Not TV wall mounting

[ARW]

Just dropped a 2 grand TV whilst wall mounting it and it's f***ed.

[williamwright]

Oh bloody hell. Any chance of lying your way out of it? That's usually the best way I generally found.

Bill

[Adrian Caspersz]

Ouch.

Has your van got it's usual calendar appointment booked to burst into flames in the next few days?

Any room for the TV in the back?

[Tim+]

You mean you forgot to bring an apprentice to blame? ;-)

Tim

[SH]

so who pays for the replacement TV? :-)

[Fredxx]

Would this be a re-box and warranty claim? Where you say "I thought the box looked as if somebody had already opened it"?

Or did the customer witness the whole accident?

[Richard]

Oof! Video? ;)

[Robin]

ouch.

Blame whoever sent you alone to do a 2-person job (unless it was the managing director's daughter)?

[Owain Lastname]

Completely f***ed or repairably f***ed?

If it's the backlights then it's probably easily repairable.

If the LCD screen is smashed but the fresnel panel is okay you can turn it into a flat panel light with this one simple hack.

And have they got the receipt for it because if it's a "2 grand TV" but they bought it from a man in the pub then you're not liable for £2k.

Owain

[Brian Gaff (Sofa]

I hope none of your apprentices were watching at the time. I'm assuming you are insured. Brian

[Brian Gaff (Sofa]

Depends on the fault, but if its the screen that is 2 thirds of the cost I'd imagine. Brian

[SH]

was this your TV or a customer's/friend's/relative's TV?

[newshound]

And I was pissed off when I smashed the screen of a week-old £650 monitor! Won't be an economic repair, but I am still trying to decide whether to try shifting the boards on eBay. I'd be happier to give it away to a potential repairer than to dump it in the electronics skip at the tip.

[Andrew]

As long as you were wearing safety shoes/boots then it's not a problem :-)

[Andrew]

As an aside, how far up the wall are the power socket and aerial outlet positioned ?. I am about to attack the wall where I intend to wall-mount mine and can't decide what the correct height is for the back boxes.

[Dave Plowman (News]

You obviously didn't get advice from Currys. ;-)

Hope the house insurance covers it - or yours.

[Dave Plowman (News]

Having been looking for a board to repair a Sony TV, good used parts from a smashed one are in demand. Perhaps not to the same degree with a monitor, though. But being able to advertise as new should help.

[Andy Burns]

Here, sockets at knee-height, top of TV at waist-height; too much higher and you'll crick your neck ...

[Andrew]

Lots of people seem to hang their 65 inch tv's half way up the wall. Personally I think 1/3 up is about right, and if you want to hide the sockets behind it, then waist high doesn't seem high enough. Time to nose around some show houses I think.

[R D S]

Is it your own? :( :)