My TV is so scratched up :/

"WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe" (wesbarton89) 01/02/2015 at 14:41 • Filed to: None

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It's all scratched to hell. I guess having a toddler leads to that. It even has a chip in the screen. We bought it about two years ago refurbished, and other than cosmetic issues, it's been good. The IR sensor went out and I still need to replace that, but other than that it's fine. It's a 42" Vizio Smart TV. 3D and Wi-Fi. We paid something like $419 for it. Still stinks that it looks so rough though. But a new one isn't in the budget for awhile.

StoneCold > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/02/2015 at 14:43

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I wonder if something like headlight polish would clean it up. No experience, just thinking out loud.

Rico > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/02/2015 at 14:49

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When you get your next TV, mount that bad boy on the wall away from kids.

jariten1781 > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/02/2015 at 14:54

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If there's no anti-glare coating you can clean that up with a fine plastic polish assuming it's a plastic screen. If there is, you're boned (unless you want to work the whole screen and remove the coating which is is probably way more trouble than it's worth.)

I used this stuff to clean up a scratched to hell monitor I was given at work:

http://www.amazon.com/Novus-Plastic-…

Like any polishing job, use at risk and start in the most unnoticeable place, if it doesn't work you end up with a nasty haze that's worse than what you started with.

Tohru > Rico 01/02/2015 at 14:57

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Can confirm, my TV is wall mounted. Roommate hasn't scuffed it yet.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Rico 01/02/2015 at 15:19

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Believe me, I plan on it.

Steve in Manhattan > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/02/2015 at 15:29

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I was perfectly satisfied with our top-of-the-line Sony XBR 37" (but a dumb TV). Then a text from the spouse-equivalent: "do you want a free TV?" I figured, OK, if it's a little one we can give it to the building staff, they needed a better one. Then they deliver a 5 year old 42" Pioneer Kuro plasma TV. I hook it up - amazing reds and greens, so much better than LCD. I do a little research - it turns out they stopped making them a while back, and there's a cult around this thing that bemoans that fact.

I love it when her boss redecorates.

Tina Corbett > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/02/2015 at 15:39

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/FLAT-TV-CO…

Supposed to work well, I've never used it though...

Steve in Manhattan > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/02/2015 at 16:15

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Should have said: we do not have a toddler, and the cats ignore the TV. And the monitor hooked to this computer is a Vizio 24" TV. More or less the same cost as a decent monitor, so why not? And Vizio makes a great product.

The other thing about the plasma - it uses more power, and it runs hotter than the LCD. But this season, I was able to watch the Jets lose in the highest possible definition.