TV screen please give this five mins mods

[sylofox]

I kown this is not football or us.

Please mods give it a few mins.

 

I need help.

Had an annoying fly kept landing in the screen. Whipped it with a tea towel and now the screen looks broken in one corner it's not just the pixels and the rest of the screen black. Anyone know how I can fix it. £800 tv 6 months old have I fvcked it.

[Legend_in_blue]

Yes - this is why I always take a shot at one when it's on the wall, with a book.

Edited 2 November 2025 by Legend_in_blue

[Parafox]

16 minutes ago, sylofox said:

I kown this is not football or us.

Please mods give it a few mins.

 

I need help.

Had an annoying fly kept landing in the screen. Whipped it with a tea towel and now the screen looks broken in one corner it's not just the pixels and the rest of the screen black. Anyone know how I can fix it. £800 tv 6 months old have I fvcked it.

 

No way back I'm afraid.

 

The screen can't be repaired or replaced because of compatibility issues.

 

It's cheaper to buy a new TV than any attempt to repair it.

 

Maybe your home insurance would cover it.

 

 

[sylofox]

32 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

No way back I'm afraid.

 

The screen can't be repaired or replaced because of compatibility issues.

 

It's cheaper to buy a new TV than any attempt to repair it.

 

Maybe your home insurance would cover it.

 

 

It's not damaged no cracks or splits. Was hit with a tea towel

[sylofox]

34 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

No way back I'm afraid.

 

The screen can't be repaired or replaced because of compatibility issues.

 

It's cheaper to buy a new TV than any attempt to repair it.

 

Maybe your home insurance would cover it.

 

 

No disrespect are you and engineer/repair person or knoledge

[Parafox]

19 minutes ago, sylofox said:

No disrespect are you and engineer/repair person or knoledge

 

I had to replace a TV that had been hit with something thrown up whilst hoovering and the screen was all pixelated in one corner and the rest was black.

 

I sought advice from one of the very few TV repairers I could find and he said if it's the screen, it can't be fixed because its a sealed unit. A software fault or pcb issue could be potentially repaired. Not a screen

 

I'm only commenting from my personal experience.

[Parafox]

31 minutes ago, sylofox said:

It's not damaged no cracks or splits. Was hit with a tea towel

 

Unfortunately, from what I've been told when I had a similar issue, once the pixels within the screen get damaged even without visible damage to the screen it's beyond repair.

 

Pixels are very fragile and even a simple hit with a tea towel can cause them to fail.

 

You may be able to fix a stuck pixel, which is a pixel that is always on and shows a single color, but fixing a dead pixel, which is always black, is very difficult and often not possible without replacing the screen.

Edited 2 November 2025 by Parafox

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Why would you whack an 800 quid telly with a towel  

[Grebfromgrebland]

Just say it's faulty and get it fixed under warranty.

 

 

[Grebfromgrebland]

If you have a child blame it on them 

[Soar Fox]

2 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

Just say it's faulty and get it fixed under warranty.

 

 

Going to say deny all knowledge just say you turned it on and it was like that. 

[Grebfromgrebland]

Just now, Soar Fox said:

Going to say deny all knowledge just say you turned it on and it was like that. 

Exactly if the engineer says "did you wack this with a tea towel?"

 

Say, "no."

[Parafox]

4 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

Just say it's faulty and get it fixed under warranty.

 

 

 

This would be my route. 6 months old must still be under guarantee.

 

Unless there was a back of lorry involved in the sale. 

Edited 2 November 2025 by Parafox

[adejo92]

8 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

If you have a child blame it on them 

Or blame the fly, less risk of it arguing.

[Trav Le Bleu]

11 hours ago, sylofox said:

No disrespect are you and engineer/repair person or knoledge

Wasn't JFK shot from a grassy knol edge?

Edited 3 November 2025 by Trav Le Bleu

[sylofox]

11 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Wasn't JFK shot from a grass knol edge?

Sadly I've been stupid n told LG what ive done. But really they should withstand that?

[FoxesDeb]

9 hours ago, sylofox said:

Sadly I've been stupid n told LG what ive done. But really they should withstand that?

I don't think modern TV screens are designed to be whacked with anything 

 

Just claim on your house insurance under accidental damage, assuming you have it on your policy

[Jon the Hat]

9 hours ago, sylofox said:

Sadly I've been stupid n told LG what ive done. But really they should withstand that?

That was remarkably honest of you.  Did they have your details first?

[ClaphamFox]

10 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Wasn't JFK shot from a grass knol edge?

That’s just the FBI cover up story. The truth is that Jackie whacked him with a tea towel after a fly landed on his head and they couldn’t get him to work again. 

[bmt]

This thread has classic potential. What did you think would happen?!

[CornwallFox]

13 hours ago, Legend_in_blue said:

Yes - this is why I always take a shot at one when it's on the wall, with a book.

If I saw a fly reading a book I'd leave it alone TBF 

[Grebfromgrebland]

4 minutes ago, CornwallFox said:

If I saw a fly reading a book I'd leave it alone TBF 

I'm conflicted, a fly reading a book would be fascinating and a major scientific discovery but on the other hand if it's reading a book who knows what it's planning and it's probably best dead.

[goose2010]

Did you get the fly?  if so then totally worth it. 

[21st Century Fox]

Easily the worst episode of Breaking Bad.

[AjcW]

12 hours ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

If you have a child blame it on them 

I sincerely hope the person who chose to whack an £800 TV with a tea towel does not have caring responsibilities.