TV Brands That Fail Most & Why
By Jason Knott
ShopJimmy.com, a website for TV replacement parts, identifies the components that fail most often, causing popular TV manufacturers to make this dubious list.

As a supplier of TV parts, ShopJimmy.com analyzes certain industry-related themes: TV models that fail frequently, TV parts with broad compatibility, etc.

Since CE Pro’s readers deal with custom installations and home theaters, here is some insight to help you prepare for and triage TV-related issues.



Whether you occasionally encounter TV failures or fix TVs regularly, here’s a list of TV parts that you should have in your inventory at all times based on frequency of failure, according to ShopJimmy.com.

1. Multi-Brand DLP Chip (Samsung 4719-001997)
This Texas Instruments-manufactured chip is the basis of DLP technology, employing the use of up to 2 million tiny mirrors. This particularly versatile part is found in at least 50 different TV models across several brands. If a DLP TV displays “white dots” on the screen, there’s a good chance that you’ll need to replace the DLP Chip.

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