Hisense 40A5600FTUK TV repair.

[@mattsan70]

Imagine getting into electronics as a child now. You have no chance of playing with old stuff and seeing how it all works - glad I am in my 50s and enjoyed "proper" electronics in my youth.

[@user-rf9me7xm1w]

I know exactly how you feel, I’m the wrong side of 70 and grew up studying valves then transistors right through to the programming of microprocessors and digital control systems. Today’s faultfinding is mainly limited to board replacement by technicians following self diagnosis instructions from the faulty equipment. Component replacement is sadly a thing of the past.

[@rscelectrical7091]

Excellent job Michael. The government is always bleating about recycling everything and stopping stuff going to landfill but manufacturers go out of their way to make things unrepairable so they end up as landfill anyway. Wish I could invent a time machine and go back to the days when we could actually get parts / manuals and actually fix stuff. Electronics repair used to be an enjoyable job but not any more, I wasn't taught to be a panel changer.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

This is true , Im so glad I grew up in the 70 s .

[@michaeldranfield7140]

@@user-rf9me7xm1w its very sad the way we have gone with electronics and miniaturisation.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

@@rscelectrical7091 I had the time of my life in the 70 s -80 s , everything was going so well until these awful flat panel sets were invented .

[@rriflemann308]

The absolute miracle is your perseverance to repair this non reparable nightmare, you are a hero of the technical community.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Don't think I would want to do another , so time consuming made this a not economical repair but it was for someone I know .

[@rriflemann308]

@@michaeldranfield7140 your repair was greatly appreciated by the thousands of viewers you regularly educate. And technical education in this modern world is of utmost importance, ( seeing how the school system has largely failed at this.)

[@michaeldranfield7140]

@@rriflemann308 I was expecting this to be a I broke the screen video !

[@mmwaashumslowww7167]

I know of a tv engineer that decided to call it a day when the led tv's were the only ones that were coming in for repair. They caused him so much grief and time spent wrestling with them. I so miss the analogue days and good luck those that like today's challenge.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I think it may be time to call it a day if everyone starts cutting costs and glue the screen in , like you I miss the analogue days , if only we could go back .

[@gridrunnersshack6337]

And to only last 18 months, such is our throwaway society. It’s a sad state of affairs.

[@andygozzo72]

@@michaeldranfield7140 bring back philips G11s, ferg tx90s, itt cvc30s 😁

[@radio-ged4626]

The effort involved and time taken says to me it's only worth doing for yourself as a learning excercise. Great job.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

this is right, not a job you could do to make a living but it was an interesting insight into how the manufactured make them as difficult to repair as possible , .

[@bobfrankish8883]

Well done Michael! I was a professional, component level electronics engineer working in the audio industry for all my working life. I am now 70, and have taken to restoring old cars for a hobby (don't ask me why!) anyhow, strong double sided foam tape holding things together is rife in the car world. I have found a wonderful product sold by CPC called Sticky Stuff Remover. All you would have needed to do is squirt some of it along the edge of the double sided tape (possibly using a syringe) and leave it as long as you can be bothered. The bond will just let go. It is also fantastic to remove the remnants of the old tape. Only drawback, you have to clean the surfaces thoroughly with some IPA before anything else will stick to it.

[@adamdavies163]

That's good call, or the CPC own brand 'Pro Power' label remover (maybe similar stuff) Orange based, disolves sticky stuff as you say. Also a bit of heat works wonders.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I use to have some stuff years ago that smelt like oranges for removing sticky labels and it worked very well but putting a liquid onto an LCD panel worries me incase it damages the bond between the two glass plates .

[@adamdavies163]

@@michaeldranfield7140 Good point, may be worth trying on a scrap set to see what works and what doesn't.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

@@adamdavies163 I have just got half a dozen brand new Hisense sets all with smashed screens so I will give it a go , nothing to lose on these .

[@samslots1234]

Smacks of some Sony sets I’ve encountered,I use a piece of plastic bottle cut out and it works a treat Nice and thin but strong enough for the job!well done on completing the job! Manufacturers always coming up with ways to stop repairs.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

This was my first time on a glued in panel so I had no idea what to use , in fact I didn't even think this was going to be possible to remove the glass without cracking its so thin .

[@gold27b]

That was more like repairing a super large iPad! All phone screens are stuck down these days but trying to remove a large thin piece of glass like you did, is a different ball game. I’d be so nervous about cracking it. Well done.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I really didn't think I was going to be able to do this without breaking the glass , its only 1.7mm thick .

[@allandenman9387]

Dear Michael. Wow. Your patience knows no limits. As a company involved with servicing many sets a day we tried to do what you have done with the first one of those sets and decided never again. Kind regards Allan.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

The time taken to do this job makes it not economical, you wouldn't be able to do many of these in a day .

[@toolsarecool]

I wonder if „infusing“ the tape with 90%+ IPA would have helped dissolving the glue a bit. Works pretty well with glued in laptop/phone batteries without that pull strip. Your persistence & experience along with an always very thoughtful approach are inspiring! 👏

[@michaeldranfield7140]

You could well be right but I have always been very sceptical about poring a liquid onto a LCD panel in case it damages the bond between the two glass plates .

[@toolsarecool]

@@michaeldranfield7140 ah, yes, a very valid concern!

[@michaelwaite6725]

Patience of a saint there Michael think most old tv engineers would have thrown it across the workshop , one to avoid in future 👍

[@michaeldranfield7140]

if it wasn't for someone I know I don't think I would have taken this repair on .

[@stevejagger8602]

Well done!! Built in obsolescence comes to try to defeat us but engineering skill and ingenuity wins out. I remember the same situation when mass produced VHS machines flooded the market and made commercial repair non viable. We need a Right to Repair that means something.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

The very last generation VCR s made I believe by Funai were as you say not economically repairable due to the fact they soldered all the bits on the deck directly to the board, no plugs and sockets, so It made a simple job into a difficult and time consuming job for an item that cost so little to buy new .

[@matthewgriffin4761]

Well done Michael. I've stripped and rebuilt many LCD panels and cracked a few in my job. Never one like this though. Great job.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I amazed myself , never thought I would get this out without breaking the glass and the newer the set the thinner the glass.

[@paulsmith3652]

Well done Michael, I think I will be keeping of this set if has backlight failure. Thanks for the video.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I wouldn't be surprised to see in the near future all sets been made like this to further reduce manufacturing costs .

[@PRDowding]

Well done for persevering with it Mike,I don't think I'll be doing one of those if one should come my way !

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I should have never taken this job on in the first place but it was for someone I know .

[@adamdavies163]

Well done Michael, a master at work with the patience of a saint! Seems to be a race to the bottom with these TV manufacturers. 'Losense', no I won't ever buy one after seeing this!

[@michaeldranfield7140]

all done to cut costs and I wouldn't be surprised if in the not to distant future all sets were made this way .

[@MagnusPaul1976]

When I see a complicated repair like this, I really wish that CRTs will make a comeback, as they are much easier to repair. I never really liked flatscreens, since they came on the market with plasma models making their debut !

[@michaeldranfield7140]

all I can say is Im glad I grew up in the 70s with CRT technology, the only time I liked flat screen sets is when they first came out and they cost a fortune and people didn't mind paying to have one repaired but now you can buy so cheaply its more or less game over .

[@MagnusPaul1976]

@@michaeldranfield7140 I can vouch for that. I had a Sony 46" LCD TV Model Number KDL-46BX450 from 2012 before and quite expensive at the time. This flat screen did not even run the estimated hours it claimed. It was maybe hovering between 10000 and 20000 hours, equating to about 7 years of my watching time (I did not watch TV that much), before something burnt. On closer inspection, the smell was coming from the power supply. So, I ordered the replacement part from the States, hoping that this was the culprit, but no joy. Something else also got fried in the process. As this was beyond my capabilities, I took the set into a specialist technician, who quoted me more to repair, than the cost of another telly. I now have a Panasonic 49" LED TV Model Number TH-49GS520Q from 2020. This set has run minimal hours so far. But here's the thing, this is a cheap "knockoff model" for the South African market and not a true and genuine Panasonic. I cannot even get the exact specifications for this model on the internet. However, it is still working and I am satisfied at least.

[@janko2373]

Thanks for the video tutorial. It helped me. I wouldn't think of trimming with flexo tape. I planned to cut the double-sided tape with an old razor. I wanted to bend the razor 90 degrees and pull and cut. Now I find that a strip is enough. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

No problem at all , I think the day will come when all screens are glued in to save money

[@daledickey8400]

Excellent job repairing this TV. If anyone is attempting this same repair I would suggest leaving the protective film on the adhesive tape and peeling only a small section outward creating a pull tab. This would allow position the screen then pull the tab slowly to remove the protective film. This a technique used for applications of decals so it should work just fine.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

very difficult using the tape but got there in the end .

[@michaelclutton8446]

What a pain of a job, you did very well getting that TV repaired

[@michaeldranfield7140]

didn't think it would work , the LCD panel is so thin and fragile .

[@andygozzo72]

@@michaeldranfield7140 i think it amazing that just handling these big tvs doesnt crack the screen !

[@ainteasybeingwheezy]

Hats off to you for sticking with it and not letting the bugger beat you mate the Gynaecologist of the TV repair world 😉😉😂

[@michaeldranfield7140]

not an easy job and something I don't think I want to do again !

[@NR-bt7yz]

Nice job Michael. Thanks for sharing your knowledge/expertise!

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Many thanks for that , glad you liked it .

[@markpirateuk]

What a pain, as you said, these were never made to be repaired, my GEC (Hitachi) TV is from 1982 & still going strong & never needed any repairs other than a squirt of Servisol for a noisy volume pot! I got out of the trade in the late 80's, but still fixing tellies....

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I use to like the GEC Hitachi stuff back in the 80s , the frame module was a easy money maker, HM6?02 was it , I cant remember now .

[@OaklynHall]

Thank you for sharing this educational and interesting video with us. If the TV is so difficult to repair and is obviously not designed to be repaired then why do they sell the spares (i.e. the new LED light strips)? Give me a proper cathode ray tube TV any day!

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I didn't realise when I took the job on the screen was glued in , it was only when I came to order the new backlights I couldn't understand why they were so cheap my suppliers didn't have them in stock and delivery time was 4-6 weeks , now I can see ,they don't keep them in stock because no one is buying them !

[@cadillac51]

Hi Michael, i just repaired a Hisense 43ae7200 with red led flashing, i managed to lift the plastic bezel where the screen is mounted on, so the screen it comes of with te plastic support, and there was one LED broken, a set of LED's was not available so i made a bridge on the bad led, now the set works but it is still a lot of work, greetings from France.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

That was the problem , a lot of work and customers don't want to pay much now .

[@BrainHurricanes]

I know something stronger than a ribbon cable. It's the see through molded packaging. I think it's PET ? So I cut little sheets to use as a prying cutting tool before throwing it in the bin.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

My first time with a glued in panel so I had no idea what to use and even if it was possible to remove at all as the glass sits down in a recess.

[@BrainHurricanes]

​@@michaeldranfield7140 You managed quite well. Opening up a glued imac seems easyer.

[@walker55able]

Well done Michael great patient work

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Many thanks for watching .

[@leonardobrien4636]

I replaced the leds in one of these types of screen, an experience never to be repeated 🙂

[@michaeldranfield7140]

The time it takes makes this a not economical job to do for a living .

[@IcarusTECH]

Great video thank you!!! I am replacing the backlit on my 55H9E PLUS and realized as I was taking it apart that the screen is taped in like this video. It actually started to fall out, but by some miracle I haven't cracked it (yet)!!! Any suggestions where I can get the tape to put the screen back in? I'm in Canada. I don't plan on ever going back into this tv, would something like clear silicone work?! 🙃

[@proluxelectronics7419]

If it happens to our 50" Hisense, I will be Dremeling 2 slots in the backplate to extract the strings 🤣🤣, Nice (one off) job. 👍👍

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I don't know why manufactures cant put a removable panel on the back of the screen , backlight failure is now the most common encountered fault.

[@abdsakowa]

I have got my hisense backlight working now. Now I have to remove the glue on the screen I am in a dilemma,I want to order a thin black tape to go over the screen at the end and glue it to the frame

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I would only recommend using the tape in the video as it allows the screen to flex when it heats up , ordinary double sided tape is no good for a panel of this size .

[@AnalogueGround]

This is becoming more and more common with electronics as manufacturers discover savings through adhesives. It also helps them to persuade customers to not have products repaired and buy a new product. I realised things were getting bad when the first thing you often see in the owners manual nowadays is 'How to dispose of this item responsibly' - not what you want to read when you've only just bought it.....!!! The marketing guys will tell you that it's in our interest as it makes the product thinner/lighter and 90% more recyclable. To think I used to complain about Thorn 3000 chassis blowing R2010 chopper transistors.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

as you say no only does it save a bit of money having no plastic bezel round the edge but it also makes it more un likely that you will have it repaired , I have a Thorn 3500 for restoration but not got round to it as yet .

[@HughTVDX]

Not a PL36 in sight! Very well done on that repair, I think the moral of the story is to keep the brightness of these 'led flatpanel contraptions' to a minimum acceptable level for any hope of a reasonable length of service!

[@manolisgledsodakis873]

I keep telling my friends exactly that. Keep the brightness as low as possible and never more than 90%. The Dell monitor that I'm using right now is set to 60% and it's perfect.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I have an idea for making a valve amplifier with a couple of PL36 s , just not got round to it yet . I always turn down the backlight setting doen to 60% and no one has complained yet so yes this is good advice .

[@michaeldranfield7140]

@@manolisgledsodakis873 I turn all repairs down to 60% and no one has noticed or complained yet , all sets I see come out the factory set to 100%.

[@gold27b]

@Michael Dranfield What is bad is that the Chinese manufacturers know that the leds will burn out if the back light setting is bright, turning g the set into junk. If they wanted to, they could put more back-light leds in and run them at a sustainable power. But they won't!

[@kinklesstetrode]

My booking in forms have so many disclaimers about LCD sets. These sets are a pain. No body wants to pay the cost in time.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

this is the problem these days , a lot of stuff is just not economically repairable , this set was a learning curve , I have since turned a couple away with glued in screens .

[@kikopasinecki5110]

Hi great video again, here is a tip for you :I use old x ray "pictures", they work very good, try them.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Thanks for that .

[@angelosanagnostou5550]

Michael, my condolences. These hisense products are absolute trash. I had a 65" hisense with backlight failure and I struggled to remove the led reflector paper. It was glued in so many places that I could not remove it without creasing it a lot. The end result was a crinkle cut reflector paper that was causing dark patches due to the light being blocked by these wrinkly curves of the paper on the edges. I explained to the client that these sets are designed to be thrown away once the back lights have failed and that's why you don't get a perfect picture. If I wanted it better then I could have thrown the reflector paper away and painted the inside with white gloss paint. Then placed the led strips directly on the painted surface. Used special tape to keep the wires flat down. The end result is a almost perfect picture. I was surprised with the result.

[@andygozzo72]

definitely only designed for assembly, and if it fails, tough! bit like a ferguson 354U radio from the late 50s/early 60s, you have to remove the dial escutcheon to remove the dial knob to get the insides(pcb) out, and that escutcheon is held in by metal fingers pushing through slits in the cabinet front being twisted over inside ! you'd likely remove and refit once but if it needs to come out again, risking breaking them off!

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Built in obsolescence getting worse .

[@lesliedymond9484]

Thanks for the video Michael your a great man thanks Michael

[@michaeldranfield7140]

No problem , many thanks for watching .

[@colintinker7778]

An excellent example of a product made as cheaply as possible. Even the led backlights have been cut down to 2 rails. No doubt pushed to their limit so an extremely short lifespan.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Everything glued to cut down on screws, then there the awful Samsung's with the screw less back , makes you wonder where it will all end .

[@colintinker7778]

@@michaeldranfield7140 Exactly. Our Samsung curved telly has a clipped on back. No doubt I'll have to remove it someday. The brightness is turned down to delay that day. My Wife hasn't noticed. I did that months ago!

[@michaeldranfield7140]

@@colintinker7778 dreadful things those screwless backs, I have the special tool for removing them but some sets use double sided tape as well and curved screens just crack on there own .

[@lenhunter2719]

Great job sir and a good friend to boot.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Many thanks for that .

[@andybonneau9209]

Nice job! We're always learning from our work aren't we? By the time we've become experts, it's time to go.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Back in the 70 s earley 80s when a new model only came out every 18 months or so you would become an expert in your field as you had the time to learn, now I never seem to see the same set twice the models change so often.

[@sodderbridge]

I am using cotton gloves when handling panel glass and diffusers, no need to clean fingerprints.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I need to get some of those again, last time I used cotton gloves was in the 80s for replacing video heads.

[@wisher21uk]

I would use IPA to get the screen off Great fix though Michael nice job well done

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I am always worried about spraying liquids onto the LCD screen in case it breaks the bond between the two pieces of glass.

[@Rollin-Rant]

I'm too old for this unrepairable technology, bring back valve set's 😂 I bought some of that VHB tape and it's stupidly expensive, not for a TV repair either. Well done on that one Michael, more patience than me these days 👍

[@googlem7]

Valve sets were too new an old kerosene lamp and a book will suffice. yes I'm nearly 200 years old 👍

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Im getting to old for this too, give me back the 70s any day , I grew up with valves also.

[@Stop..carry-on]

Maybe try fishing line to cut the tape similar to how the windscreen fitters remove glass

[@michaeldranfield7140]

not sure it would be possible to get fishing line behind the screen unless you could lift it up a bit first.

[@f.k.burnham8491]

What a nightmare job, mechanical wise. Excellent repair.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I'm more amazed I didn't crack the panel, the glass is only 1.7mm thick .

[@kevvywevvywoo]

My main telly is a Hisense, bit older than that one, it came with a 6 year warranty so I don't care what happens after that!

[@michaeldranfield7140]

cant go wrong with a 6 year warranty .

[@chemistmanuk]

Are the replacement LED strips specific to a manufacturer or are they generic parts sold by length / brightness or otherwise?

[@michaeldranfield7140]

No specific to the set and power supply as they are fed with a constant current.

[@chemistmanuk]

@@michaeldranfield7140 Thanks for the quick reply.

[@kevvywevvywoo]

How would you go on if the panel had cracked? Do you let the client know of any risks beforehand, in jobs like this? For example some of the stuff I have in here has very brittle plastic that can easily shatter just by trying to open it, so the client gets a pile of bits back that actually arrived looking intact. I've heard of repairmen getting sued for damage.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I always tell the customer of the risk first , most people will say it doesn't work anyway so there's nothing to lose, but if someone is not willing to take the risk I just give the set back .

[@ЕвгенийИванов-г4ф]

I'm certainly not a professional TV technician, but I would remove the film from the double-sided adhesive tape only after I put the LCD panel back in place.

[@SniperDog58]

Wondering where did you source the replacement LED strips? I am a Hisense service agent but Hisense do not supply backlights aa replacement spare part and am losing quite a bit of potential charge work as a result. I mostly find suitable replacements for other brands from Aliexpress but none available for Hisense.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I got them from ASWO in France , strange they wont sell you parts as these were genuine Hi sense LED bars. If your looking for a load of Hi sense sets though I could help you out , I have quite a few brand new Hi sense sets here that were damaged in transit , all screens broken if your interested ?

[@Brian-yt8fu]

These sets like Samsung that use no screws in the cover are designed for ease of assembly in the factory. Thats my thoughts.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

of course , it saves money , even if its only pennies it all adds up over time .

[@relivethe80s]

I have this exact tv and was wondering if there was a service menu on these? Ive seen on google many people say about a service menu for these hisense tvs but it doesnt work for this one. Im trying to get it go turn on after power off but it doesnt even though its set in the menu.

[@davesmith8101]

Having seen this Hisense pile of rubbish, I will never buy the brand. Thank you for showing us all the gory details Michael.

[@michaelmcdonald2348]

Sadly this is what comes of having TV's getting thinner and almost bezel free. It's almost like an extra large mobile phone with that double sided tape holding the LCD in. Great job getting that out without damage. I guess this is probably the kind of job you'd only do for yourself with all the risk involved.

[@CuakCuak123]

It is just amazing that you managed to remove the panel without breaking it and then glue it back in place so perfectly aligned. Thanks for showing us the whole process and pointing out the need to use foam tape. Well done. Just now another youtuber has uploaded a video doing the same repair on an almost identical Hisense TV with a glued panel. In the video he is able to simply unclip the plastic frame with the panel still glued from the metal chasis, thus making the repair much easier. I wonder if this was also possible with your TV. Here is the link, the unclipping starts at 5:00: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX3bXmmlpsmssMk

[@michaeldranfield7140]

No, that's ones a different model, there is no plastic fram in the one I did, the LCD panel is stuck straight onto the metal frame of the set back.

[@MrReeceyburger123]

Ahhh doh haha! I’m sorry I was in bits about your pals story and the screen falling out haha ahh man that’s a nightmare 😂😂😂 Can hear the customers moaning already “you botched the screen in” jeez poor guy 😭 Thanks Mike, I’ve come across a couple my self and done a smash one a couple 🙈

[@MrReeceyburger123]

On another one these are the worst I’ve ever fixed. The quality is literally the worst ever.

[@MrReeceyburger123]

Also I use thermal plaster to glue the leds down and e7000 to glue the panel. I’ve a thin metal shim tool for tablet screens I use, just cuts right into the adhesive.

[@MrReeceyburger123]

Don’t bother cleaning the old tape either unless you see a clumps, if it’s mostly flat use e7000 and your away.

[@coltronex]

What a nightmare Michael!

[@michaeldranfield7140]

It was , didn't think this would ever work again and I did forewarn my friend there was not much chance of repairing it .

[@RetroClaire]

It's not like the Command Strip foam is it, where you stretch it and it comes off?

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I have never actually seen the command strip so cant say but this tape I used is very funny stuff , it does not feel very sticky until you put it on something , then when its on it wont come off and any attempt to peel it and it just stretches very thin like rubber .

[@RetroClaire]

Ah yes the tape is good. It's what they use on mobile phone screens. I use it on ZX Spectrums, ZX81s, and various rubber feet.

[@deanagoes2791]

very lucky customer.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

he was very lucky I didn't break the glass indeed.

[@dimitrismaster]

Best way to cut throught the glue.Use a hair dryer on the edges to soften the glue.Dont overdo it ,no need to get the panel scalding hot,it may cause damage.Then use a plastic card from a card deck made for poker,since its plastic and quite durable.Thank me later.

[@Synthematix]

I wouldnt use any tape michael, i would use clear silicone, a hairdryer will soften this adhesive m8, once this foam tape is in place run the hairdryer over it to bed it in.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I did wonder about using silicone rubber at first but then decided against it in case it squeezed out onto the back of the screen .

[@manolisgledsodakis873]

It's just a very large smart phone (without the SIM card).

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I would have thought phones used a thicker LCD glass but that's something I don't get involved with

[@LolaMorris-oq7fj]

Hi we’re could I source this tape please

[@michaeldranfield7140]

RS components , Farnell are the best sources.

[@LolaMorris-oq7fj]

Do u happen to have a link please

[@EastAngliaUK]

cheap tv but good it still goes

[@michaeldranfield7140]

No doubt designed to be as cheap as possible in order to maximise the manufactures profits .

[@jms019]

What an absolute nightmare. I’d have used my hammer hours ago.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Very challenging I didn't think for one minute this was going to be a repair video , I expected it to be I broke the screen video .

[@WeFixTvs]

They making this in purpose to make repair as hard as possible.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Built in obsolescence gone crazy .I wouldn't mind betting all sets will be made this way in the not to distant future.

[@mistermikeanson]

There was no doubt in my mind that you would fix it!! However, what a dreadful build standard with glue and tape everywhere. At least with a Samsung (the only one I have done) , the thing comes apart easily and the backlight strips are copper backed, rather than aluminium for better heat transfer.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I didn't think this was going to be possible the glass is so thin on newer sets , I have broke thicker screens than this that weren't glued in !

[@slam4815]

Should be rebranded to 40A5600FUKT.

[@michaeldranfield7140]

Yep , that's it .

[@marcse7en]

Even though I'm "technical" and I build computers, if I had to repair that TV, it'd go back to the customer in a bucket! 🤣 EDIT: I have a 2 year old 50" 4K Hisense TV, and the screen is perfect, no DSE, no faulty pixels, and it's a cracking TV! ... I've probably jinxed it now? 🤣 Blimey! So, my fancy Hisense 4K TV is SELLOTAPED together? 👎🤣

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I didn't think I was going to get this fixed either ,I guess gluing the screen saves money on not having a plastic bezel on the front of the screen .

[@sharmainebastaldo3463]

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[@tubeDude48]

Thanks! I'll never buy that Brand! I wouldn't anyway. Only top-rated models for me!

[@mmwaashumslowww7167]

Same here, my Samsung is over 9 years old and is used everyday. It works as good as the day it was new.

[@tubeDude48]

@@mmwaashumslowww7167 - I only buy Samsung and Vizio and Sony. My Vizio is 14 years old. Still a Perfect picture!! I have the suction cups and LED tester made for TV's just in case a TV of mine fails. I'll do it myself...

[@paulsanderson8804]

Well that's argos cheap Chinese tv for you it would not surprise me if all makes of tvs went this way in the near future..

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I quite agree , then it will be time to retire, a job like this is not economically viable to make a living .

[@jamescrawford2042]

First class job but Hisense should be a shame to make a set which will end in a land fill after warrant run's out just like the other Chinese manufacturers plus vestel which have so far not glued the screen's as far as I know

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see other manufactures using the same technique of gluing the screen in the not too distant future.

[@you2bevsgoogle]

Great Video but i don´t repair anymore Hisense this is a crap of tv

[@michaeldranfield7140]

I agree with you there but I bet its not long before all manufactures start gluing in screens to save money on a bezel .

[@mitacccosminmc5297]

hisense are a low quality build.....i opened a 55inch one.......i hate that tape around the screen