Revox 42" plasma

[Kenom]

Ok I got it, and it's broken. donno how but it is. I'm selling it for $1 or highest bid. This baby retailed for $18,000+

Revox E-542 42" plasma "as-is" - eBay (item 220506393603 end time Nov-10-09 19:09:23 PST)

Maybe someone could help me fix it. I've looked for a service manual or something along those lines. Hell it has a huge ass umbilicle. How cool is that!

 

[pseudolobster]

Hmm... Maybe if you stick it in the oven it'll repressurize the gas...

 

[DTMF]

what's broken? does it power on? are there any imput's on the display other than for the umbillcle? does the box power on ?

 

[Kenom]

the box powers on. The display does not. There are no other connections on teh display other than the umbilical

 

[DTMF]

could be just the power supply on the display . some times there is a fuse in the display power supply . you have to open the display to change it . sometimes you can see it from the back thru the vent holes

 

[Fazor]

Pm'd.

I may be interested in this.

 

[Kenom]

I can't let something this potentially valuable get away. I'll take the time to look it over myself and if I can't find anything will spend the money to get it repaired if that is whats needed from a professional television repairman.

 

[Gryphon]

$18,000 :wtf: what did you get it for and why sell it for a buck even if it fails to turn on

 

[Kenom]

I got it for free.

 

[Gryphon]

^ Thats the best price

How'd you manage that, win it in a contest?

 

[pseudolobster]

^ Thats the best price

How'd you manage that, win it in a contest?

If you look at the ebay auction, you'll see he won it for a cent, and it's within Montana, I suspect Ken just drove to pick it up, skipping shipping costs.

Anyways, I really don't think it's all that valuable.. You can get a 42" flat screen for under $1000 these days that has a much better picture quality than that plasma... If you can find a way of fixing it for a hundred or two bucks, sure, it's worth keeping, but I'd like to point out it's 480p!!!... My laptop, with its 12" screen, has twice as many pixels as that TV.

 

[rangedunits]

^ Thats the best price

How'd you manage that, win it in a contest?

I got it for free.

..../quote

 

[Cyparagon]

Since when is a 42" 480p plasma worth 18 grand? Maybe in 1980...

 

[Kenom]

Ha! that's probably when it first came out. Hell, I don't care what resolution it is. Would go in my kids room and his wii hooked up to it so I don't have to fight him for the television when it comes time to watch stargate universe.

 

[charliebruce]

The Wii runs at 480p anyway, the difference in quality wouldn't be noticable when compared to a higher-res one. If you can't see a blown fuse or any other obviously-burnt out components, I doubt that it is worth trying to fix it any further. A new controller board will be hard to find, and even then you don't know if it is the board or panel at fault.