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Old 09-14-12, 09:41 PM
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Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

so i have this little fly on the inside of my small 32" Sony HD TV. i am now fixated on this little dot in the middle of my tv in the mancave.

Any easy way to get rid of?

Thanks in advance for any help.
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put a spider in there.
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Originally Posted by TallGuyMe
put a spider in there.
That won't work out well:

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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Buy a new TV.
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

compressed air?
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Originally Posted by dfmaverick2
compressed air?
it's literally in the middle of screen, dead, where would i shoot it?
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

If it is an old CRT, accept it or replace it. Death by electricity is messy, don't burden your family with that.

If a flat panel, there are usually a couple layers to the screen. If the fly can get in, they must be separated a bit or something, happens all the time with my computer monitors (kids). You ought to be able to shoot air from the top/bottom/side somehow.
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Originally Posted by Spiky
If it is an old CRT, accept it or replace it. Death by electricity is messy, don't burden your family with that.

If a flat panel, there are usually a couple layers to the screen. If the fly can get in, they must be separated a bit or something, happens all the time with my computer monitors (kids). You ought to be able to shoot air from the top/bottom/side somehow.
i'll try it. thanks. i can live with it, but now i see it all the time. real tiny mind you, but I KNOW it is there.
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

sure it's not a dead pixel?
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Originally Posted by Spiky
If the fly can get in...You ought to be able to shoot air from the top/bottom/side somehow.
This was my thinking, of course, I don't do much of it.
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Originally Posted by TallGuyMe
sure it's not a dead pixel?
looks liked a smushed fly. either way, the air didn't work.
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Put your TV next to Bandit03's. http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-home-th...ide-my-tv.html
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Maybe you can chat up a local shop for a quick screen separation and cleaning for a few bucks. See if they'll charge you $20 or something.
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Re: Dead fly on inside of TV screen...help!

Originally Posted by Spiky
Maybe you can chat up a local shop for a quick screen separation and cleaning for a few bucks. See if they'll charge you $20 or something.
that's not bad. i would do that as i have OCD and it kills me. just have to find one...

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