Repair – Display Daily

‘The Color has Leaked Out’

by Bob Raikes

In these days of LCD and OLED displays, it’s probably hard for younger engineers to appreciate the challenges of making good CRT monitors.

Tags:CRT monitor| CRT TV| Repair| showcase

Dell’s Concept Luna Investigates Modular Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Dell has shown the latest version of a modular concept laptop that it is calling Concept Luna. The style is ‘comparable in size to a Latitude with some Dell XPS 13 …

Tags:Dell| Notebooks| Repair| warranty

Samsung may be readying a Self Repair Assistant app

by Bob Raikes

What They Say reports that Samsung has submitted a patent application in the US for a “Self Repair Assistant” that is described as a “computer application software for mobile phones” for self-repair, self-maintenance, and self-installation …

Tags:Repair| Right to Repair| Samsung| Smartphones

Rtings Asks – How Long Should a TV Last?

by Bob Raikes

Rtings.com, the US-based testing and review site, is conducting an interesting test of the longevity of TVs as they have a lot of sets that they keep after they have reviewed them. Looking at …

Tags:Repair| Right to Repair| TVs (TV Sets)| warranty

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with high iFixit score

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say iFixit had a look at a couple of devices recently. The Meta Quest Pro (the take apart used 146 screws!) which looks so complex that it may be unrepairable although it …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Microsoft| Repair| tablets| Virtual Reality

iFixit tested Samsung’s new foldable smartphones and the Apple iPhone 14

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Ifixit has torn down the iPhone 14 and was happy to find that the handset seems to be easier to repair and sees that as ‘a big deal’. It points out …

Tags:Apple| Repair| Smartphones| warranty

Links Week Ending 5th August 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. Philips launches 2022 LCD TVs with Android 11, …

Apple has officially launched its Self Service Repair program

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple put out a press release saying that its Self Service Repair system is now available in the US and will expand into Europe and then beyond later this year. There’s …

Tags:Apple| Repair| Right to Repair| Smartphones| USA

Google joins Samsung in working with iFixit on a self-repair progra

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google has joined the trend to helping device owners to repair things themselves by tying up with iFixit. iFixit will supply repair guides and will make parts available including “batteries, displays, …

Tags:Google| Repair| Right to Repair| Smartphones

Samsung Expands Customer-First Care Experience with New Self-Repair Program

by Artem Alekseenko

In delivering a customer-first care experience nationwide, Samsung is continually offering more convenient and accessible options for consumers to prolong the use of their devices, promote a circular economy and minimize e-waste. Samsung Electronics …

Tags:Repair| Right to Repair| Samsung

Samsung Announces a Self-repair Programme

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung US said that it is expanding the range of parts, repair tools and guides that will be available to consumers. The repair guides are being developed with the iFixit website. …

Tags:Apple| Repair| Right to Repair| Samsung| Smartphones

Links Week Ending 1st April 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the second part of this week. I haven’t been watching audio closely, …