TruTech TV review: TV has broke in 6 months! 206

Wow, I have a trutech tv (27'') and a 32'' HDTV televison which is amazing. Anyways, I went TV shopping like crazy about two years ago, or maybe even three. My budget was around $230.00 I think but I bought my Trutech Tv. It works frickin amazing. I love the quality. I never use the speakers because I have a 5.1 surround sound system. I am a hardcore gamer, I put so much stress on the TV but even to this day it works great. It's one of my technology prides, I even call it the best thing before HD. My TV is on so much, I play Halo 3, Oblivion, and just leave it on day n night. I listen to music and watch my movies on it. It's the best non-HD I've seen, and for about 230. I was looking online today, after so many years for a place to review this tv...I can't even find any info on my tv, but it rocks...

im so freaking pissed.
my dad bought me and my sister trutech TV's for christmas. You cant program any remotes to work on this brand because a program code doesn't exist for trutech so i could not control power or volume from a cable remote. 6 months later it started taking a long time to turn on i timed it to about two and a half minutes soon after that it wont turn on at all. Ive taken good care of my tv (never dropping or bumping it) but now it wont work at all. The TV my sister got still works fine though.

I too bought a Trutech tv from Target, 19" and the color went on it within 6 months. What can be done about this?

thats what you get for buying a budget tv you get what you pay for.

thats what you get for buying a budget tv, you get what you pay for.

I to purchase a Trutech 19" Tv from Target not paying attention to the name I just noticed that it was cheap and affordable for the size that I wanted. But just like everyone else story it's broke now and money is just another lost. But you are correct you do get what u pay 4. And I use to work for Target for 3 years in costomer service and know the return policy so I know at this point it's pointless to even try and return it, but I do know next time and I still like Target and will still shop there just not for Trutech brand. But Target do need to admitt that this product sucks and take it off the market.

My Trutech 19in was an Xmas present for my son last Xmas. It quit working after 3MONTHS! Target's return policy would not allow me to return it and the manufacturer warranty was for only 30days! I always loved Target, but now my opinion has been lowered.

hey i have a question...

my trutech tv with a dvd player just started actin funny. meaning the dvd player is saying that all the discs are invalid or whatever.. does that mean that its broke.?

...please answer this question anyone..i need to know asap, please and thank you..

This truetec pos tv stop working for me too...cant be believe all these complaints...wow

Please join a new Yahoo group dedicated in exchanging information and organizing a widespread effort against those responsible for cheating us all. You can reach the group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TruTechTV You can join the group by sending an email to TruTechTV-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Yes, I was robbed too - let's try to do something about it.

Ron

I also had problems with Trutech TV bought from Target. Stand by light would stay on but TV would power off when you try to turn it on. Luckily, we have a good repair shop and they were able to fix it. Evidently there is a low profile capacitor in the power module that is the issue. The part is $15, but the labor was $150.00 as it took awhile to figure this out. So, its worth taking to a shop and maybe by giving this info it won't cost as much as I paid. remember - low profile capacitor as a regular one won't fit. Hope this helps.

my tv isnot listed tothe tv guides i need codes to prog tv

I bought a trutech dual screen portable DVD player for car trips with my kids. Only used twice in 90 days. It stopped working shortly after then. Where the hell did this crap product come from. Beware of this brand!
Target sucks!

Buyer Beware... It always amazes me that shoppers just go for the lowest price, regardless of the quality of the product. Wake up people! How about doing a little research before going shopping? Would it kill ya to spend 10 minutes online looking for product reviews before you make your purchase? Same with return policies, read before you buy. An informed consumer is a smart consumer (not too many of those around).

OMG! I just bought the 19 inch LCD from Target this morning and I will be taking mine back tomorrow. I haven't even taken is out of the box yet but after reading these horrible reviews I am not taking any chances.
Thank you all for warning us about the product. Target should be ashamed!

I bought 2 of these TVs almost a year ago. I figured @ the great price it was worth a try. After about 6 months, one remote stop working and guess what, the month the other stop working. At this time, I was converting to directv so it was a big deal. I have bought 2 different brands of universal remotes and no one not even TARGET can give me a manufacturers name or a contact # to fix this problem

bought a true tech 17 inchtv from target worked 6 months and the sound went out.i was told the company would repace it if i paid postage and 45.00 tosend to cover repair cost i had the paper work and used the info on back of the tv. But who has the money.What a rip. Target and Wal-mart are! To all brothers and sisters in misery over thier tv maybe a good law suit hey?

bought atruetech 17 inch bvd combo at target with the hope the tv would last big mistake.Had it 6 months the sound went out. I used the info on the back of the tv and paper work.I still had thereceip.Target would not help me. I am out $275.00. And it sits in my room with no hopes of being fixed.To all brothers and sisters in tv misery.Maybe a class action lawsuit? And Wal-Mart tvs are not much better!

My wonderful trutech 19" TV/Dvd combo chops off the top and bottom of the screen and the DVD crapped out after a year. Think Target should get a few of these returned through their front windows.

Fantastic! I purchased the 19 inch flat screen DVD combo at the end of August for my childrens room by November the DVD reads that it is open when the door is closed. BLAH! The cable never evenhooked up to it correctly and always displayed a fuzzy picture. From these reviews I guess I'm out of $279 dollars also. This really sucks as I cannot afford another TV for them. I like Target but I am very dissapointed in this. If anyone discovers a way to resolve this issue please let me know.

My DVD player broke not long after we purchase the tv what do I do know? I have wasted my money and my son can't watch dvd's anymore I am going to make sure no one else buy these products it's a scam horrible I am so upset and Target wont even help at all.

I pulled up the website, because I am in the process of bringing my Trutech TV up to date with the 2009 antenna conversion. I didn't find the brand listed for the conversion box that I need to purchase, and I thought the website would help. I was definitely taken back with the comments I have read about the Trutech TV. I purchased my 13" model over a year ago, because I wanted a DVD TV for my massage and exercise room. I play this TV every day while checking my email and working on the computer. I have not encountered any problems with this TV, neither the monitor nor the DVD. I have to admit that I am now a bit nervous about the TVs performance and only hope that I got the SWEET lemon!4a4cc

I am an independent service center. How often I hear when I offer a reasonable service price to repair a older product that will outlast 3 of the newer junk coming out of China " I can get a new one at Walmart or Target fill in the blank" I say you get what you pay for, Pete

[shrug] I've had mine for two years and it works great. The only problem I have is that I don't get channels 65-99. But I really dont mind to much. I think it's really the package I have for my tv. But I'm sorry all of yours suck. Mines been fine and I watch it everyday.

YIKES! I just purchased a TRUTECH 13inch TV from one of my favorite stores- TARGET. But you guys are worrying me. I'm not even going to take me 'good deal' out of the box, and waste my time waiting for it to die. Who needs that aggravation and waste of money?
I'm going to return it and keep looking for a decent brand on sale.

I will, however, keep my RCA DVD player. That was also a cheap one on sale ($34). Does anyone know how that one will work out?
( cooltech34@yahoo.com )

Thanks, everyone, for sharing!

It's comforting to know that I am not the only one with a Trutech piece of #@%#. I bought a tv and dvd player @ a yr ago. The DVD broke within 6 months, and the tv still works but the color comes and goes. I've tried to find manufactuer of this crap, with no success. can anyone help?

I also am one of the dissatisfied customers who bought a Trutech 26 " TV and a 16" TV with a DVD player built in. Both of them have quit working. I am most upset about the 26" TV. It cost $799 on sale and quit working in one and one-half years. I have tried serveral repair shops and most people have never heard of them or will not touch them. The last repair shop that I carried it to has been trying for a couple of months to get a mother board (I think that is what he said), but unfortunately he has not been able to find the part and has called me to come pick it up. I personally think something should be done about. The TV looks as good as it did the day I purchased it and I really hate to throw that away. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have learned my lesson and will never buy an off brand electronic again...

Maybe you should hav brought the 3yr service plan and this wouldn't have been a problem?

If anyone on here has any of the following Trutech LCD TVs, and would like to either have it fixed, or sell it, please let me know.Thank You very much!

Tyler
PLV1615T
PLV16190
PLV16260
PLV16320

I've read most of these posts, and like most, I wish I'd done so before the purchase. Lesson learned. I agree these TVs are "cheaper" than others, but they are still not CHEAP & shouldn't be this bad. They should be recalled.

I have a TruTech TV that now turns off automatically after a few minutes and will not turn back on unless I unplug it and replug it back in. But it turns off again after a few minutes so the cycle continues. I saw another post similar to mines so I know this is far from an isolated incident. I emailed Alco Customer service about it... lets see what happens (or doesn't).

I acutally like the TruTech TV, however, the sound went out on two channels. The picture is nice and crisp and I wish I could have the sound fixed.

I was dumb enough to buy three of these things, two of which went wierd just after the return time ran out. Must give credit, one still works fine so far, a year later. Even though they are low-end, Target should make some kind of adjustment for the problem, as they do represent Target. Trying to get any kind of service was a joke.
Target should stop selling these, there might be more like me out here. Or, maybe that's why they still sell them.

oh well, i guess i should put my two cents worth in. i just picked up my first trutech television today. it is the t2000-d model with the built in dvd player. it was made in February, 2006. as of yet i haven`t tried watching television stations over the air . i`ve just been watching a dvd which seems to play alright so far, although i`ve put in only one, namely "the bear". it is not a flat screen and only has an analog tuner. i`m sure glad i found this website as i had left the house with the dvd playing. i found this television in amongst a mountain of junked ones after the rain subsided today. after readin most of the complaints, i can`t believe this thing actually works! thankx for reading, yo pal, vinnyval

The silver 15" is "Tru" junk, mine only lasted 11 month's guess I got pretty lucky.

We bought a TruTech TV/DVD for our daughter's dorm room, she hardly used it and in less than a year the piece of you know what died. No red light, no power, nothing! I am surprised that TruTech can get away with ripping people off like this. If we did this we would wind up in the nearest jail cell for deceiving the public and for fraudulent merchandise! They should be recalled and we should be entitled to a refund.

The company which manufactured trutech is Daewoo call and ### ### ###!

The problem is faulty capacitors in the power suuply board the 1000uf 10volt ones!

Also try the daewoo codes for your universal remotes, it may work.

I purchased Trutech Dual Screen Portable DVD player back in Feb 09. It worked great for about 4 months and then just stopped working. I called a few local repair shops and all of them said it was too hard to get replacement parts for the Trutech brand. I called Target Customer Service [protected] and spoke with one of the supervisors there who was actually very friendly and helpful. She gave me a reference # to take to my local store for a refund of the current price. It is currently about $20.00 less than what I paid but I am thrilled! Hope this is helpful to someone.

I got a true tech tv cause my mom was going to throw it away. me and my roomate plugged in the tv and it made a bunch of weird flashing and grunting noises and started making low pitched sounds. The funniest part of the story is the kitten started walking around in circles then must have been brown noise had to evict the cat for a while and air out the house. Original plan was o take it out for target pratice now i highly recommend this tv if you want your whole house to stink lol.