Straight answers from the workbench. We repair televisions across Gauteng every day, and these guides cover what we get asked most — which brands hold up, what a fault actually costs to fix, and when a set is genuinely beyond saving. No sales pitch, just what we would tell a customer on the phone.
Both brands dominate the South African TV wall, and the spec sheets rarely tell you what actually matters. Here is how they compare on picture, software, price and — the part nobody shows you in a showroom — what happens when one breaks.
Read the guideA blinking standby light is your television reporting a fault and shutting itself down before something got worse. That is usually good news — it points to a repairable problem rather than…
Read moreThe logo appears, the screen goes black, and it starts again. Some boot loops you can clear yourself in fifteen minutes; others need the set opened. Here is how to tell which one you…
Read moreNobody can answer "is it worth fixing?" before the television has been opened — but once you know which component failed, the decision usually makes itself. Here is the framework we…
Read moreReliability is decided far more by which range you buy than which badge is on the bezel. Here is how the brands sold in South Africa compare from the workshop side — and how we would spend…
Read moreBurn-in is a real physical limitation of OLED and a badly misunderstood one. Here is what causes it, how to tell it apart from harmless image retention, and whether it should change what…
Read moreWe diagnose before we quote, and we will tell you plainly if a repair is not worth doing. On-site service across Johannesburg, Pretoria and the wider Gauteng area.
