OK Electronics is part of TCL’s authorized service network for the Richmond area: TCL’s warranty service requests and genuine TCL parts come to us through the manufacturer’s own channel, and we use the same service documentation on every TCL set, in or out of warranty. Under warranty, start with TCL — they assign the repair, and in Richmond that is often us. Out of warranty, call us directly.
What usually fails on a TCL
Backlights, more than anything else. A TCL with sound but no picture, or a picture that is very dark, is almost always a backlight job. It is a routine repair, but not a living-room one — the panel has to come out on a clean bench, so we take the set with us and bring it back when it is done. Power boards and main boards come up less often.
The good news about TCL panels
TCL panels are good, and panel failures are less common than on many other brands. That makes a TCL a better repair candidate than its price suggests: fix the backlight, and you keep a set with a sound panel.
What we will tell you straight
No diagnosis by description — a picture problem is confirmed with the back off, not on the phone. Physical damage and water damage we do not repair. On a small TCL we will tell you plainly that the diagnostic alone costs about what a new one does, and if the model is a known problem we will say we would not recommend it. If you want the set repaired anyway, we do it right.
Parts and timing
Genuine TCL parts through the manufacturer’s channel, usually 3–5 days, sometimes longer. Exact price and exact wait after the diagnostic; nothing is ordered until you say go.
How a visit works
Service call fee quoted before the visit, applied to the repair. 90-day warranty on parts and labor.
We work in the following cities:
- Richmond
- Chesterfield
- Midlothian
- Chester
- Mechanicsville
- Ashland
- Petersburg
- Fredericksburg
- Williamsburg
- Charlottesville
- Hopewell
- Colonial Heights
- Fort Lee
We are ready to help you right now! Call us at 804-537-0330
Or send us the model number and what the set is doing through our TV repair request form and we will call you back.
