Re: Help needed for my Philips monitor

[Greg Buchner <null@none.invalid>]

In article <B-idndFiRK304S_WnZ2dnUVZ_rQAAAAA@giganews.com>,
 "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

> Greg Buchner wrote:
> > In article 
> > <2e5e3ffa-4829-46aa-a05b-6331adba4d2e@z3g2000yqz.googlegroups.com>,
> >  rich12345 <aiiadict@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>On Mar 30, 9:22 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>An old-style TV repair shop (if you can find one) could fix it
> >>>pretty easily.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Do those exist in the US?  I haven't been able to find one for
> >>years...  People just go buy new ones or pick them up used for $10 at
> >>the thrift store.
> > 
> > 
> > I know of one not too far away from (Minneapolis/St. Paul area), but I 
> > would guess that it won't be around long. It's run by an older guy who's 
> > probably past normal retirement age and it doesn't seem to be something 
> > younger people really get into.

I did miss adding a 'me' in the first line of my replay. The repair 
place is not too far away from me in the Mpls/St. Paul area...

> That's exactly right.  If you have a "senior" enclave around, you're
> more likely to find one.  Small towns also seem to be more interested
> in repair than replacement (and the labor costs are less astronomical).

Well, there is a senior living complex just down the road a little bit, 
but otherwise the guys place is about a 10 minute drive from the biggest 
mall in the US. I don't know what the demographics are in the area, but 
there does seem to be a lot of young families. Which won't be good for 
the guys business...

Although I guess in the few years that it's been since I've been there, 
they've expanded what they do a bit, so maybe it'll be around for a 
while...

http://www.trailtvinc.com/

I might have to run down there one day and browse...

Greg B.

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