Shit that annoys you

[Chainsaw_Willie]

Panasonic plasma. I thought these things were supposed to be indestructible... One of the reasons I bought this TV was the reputation Panasonic plasmas have for longevity.

It was turned on for about 5 minutes then I heard a faint "pop" and the screen went blank and the sound went dead. The power light on the front was still on.

I tried to turn it off with the remote but it wouldn't turn off so I unplugged it. Waited a few seconds then plugged it back in. No power light. Used the power button on the remote and the power light came on and I heard the "click" of the relay or whatever's inside that switches the power but still no pic or sound and it won't respond to the remote or turn back off once the power light is on.

I have it connected through my stereo - that is, the HDMI cable goes from the cable box to the receiver which has 4 HDMI in and 1 HDMI out on the back, then from the receiver to the TV. I tried turning everything off and plugging the cable box directly into the TV but that made no difference. The fact that none of the menus will display on the TV and it won't turn off tells me the problem is in the TV itself.

The weird thing is I get no sound from the stereo when the cable box is plugged into it. Hope whatever went wrong with the TV didn't cause a power surge that popped something in the receiver too...

I did find a repair place that can have a tech here between 12 and 1. They have nothing but 4- and 5-star reviews (and a lot of them) on Yelp and Angie's List so hoping they have the parts to fix whatever it is.

[TomCrac]

Youtube the problem before the tech gets there. I had the capacitor problem with my Samsung that Buttahflake mentioned. I was all set to change it out myself for the 1.49 in parts that it would have run me. Last minute decided to go online to check when I bought the thing. It was the 2nd to last day of my warranty so they came to my house and fixed it in 5 minutes for free. Maybe not the same issue with your set but I read so many stories of people outright getting hosed for a less than $2.00 part, it needs this, it needs that, blah blah blah .... Knowledge is power ... Good luck.

[systemoverblow'd]

Panasonic plasma. I thought these things were supposed to be indestructible... One of the reasons I bought this TV was the reputation Panasonic plasmas have for longevity.

Don't let a lemon or bad luck deter you. They have their reputation for a reason. Sitting in front of a 5 year old Panny plasma right now that used to work double duty as an on-all-day viewing screen for my edit system. Sorry you got a bad egg, but don't let that deter your buying in the future.

[Labcabin]

Shaun White's tailored drain pipe hipster snowboard pants! Seriously dude!

[Chainsaw_Willie]

Tech found a shorted driver board.

Part is no longer available (I verified by googling the part number - no one has it in stock).

Tech says they might be able to get it refurb'd direct from Panasonic but it would cost another ~$440 on top of the service call charge I just paid.

Looks like I'm getting a new TV. So, to add to the list of things that annoy you: Expensive TVs that only last 2 years.

A couple of friends have offered to have me over, so guess I'm off to watch the game and drink a few beers with friends.

[Labcabin]

Tech found a shorted driver board.

Part is no longer available (I verified by googling the part number - no one has it in stock).

Tech says they might be able to get it refurb'd direct from Panasonic but it would cost another ~$440 on top of the service call charge I just paid.

Looks like I'm getting a new TV. So, to add to the list of things that annoy you: Expensive TVs that only last 2 years.

A couple of friends have offered to have me over, so guess I'm off to watch the game and drink a few beers with friends.

Shit! Any tech part that is out of date by the time it breaks in it ridiculously short life span!

[philth]

Send a family friend to the local laid back ski area today to avoid the crowds. His skis get stolen while he is getting his kids set up with rentals. Classy..

[Chainsaw_Willie]

Panasonic is out of the plasma game. They will sell their last plasma TV in March of this year, which is probably why parts for this one aren't available - the factories are shutting down. Crazy, they make the best ones and their plasmas have superior picture to LED/LCD until you get way up in the price range but apparently they've been bleeding money and have to cut back and plasmas aren't selling any more. VHS wins again.

[dumpy]

Went to the local bump tonight, had only about an hour and half to ski, well rather snowboard, teaching myself for shits and grins- point is I suck. Parked at far end, near lift that services bunny hill, notice it's especially crowded.

Get through long lift line, lifty tells me I need "the Orange pass", um dude not going in the park no worries (we have special park passes and bouncers, kind off a smart idea actually). "No, to ride the lift" he proclaims. Um, how about my full seasons pass I just showed you? Not tonight, some type of special promotion, but he tells me I can get one ride up, but then have to get my "orange pass". No idea if there is a charge or any of the details. FWIW, this is at a tiny little hill in NY, not some major resort with blackout dates.

Gape my way down, have to cross over an especially crowded and icy area I hadn't planned on cause of my lack o'skill on the board. Go into lodge and ask what the hell I spent this money on a pass for if there are surprise black out dates and ask if I should go back to a competitor mountain for next year. She tells me that "it's listed on the website" and tells me that she can give me an "orange pass". So she, gives me an "orange pass", but no real explanation other than it's a private party/promotion (nothing on conditions line about this). Not sure if she gave me the pass cause I was an angry customer or cause they were giving them to all pass holders. Only have time for one more run by this point, take it and leave.

Check website when I get home, it mentions the promotion, but nothing about season passes being blacked out or that it's a "private party". FWIW, the promotion was kinda cool, ~$8 lift tickets, sponsored by a local (honestly kinda crappy/shady) ski shop. I saw a lot of first time/hardly evers out, having a blast on the 5" we got last night. So if it helps bring new blood into the sport, I'm all for it and I know that the money is in the bunny, but fuckina, don't forget about your season pass holders- we are the ones there week in and week out, buying beers in the bar or handwarmer packets or whatever else. Plus we give you much needed pre/early season operating capital. Try keeping the lights on until Presidents week without us, especially in a light snow year (not this year).Just seemed like shitty customer service and no one really explained why I needed the special pass, reminded of the electrolyte drink in Idiocracy.

Assuming they were giving the orange tickets to all pass holders, not a huge deal (if not, that sucks), but still a major annoyance for those of us who like the convenience of seasons pass and don't have a ton of time to ski.

[dumpy]

Here's one for Panasonic customer service from a few years ago and why I won't spec their products at work anymore:

I work as an AV tech at a major university, in my unit we had ~15 high end, high lumen Panny projectors. A few of them started developing yellowish images. Checked out the Panasonic warranty, it has a time limit (2years iirc) and a use limit (4k hours iirc). I call up Panasonic to ask how to check total use, they tell me to check the lamp timer. Um, not going to work, we change them at as close to ~1800 hours as is feasible and the one I wanted service was on third lamp at ~300 hours, so it was cutting it close.

The only option they gave me was to send it in. If it was under 4k hours, great, fully covered free of charge. If it was out of warranty, I would be charged a $200 bench fee that did not include the cost to repair. In the end, we got charged $200 just to tell us that a projector was out of warranty. It also took forever. I said fuck Panasonic after that experience.

We mostly switched over to Mitsubishis in my unit and have been much happier with the fewer number of problems and with the much better customer service they provide. Mitsu actually overnights me a new projector and then I send mine back in that box. Way better customer service, but I recently heard they are getting completely out of the display game. Fuck, time to try Christie I guess.

Regardless, fuck Panasonic, they have some of the worst customer service I've ever dealt with.

[Labcabin]

Every time I get about ten seconds into cooking with the microwave in the employee kitchen, it starts smelling like rotten ass rank fermented fish. Total gag material.

[dumpy]

Every time I get about ten seconds into cooking with the microwave in the employee kitchen, it starts smelling like rotten ass rank fermented fish. Total gag material.

PC pansy....

Fwiw, I got through the first sentence of your original post and knew where it was heading. Same thing happens at my work.

People from different parts of the globe/different cultures find different things disgusting, its a fundamental and somewhat fascinating trait of our species.

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[Labcabin]

PC pansy....

Fwiw, I got through the first sentence of your original post and knew where it was heading. Same thing happens at my work.

People from different parts of the globe/different cultures find different things disgusting, its a fundamental and somewhat fascinating trait of our species.

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Yes, its a Chinese company!

[Bobcat Sig]

Pulling out in front of me in your clapped out, three color, oil-burning Subie on a 70 mph highway. That's fine that you drive a beater. I can dig it. But if your rig can't get to the speed limit, don't pull into 70 mph traffic. And certainly don't give me the stink eye when I pass you while you do half the speed limit.

[booner]

Just found out my stepbrother and his complete cunt of a wife are having twins. It took them 3 years to barely figure out how to take care of the daughter they have.

They have the combined IQ of about 12. I'm so excited for them!!!

[IVplay]

People who text in public locations with their volume on.

[systemoverblow'd]

People that are inadequate at their job and when they can't seem to get anything right, they bring in higher-ups to try to mediate to look like the nice guy. Sorry asshole, but you just showed the entire department that you fucking suck at life. You were concerned about your job yesterday, I would be more concerned tomorrow.

[Kenny Satch]

French Canadians that refuse to speak English when they bloody well know how to.

[OldLarry]

French Canadians that refuse to speak English when they bloody well know how to.

Was in Jamaica one time for spring break and were harassed by people selling shit (weed, smokes, aloe rub, da pretty braids mon, their sisters, etc) on the beach so incessantly we decided to pretend we dd not speak English. They somehow collectively decided we must be French Canadian, heh.

Cool story, right?

[concretejungle]

That I can't fast forward through on demand programs. I guess I won't be falling asleep 40 minutes into a one hour show anymore.

[systemoverblow'd]

This shit annoys me to no end...

[Mazderati]

[Kenny Satch]

Was in Jamaica one time for spring break and were harassed by people selling shit (weed, smokes, aloe rub, da pretty braids mon, their sisters, etc) on the beach so incessantly we decided to pretend we dd not speak English. They somehow collectively decided we must be French Canadian, heh.

Cool story, right?

right....

[east or bust]

People who take up all 4 washing machines with the amount of clothes that would fit in 2 machines.

People who tuck their ears into their ball caps. I've tried it, it's uncomfortable as fuck, why do you do it!?

[IVplay]

People who take up all 4 washing machines with the amount of clothes that would fit in 2 machines.

People who tuck their ears into their ball caps. I've tried it, it's uncomfortable as fuck, why do you do it!?

I have never seen anyone do that.