IVANS TV SVC

Ivan was absolutely outstanding in every way! We bought our Toshiba TV, model CN27G95 (top of the line and top-ranked at the time by Consumer Reports) for $540 in 1998. Its performance had been reliable for 20 years until it recently developed problems with both picture & sound. Picture was squished and sound crackled, both improving but still washed-out after a long warmup. As an Angie's List member, I was happy to find Ivan who enjoyed excellent reviews. When I called him & explained the problem, he made an appointment for the very next day for a home visit, driving a half-hour from Dearborn to Ypsilanti, saying he would charge $40 for diagnosing the problem & would then estimate the cost of a repair. In minutes he had our TV apart, right in our living room. Wearing magnifying eyeglasses, he carefully examined the circuit board and said the connections had many bad solder joints, estimating repair cost at $160 (including the initial $40). I said to go ahead. He used a sophisticated soldering rig to very carefully re-solder 40 or 50 tiny connections. After re-assembly, the TV worked miraculously better than it ever had even when new--the picture quality is astonishing, with sharp and vivid colors, deep blacks, and perfect sound quality. Not only that, he then charged us only $120, less than his initial estimate. It's wonderful to still be able to repair our great old TV, which now performs better, with more natural colors, than any flat-panel TV we have looked at. Ivan said he can also repair flat-panel TVs, if that's what you have.

I was experiencing consistent color issues on my 60" LG Plasma TV. I found Ivan on Angie's List and he came out the next day to my house in Plymouth. He diagnosed that it had some loose solder connections. He re-soldered the loose connections and checked everything else over. Would definitely recommend his services!

Very good. Would use Ivan again.

It went quite well. I felt comfortable that he was knowledgeable. I would definitl use him again.

He was very fast and professional.

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Turned on TV to see the actual problem. Then opened the back of the 52" TV to see where the problem could be. Capacitors were fine. Checked the other connections and they were fine. Determined that the issue is with the screen of the TV. He informed me that it would be wise to purchase a new TV as replacing the screen will be expensive and some time to order the parts and to replace. I greatly appreciate his honesty and thorough check on the TV as he took his time in diagnosing the problem.

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He came to the house and he sounded fair to me.