Speakers gone on the tv....

[bowers-sfc]

My girlfriends 42 inch lg tv's speakers have blown, and when we went to the shop, they told us it would cost £60 just for an estimate.

 

Not wanting to go with his option, I thought I'd see what I can find.

 

Does anyone work in this sort of area? Happily pay for a cheaper estimate and for it to be fixed.

 

Live in hedge end

[Huffton]

Thats outrageous. Give Platt and Knight in totton a try, used him loads and never been charged for an estimate.

[pap]

I take it the telly isn't under warranty.

 

If it were me, I wouldn't pay anything to get them repaired. A better investment would be to get an AV receiver and some speakers. You'll fix your immediate problem, and be able to use it on future sets.

[trousers]

How old is the TV?

 

Consumer law isn't governed by warranty durations per se (which is why you see 'this does not affect your statutory rights' on warrantees and guarantees etc)

 

An item sold has to last a "reasonable" length of time. If, say, it was only 2 years old you can easily argue that isn't a "reasonable" length of time for the speakers to survive. You may even find it can be traced back to a design fault at time of purchase.

[bowers-sfc]

As it's a replacement upgrade from the old tv, can I still quote the sales of goods act ? Not to sure where I stand really

[mcjwills]

Get a Soundbar from Richer Sounds, Flat screen TV's are notorious for having poor speakers as you can not build a quality speaker into a Flat screen TV.

 

A soundbar will give you a lot better quality sound and solve your issues cheaper or at about the same cost and you always have it for the future.

[Jimmy Gabriel's Halo]

Get a Soundbar from Richer Sounds, Flat screen TV's are notorious for having poor speakers as you can not build a quality speaker into a Flat screen TV.

 

A soundbar will give you a lot better quality sound and solve your issues cheaper or at about the same cost and you always have it for the future.

 

Er.... wot's a "soundbar" ? Thank you.

[JonnyLove]

Not that I am advocating Insurance fraud but if you have home contents then just simply "invite a kid over and then oh dear the tv fell off the stand" Should cost you between £25 - £50 excess and you get the tv repaired or a brand new one

[JonnyLove]

Get a Soundbar from Richer Sounds, Flat screen TV's are notorious for having poor speakers as you can not build a quality speaker into a Flat screen TV.

 

A soundbar will give you a lot better quality sound and solve your issues cheaper or at about the same cost and you always have it for the future.

 

That would depend on the TV really as the one on my TV kicks ass.

[Hamilton Saint]

I take it the telly isn't under warranty.

 

If it were me, I wouldn't pay anything to get them repaired. A better investment would be to get an AV receiver and some speakers. You'll fix your immediate problem, and be able to use it on future sets.

 

This the option I would choose - especially if you already have a good audio system with a receiver and a decent pair of speakers. It's what I did.

[trousers]

As it's a replacement upgrade from the old tv, can I still quote the sales of goods act ? Not to sure where I stand really

 

I guess that would depend on how old the "old tv" was. What do you mean by "replacement upgrade"? Did the original "old tv" break down too and if so, after what timeframe? Maybe spell out the chronology of events on here (from "date of original TV purchase" to "today") and take it from there.

[Jonnyboy]

Not that I am advocating Insurance fraud but if you have home contents then just simply "invite a kid over and then oh dear the tv fell off the stand" Should cost you between £25 - £50 excess and you get the tv repaired or a brand new one

 

well actually, you are.