TV help?

[sandnsea]

My husband says the flyback is gone and that by the time we buy a new one and have it installed, we may as well buy a new TV. The TV worked fine, it's only 2 years old. We shut it off, turned it back on, and nothing happened. Does anybody know about TV's, does this make any sense, is it hard to replace a flyback?

Oh, and thanks in advance!

[Beaker]

1. try here:

http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?srchdesc=y&query=television+++flyback&MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort

[sandnsea]

3. Thanks

That's a start!

[CO Liberal]

2. The Flyback

...is part of the high voltage system that moves the electron beam back and forth to produce the image on the picture tube. I had one die on me about a year ago on our 25-inch Admiral TV. It cost about $150 to fix it. You can buy a new TV for that much now - the prices have dropped quite a bit in the past year.

That TV is now in our exercise room - we replaced it with a 36-inch Sony Trinitron.

[sandnsea]

4. That's what he says

I've found flybacks online for around $50.00 and then there's that EBay link above. (Those prices make me nervous) I'm the biggest cheapie on the planet so I was just wondering if anybody knew how to actually replace a flyback and if it's significantly more complicated than replacing a fuse or something. And I realize a TV repairman may well be laughing their ass off at my ignorance, but hey, if you don't ask you don't learn.

We're looking at a 25" RCA for $189.00 right now. Probably make a decision later today.

Thanks!