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November 12, 2007 6:08 PM

Ack! My DVD receiver slammed against the cabinet. Now when I play Cd's (I Know) -or DVD's, My receiver screeches, Loudly.

It plays fine though. Obviously the disk is spinning against something. I don't want to hit this thing again to make it stop. It cost me an arm (Samsung Home theater). Should I bring it in for repairs at a third party repairer, or can Samsung nudge it for a fee?. I m looking for something cost-effective.

posted by Student of Man to Technology (1 answer total)

Check to see if it's under warranty, first. My Samsung TV had a year, which was longer than I expected (90 days is more typical). Unfortunately, a lot of consumer grade stuff isn't cost effective to repair but if it did cost you an arm and a leg take it to a local repairman. The guy I'd take it to if I weren't inclined to attempt to fix things myself does TVs and vacuums, mainly, and also rents U-Haul trucks. His shop is the type of place that will probably be obsolete in ten years. Unless we have a radical shift in our disposable consumerist and unsustainable culture.

The good news is that it's a mechanical problem instead of an electronic one; the latter can be difficult to diagnose and the repair often involves replacing an entire circuit board. If you're a handy person you may be able to open the unit up yourself to see what happened. But be careful as you don't want to make any problem worse.
posted by 6550 at 8:48 PM on November 12, 2007