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Our LG 42LS5700 is not working properly anymore. After power on, the LG logo appears and then the screen slowly fades to black. The sound is okay but there is no picture display. You will hear the audio from the source being played but no video. The TV was purchased on 18 March 2013 so the 2 year warranty already expired. Purchase price was P33,800.
My father brought the TV to LG service center in our province. Test fee was P500. Deductable raw sa part ng price na papalitan. Non-refundable if hindi itutuloy ang repair.
The technician said need to replace the panel. Cost of panel is P24,000 and need to pay P1,500 labor fee. So total will be P24,000 - P500 + P1,500 = P25,000.
P25,000 / P33,800 = 73.96% of original price paid
So I decided not worth it to repair anymore. At that price, we can already buy a brand new TV of similar size (or even 50" TV in the case of the Toshiba 50L2300 -- P22,190 Sale price).
Nakakalungkot lang dahil this TV was only used lightly and never abused. (We have another TV in the living room that is used more often.) It can pass as brand new physically. Meron pang plastic cover ang body. No dead pixel. Nakasaksak rin siya sa AVR so no power issue.
I am not mad at LG as the TV did reached 2 years without an issue. But I am disappointed as the TV did not met my expectation for longer service life. After all, the 42LS5700 was the top-of-the-line 2D model of LG during its launch.
To compare, our Panasonic 32" LCD TV purchased in 2009 is still working flawlessly to date although with another owner na. We sold it after we purchased the LG TV. We expected same life span if not more from LG but it did not deliver. So now goodbye my 42LS5700. It was good while it lasted.
End of sharing. Thanks for reading.