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.
with that I can agree …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.