TV replacement parts: boards, LED strips and references
Power boards, mainboards, T-Con boards and LED strips. How to identify each one and read its reference — with the safety warnings this work requires.
Start with the model number of your TV — every compatibility question below depends on it.
Black Screen but Sound Works: What the Flashlight Test Proves
The flashlight test points the fault towards the light side or the signal side without any tools, though it is not conclusive on its own. Here is how to run it properly, how to read the pattern it produces, and the conclusion most guides get wrong.
Reading time: 8 mindischarge TV capacitors safely before touching the power boardDischarge TV Capacitors Safely Before Touching the Power Board
The power board is the one part of a television that can hurt you after the plug is out. This is the safety procedure every other repair guide assumes you already know — and the explicit list of things never to do.
Reading time: 7 minhow to find TV model number without the remoteHow to Find Your TV Model Number (No Remote, Faded Label)
Most guides tell you to open Settings and read the model from the About screen. That advice is useless if you are looking for the model precisely because the remote is gone. Here are the four routes that actually work, in order of how little they demand from you.
Reading time: 8 minhow to identify compatible LED backlight strips for my TVIdentify the Right LED Backlight Strips Before You Buy
Backlight strips are one of the easiest TV parts to order wrong, because the number people search with — the TV model — is the one number that does not identify them. This is the verification method to run before you pay.
Reading time: 8 minTV model number vs panel number vs part numberModel Number vs Panel Number vs Part Number: Not the Same
A television carries at least three identifying numbers, and only one of them — the model code — identifies the product from the outside. The other two are printed on parts you cannot see with the cabinet closed, and treating all three as one number is what leads to a replacement part that does not fit.
Reading time: 7 minis it worth replacing a TV board or buying a new TVIs It Worth Replacing a TV Board, or Buying a New TV?
A decision framework that works in any country and any currency, because it is built on proportions, age and which specific board failed — not on figures from one market that stop being true the moment you cross a border.
Reading time: 8 minvertical lines on TV t-con board or bad panelVertical Lines on TV: T-Con Board, Ribbon or Dead Panel
The same symptom has three very different endings: a board you can replace, a cable you can reseat, or a panel that is finished. Here is how to tell which one you are looking at before you spend anything.
Reading time: 8 minwhich TV board is bad based on symptomWhich TV Board Is Failing? A Symptom-First Index
Most repair guides publish one page per board and leave you to work out which one matches your fault. This index runs backwards: enter with a symptom, leave with a shortlist and a clear idea of what to eliminate before spending anything.
Reading time: 8 min