Question: Jilted Jockey Heebee Jeebees.

Student of Man — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:08:49 -0800

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.

By: 6550

6550 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:48:08 -0800

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.

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