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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.
Old 09-15-12 | 08:22 AM
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put a spider in there.
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Originally Posted by TallGuyMe
put a spider in there.
That won't work out well:

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Buy a new TV.
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compressed air?
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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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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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sure it's not a dead pixel?
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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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Originally Posted by TallGuyMe
sure it's not a dead pixel?
looks liked a smushed fly. either way, the air didn't work.
Old 09-15-12 | 03:38 PM
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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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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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