# Plasma TV exploded **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 18, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117 "2025-01-18T19:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117/21 "2025-01-19T14:09:18Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > you make it sound like this is a “given” - which it is NOT. I have made such basic repairs that lasted for years. If you’re the kind of person who repairs things themselves, then all bets are off. I’m not a technical type, so for me “repairs” means calling a guy over and paying $100+ no matter what the problem is. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117/22 "2025-01-19T14:27:51Z")
with that I can agree … ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117/23 "2025-01-19T14:54:31Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > I had a Vizio that went bad after 5 years. We had a Vizio that had a great picture for two years. Then the picture got a blue tint to it. The local repair place said the screen (or something else, but essentially the same thing) needed to be replaced. There’s a restaurant in town that had three Vizio TVs in their bar. Two of them had the blue-tinted images. We replaced the Vizio with a Sony that died after two years. Our current Sony has lasted five years so far. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117/24 "2025-01-19T14:59:13Z")
My Samsung plasma was a 3D compatible model and I also had a 3D disc player, a half dozen 3D discs, and 3 sets of the battery powered 3D glasses. Somewhat sad to have lost that novelty that was fun to revisit. No more Tron Legacy or Avatar 3D. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117/25 "2025-01-19T15:14:44Z")
With flat screen TVs, my go to fix is just to buy a replacement power supply off eBay. So, check the price. If it’s available and not too expensive try replacing it. Oh, the OP gave the model number. Looks like $70+/-. That’s a tad on the high side IMO. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117/26 "2025-01-19T15:16:32Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > My Samsung plasma was a 3D compatible model and I also had a 3D disc player, a half dozen 3D discs, and 3 sets of the battery powered 3D glasses. > Somewhat sad to have lost that novelty that was fun to revisit. No more Tron Legacy or Avatar 3D. I think I might have had the same one. I bought what was supposedly the last plasma (model) in the world, as I thought (at least in 2015 or 2016) the colors were just so much better. It died after about 5 years. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117/27 "2025-01-19T21:40:32Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > Do plasmas use a lot of power? I have a friend with one and I can feel the heat coming off the screen. It may be worth getting a modern TV for the power savings. Pretty much yes, although the power draw is image-dependent. I have a 65" plasma, and if you display a blank white screen, it draws about 700 watts. > [@mixdenny](#): > > My 50" Panasonic plasma is at least 12 years old but still has an amazing picture. It does have a faint blue tint in the center. I searched for that and it is a known issue and can usually be adjusted. The set is so heavy that I gave up on trying to tune it. Mine is almost 16 years old now and still looks great. And yes, it’s goddam heavy. It was about 200 pounds without the 50-pound base/stand (sold separately). Current model 65" OLED TVs are more like 70 pounds with pedestal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasma-tv-exploded/1013117.md?page=1)