POLAROID POLAROID ADMITS TO SELLING DEFECTIVE FLAT SCREEN TV'S, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR , Internet

deejay i have never owned a polaroid tv one time had polaroid instant camera i got rid of it a ling time ago. i agree polaroid is a piece of junk also avoid phillips magnavox rca olevia. the best name brand tvs are emerson panasonic samsung sharp sony and other brand names as well. i have a sharp 42 inch led hd tv i bought it at best buy in greensboro north carolina march 1st 2014 i have owned tv for about 7 months. the picture quality is dynamic contrast ratio 2,000,000 to 1 you should take legal action against polaroid for selling defective tvs 

Really, this is pointless.  It's a cheap TV that I would expect to last 3-5 years.  It lasted 3 years, which is about normal for this sort of product.  Also, capacitors don't get damaged by reflow soldering (which is a standard process used for assembling everything including high-reliability electronics).  They crap out because they are cheap, Chinese pieces of garbage (just like everything else in that TV).  And it may not be the caps, anyway -- it could be the power supply, the backlight driver, the backlight itself, the main controller, or virtually any component in the thing.  If you can buy a replacement main board for it, you could try that, but otherwise forget it and trash the thing.  Have fun with that lawsuit -- I doubt you have better lawyers than Polaroid does, though.

Thanks for the info, it is appreciated, but I did have all of the blown capacitors replaced...still no picture or sound at all.  Polaroid needs to step up to the plate and admit their faulty production. If you get a chance, read the class action suit.  Sums it up very well! Thanks again!

The problem was that Panasonic had a Chinese Sub-Contractor Make their sub- assemblies, and the sub screwed it up, What is happening is that the capacitors are blown/blowing because they were Overheated By the Manufacturing Process. (They put the whole board through an Oven when it was made) That melted the solder and made ALL the connections, BUT it also makes/made the capacitors overheat, result, they go bad years later(Blown, that means the end pops and the goo runs out)

Fortunately, it's fairly easy (Read , inexpensive) to fix, You simply replace the bad capacitors, and all is well for the next Century.(Or so) till you tire of it and scrap/sell it anyway, In my case, I took it back to tje place I bought it(MAJOR computer and screen place with the initials BB) and had the capacitors replaced, it cost about $55 Total. (And a bit of research)

I told them to replace ALL the blown Capacitors, and I'm using it today. All is well.

Class Action Suit Filed 6/9/2011

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/06/07/CCA.pdf

UL approval is for SAFETY, not warranty issues.

A TV NOT being UL listed is not grounds for a lawsuit or recall.  There is no requirement for a TV to be UL listed in order to be sold in the U.S.

Your TV failed AFTER the warranty period-good luck with a lawsuit.

I'm hoping for a total recall of these units, as they were never UL approved.

The only person(s) who benefit from a Class Action is the Attorney(s).

Polaroid has ripped off too many people...the Class Action Suit has already been filed.

Let's see, your TV is over 3 years old and has failed.  What was the warranty period and what did it cover?

This is a known, low end, low cost brand of TV.

You expect, apparently, the manufacturer to provide an unlimited time warranty to you or they should be sued in a class action suit.

What, exactly would the class action be about?....not providing unlimited warranty service?

Get real and get a better TV this tlime...You got what your folks paid for.