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TV problem

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Roy1983

Edward Sheringham
Had our Bush 44' for 4 years now. We always leave it on standby overnight and on Saturday morning it wouldn't come off. When we pressed the power button it went off as though to start up but then the standby button came on again. After 10 or so attempts it came back on. Yesterday it took longer but eventually came on but today it won't switch on at all!!

I've turned it off by the wall then back on again but nothing. Is it a case of wear and tear and after 4 years its time to get another one or is there some kind of trick to get it working again??
 
Roy1983 said:
Had our Bush 44' for 4 years now. We always leave it on standby overnight and on Saturday morning it wouldn't come off. When we pressed the power button it went off as though to start up but then the standby button came on again. After 10 or so attempts it came back on. Yesterday it took longer but eventually came on but today it won't switch on at all!!

I've turned it off by the wall then back on again but nothing. Is it a case of wear and tear and after 4 years its time to get another one or is there some kind of trick to get it working again??
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I think you must have performed some kind of amazing trick already to get a Bush tv to last 4 years :lol:
 
Its probably a capacitor burning out, can be changed but is it worth the hassle? Well that dependent on how much a new tv costs.

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It's actually a 42' apparently according to the Missus.

Just bought a new one 42' Samsung for £350.
 
I just never knew, as I haven't had one for the last 7 years.

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dingdongo said:
Keep seeing 4K advertised, what is it? It is like the new 'HD'?
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It's far higher resolution but nobody is creating content that high - it's all upscaled. Even when they do produce it, current storage methods like blu-ray won't store it.

Like 3D it's just a way of keeping sales ticking over until the technology is here.
 
pretty sure my eyes aren't good enough to distinguish 4k from hd anyway

probably due to hd **** ironically
 
Does anyone switch their TV off at night then by switching it off or pulling the plug out? I've always left it on standby does it really make much difference to the longevity of the TV or not?
 
Roy1983 said:
Does anyone switch their TV off at night then by switching it off or pulling the plug out? I've always left it on standby does it really make much difference to the longevity of the TV or not?
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Mine are always on permanently. Hasn't made a difference that I can see.
 
dingdongo said:
Keep seeing 4K advertised, what is it? It is like the new 'HD'?
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Ultra HD is basically the same resolution as the projectors in cinemas, so any movie or TV show that was filmed with 35mm cameras could theoretically be converted to 4k. However, as Scara says, there's very little content available currently bar House of Cards on Netflix.

They've started to trial Ultra HD broadcasts on Japanese TV so give it a few years until the PlayStation 5 has the next generation of Blu-Ray player which can store that much data and everyone has 100mb broadband to steam 4k from Netflix and Amazon Instant.
 
Based on the above advice, can you give us a checklist on what features are worth having and those to not worry about. Thanks in advance
 
ricky2tricky4city said:
Based on the above advice, can you give us a checklist on what features are worth having and those to not worry about. Thanks in advance
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I'm no expert but would hold off purchasing an Ultra HD telly until at least 2015, as it's just been announced that 4k Blu-Ray discs are due next Christmas but the manufacturers have yet to agree on tech standards for the players.

Also, judging by what I've read about Sony's Ultra HD trials at the World Cup, there's still some work to be done before the new TVs can display fast moving sports in 4k flawlessly.

Hopefully OLED tellies will be affordable by then, as I'm not a fan of LCD screens and intend to stick with my plasma telly until something better is available at the right price.
 
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