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Re: Advice on Television Repair in SF Requested

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From: Jim Wissick
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 00:00
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Right on brother!!  It's never worth your money to repair anything electronic
that is over 6 or 7 years old. Get an estimate... if the cost is 50% of the cost
of a new TV, get the new one... 

On 4 Aug 1998 18:35:11 GMT, marvin_d_c@hotmail.com wrote:

>you asked for opinions, so here's mine....
>
>Repairing consumer TVs and VCRs is almost always a waste of your time
>and money. Even IF you can find a reliable repair shop, the cost of most
>repairs will be a significant portion of the cost of a new unit.
>Besides, once you've repaired your 11-year old TV, it will still be 11
>years old; something else could go wrong with it the next day. Besides
>that, there have been technical improvements during that time, so why
>not take advantage of them?


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