tv.
Should the screen get a lot worse , you always have a set of spares for your other set.
The blob was already there, you did a great job taking it apart. By the way, I also have a tv in my garage with blown out pixels and after watching for awhile you forget its there. Great Jpb!
I had a electronics repair shop where I fixed all kinds of stuff. I've repaired things since I was a kid, I didn't have toys so I collected junk and took it apart. My basement was filled with TV's they all worked! Later I opened my business fixing things.
now it's like a samsung galaxy s10+ with the hole punch cutout for the camera
I think that I dodged that bullet on a phone that's not full featured & by Fall it'll be falling fast. I dropped a big $300 on the Umidigi S3 Pro pre-order on Amazon last month & there's some going for $500 now! The IPS and Sony's Sensors in the iPhone including the 40 MP selfie cam that the S10's not getting. I couldn't believe that Samsung put Fold in the hands of Tech folk's & like Note7 they fell on their faces again! I'm allergic to their phones now. My Pixel 1 from 2016 still had some features that beat the Note9. Way to motivate in the tech space big boy! And I heard that you have to wait & shell out more to get 5G, what a scam! When I was trucking when 4G came out you'd expect L.A. or N.Y.C. to be rocking it, but I got the best in Nashville and Louisville. Crazy! But was it Sprint that renamed 3G to 4G?
Jerking is 50
@@user-hx9dc5gr3l Are you saying that's what our video host is doing at that mark in the video?
What u mean mark? no sir
I was searching in the comments to find the one who dumped it. 😂😂
If your goal was to get a working TV that you can actually utilize for the purpose of watching TV, this is a success. I've enjoyed watching shows on less than perfect viewing screens several times. Also, we learned a lot watching you work on this, so it is definitely a double-success there.
glad you took our advice and completed the project. Will help boost your channel that you responded to us and ended on a positive. I will subscribe. As for the blob, yeah that sucks but still, for $17 its still a satisfying repair and a workable TV.
That blob is nothing. Some tv stations have logo on one of the corners of the tv screen. Now that is annoying.
How did you get the tv in service mode?
considering i got a free tv from work this week probably with the same issue now I know hoe to fix the issue it has your video doesn't just save you money it saves me time and a lot of energy because you did this so thank you very much
Great job and practice makes perfect, these videos are what makes yt a good tool for anyone working on everything, from cars to guitars and even a TV repair, hopefully they won't start banning self help videos and we have to go back to some manual with very few pictures of how to do it, thanks again for a job well done.
It's so frustrating these tv's are put in landfill when simple repairs like these can fix them 😴🙄🙄
I think they all get recycled nowdays.
@@oldrrocr sadly not here. Technicians drive up to the landfill here and look through the garbage go see, if there is something they can rescue
So if I ordered PVC pipe from them, would they put the LED's on the outside? :) As for the break, just call it a 'notch'... I hear that's a thing on displays now.
Covered in LEDs you say? No no, that's the wrong channel. You're thinking of Linus Tech Tips.
I am a tinkerer myself... I do soft mods as well as case mods on retro consoles, do smartphone repairs... Some PC tinkering... And I am ordering a lot from Ali express... Everything... My tech parts... Wool and/or fabric for my wifes hobby... I even ordered washable diapers for our son... And I really have to say, the sellers there do a very good job... If it is packaging like in your case or the service they offer you... I had a very good experiences so far... And like I said.. I am ordering everything from there.. Since... Idk.. 5 years or more!!
For everyone that does repairs themselves... Or really anything else, I really can not recommend ali express enough!!
I’m sure that there some families who could use this TV as a free donation. Or use it as a monitor in your lab.
Great video. Always wondered if I could change out the backlights LEDs on an otherwise good TV. Thanks for taking the time to video this repair. That TV probably has a ton of hours of life left. Thanks!!
Nice job, but stop being so hard on yourself about that stupid blob in the corner. You took a disposable, junk TV, (which are not really meant to be fixed any more), you repaired it and then you focus too much on a minor blemish instead of your victory. Enjoy it for as long as it lasts, and take it as a learning experience. Use it as a monitor in your shop or something like that if that minor blob really bugs you a lot. Even brand new stuff can have blemishes so it's no big deal in my book.
Like my dad used to tell me "You pays your money and you takes your chances!" Looks like money well spent. To top it off, you indeed did learn something, as did we, your watchers. I have a deep belief that in order to keep your mind young (A deep concern of my aging 68 year old mind) you must learn something new every day. I watch as my mom, who recently moved to the nursing home after several "spells" where she passed out and needed to have the ambulance come to her aid, learn new things in the home, and it seems to be keeping her young as well, she just celebrated her 93rd birthday and speaks of one day moving home. She does know better, as I am preparing to sell her home soon, if I can find a buyer. Anyone want to buy a nice ranch style 2 bedroom home in South Dakota for under a hundred grand?
That code to get into the service mode works on my Samsung, too (completely different model). Thanks, Adrian!
Thank you. Unfortunately I just trashed my LED TV just a few days before I saw your videos. I think I could have restored it easily but I think that wasn't meant to be. To me I think even if you spent more than that to repair the TV, the education you provided was worth it and more. You did not gain a lot by repairing it but you gained another subscriber. Thanks again and wish you the best.
I'm surprised. I didn't know tv could be repaired if you know what you are doing. They even marked the different areas. Thanks for the video. You sis a good job on the video and the tv repair!
We have Samsung SMART TV from 2014. Using it every day, all day long for 5 years and still works perfectly.
Great video, I know I learned a lot and gained some valuable information. Thank you for completing this project, you have helped a lot of people. I immediately subscribed because of your format and presentation of information.
Good Job! As for the blob growing I'd give it about 30%; after all the abuse it still quite small. If the blob does bother you I would put 4 pieces of black tape in each corner angled at 45 degrees and then you probably won't notice anything. Enjoy the tv!