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How much would it cost to repair 1 dead pixel in a 720p LCD projector?
Question : How much would it cost to repair 1 dead pixel in a 720p LCD projector?
It’s an InFocus IN76 if that matters. After 1180 lamp hours, one dead pixel has shown up. It’s well outside the manufacturer’s warranty, I bought it in December 2006.
What’s a ballpark figure I can expect to pay get that repaired?
I’m calling InFocus monday to check with them, but I’m curious if anyone else knows roughly what I’m getting into.
Thanks!
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Best answer:
Answer by bbt91945
I have not heard of any repairs on LCD fixel. The part is not expensive, it is the labor that cost. Most of the time it is not worth fixing the tv than buying a new one. I always inform consumers to buy name brand tv than the off brand you bought. Try emiling the company and see what the cost of repair will be.
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#2 written by D (A/V) ID 1 year ago
The InFocus IN76 is a DLP projector not an LCD projector. If a pixel is dead then the only way to repair it is to replace the DLP chip itself and that would be very expensive. I don’t think they can be easily replaced, if at all. Most likely it would cost well over $ 500 to replace it (cost of the light engine (chip) plus labor). It might have undesirable results too after someone monkeys with it (misalignment, more dead pixels than you started with).
1 pixel out is not a huge deal, but can be annoying. You might be better off buying another used IN76 that doesn’t have a bulb or has high bulb use. It would be cheaper and you could use the bulb you have. The other option would be to buy a new one…1080p is looking nice these days.
Are you sure it’s a dead pixel (stuck mirror), or is it a dust blob? Dust blobs can be tricky to get rid of. You need to take it apart and clean it with compressed air if it is the case. The link below shows a good example of a dust blob. You could have it professionally cleaned, might cost $ 100 or so. It could be a dust particle on the chip, mirror, optics or color wheel.
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Pixels can not be repaired for a cost less than the value of the projector.
Even if under warranty, Companies will not replace or repair the projector unless there are more than 4-5 dead pixels and ONLY IF the dead pixels are located in the main viewing area.
You must divide your image into 9 segments, like a Tic-Tac-Toe board. the center square is considered the main viewing area.