Unless you are the kind who wolud spned like crazy, chaces are you would be better off finding replacement parts on your own to save a bit on repair costs.
There are a lot of good sources to get LCD replacement bulbs. In fact Amazon.com has a lot on hand. But for the people who are not techie or would know less about them, chhances are you woud leave a technician to do all the work for you. Mind you, while labor costs are a given, having them get the parts for you woudl also entail some additionaal costs for their troble.
It is practically a givven that at different rtes, you would be paiyng more for a needed part for anything. Consumers have this cmomon understanfding that peiople with connecions to the big LCD TV manufacturers would be getting discounts when in fact this is an affiliae making schme in disguise. Worst, it could even be illegal since brtinging down the cost for such a vital LCD or HDTV part would mean more earnings from the source and of course the agent.
When you look for a replacmeent bulb, just go online and chcek out the manufacturer of your TV set. Alternatively, you can also check out ofrums on online general sites if they do offer such a part. Jot down your TV set’s serial number and you are boound to get a match somewhere. And the best part is that you woould even get greta deals on them, some being offered at lower prices.
Spealking of lower prices, such is a strategy for some people as well. If theere is something common for people with old LCD TV models, it is hard to find these rpelacement parts even from the brannd manufacturer’s website. Chances are they would be phased out or would be made to orer. And the poeple who would have them would most probably the ones who have taken them out from old TVs which some preople have already given up or jyunked.
This is not to say that you shuold not immediately give up on your busted TV set. But for some people, it is out with the old and in with the new. This is common for practically anyone but not all people would have the patience to stoer up their old TVs due to limited storage. But there will be some who owuld offfer vsarious pzarts, bulbs, TV tubes or even capacitors which could cost much more than the busted TV is sold to the nearest scrap yard.
Considering that we are in hard tims, the best financiaal advice is to look for neeeded parts on your own. Apparently it may take some effort but if the effort translates into savings, by all means take it. Labor can be left under the jurisdiction of a certified technician or if you are feeling daring, do it yourself. But then agian, if you are not sure of what you are doing, leave the dirty work to the pros. You may end up junking a repairable LCD TV rather than puttng it to good use.