I must be doing something right!! I want to take this opportunity to thank all colleagues that I know and some that I don't know who have recomended some of my new customers to me. It is a great feeling when people come up to me and say that have heard of me (In a good way of course!!). I can only assume that it is the fact that I carry out a vast majority of the repairs in the house. Whatever the reason.......thanks guys and gals. Drinks are on me!! Just let me know who you are ok?

I don't know what  is going on, but I have had an influx of back projection and DLP screen repairs in the past 4 months. Although these rather large screens take up a lot of space, they can give a very nice picture once repaired and set up correctly. DLP screens use a different technology to the "old" back projection types and it is fair to say that they give a picture quality as good as if not better than their equivalent LCD and Plasma screens.

So if you have the space and don't want to take a trip down the dump in your neighbours "white van" then get it repaired

It has come to my attention that with a more regular turnover of large flat screen repairs there has to be even more care taken when lifting and transporting. LCD's have an extremely thin and delicate screen face that can be damaged and scratched very easily. Plasma screens, although much tougher with a plate glass front, still tend to be prone to twisting on the cheaper models. So think of us repair guys when you buy one of these monsters and try not to live on the fifth floor......with a dog and three children!!!!! :-)

Whilst I sit at my chair having my morning cuppa I am pondering on todays' service calls, I am wondering how many more years are left in the repair industry as we now know it. I would invite any other service engineers to make their own comments on what they intend to do about the "throw away" mentality of manufacturers. What has happened to the high street "dealer" who has total support from the major's. Are we just left to scrape up the remains of other engineers who have decided to hang up their soldering irons and get a "proper job"?

I myself have seen

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