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Never laid face down flat
That is how curved panels crack. We do not do it.
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Curved TV repairs
Curved TV repairs — the same faults, handled more carefully
A curved television is a conventional panel under permanent mechanical tension. Everything inside it fails the way it would in a flat set. The difference is entirely in how carefully it has to be handled.
Careful handling
Standard board faults
Samsung and LG
The curve is a shape, not a technology
Curved televisions had a good run between roughly 2014 and 2019, and then quietly disappeared. Underneath the shape, though, they were entirely conventional: an LED-backlit LCD panel, or occasionally an OLED, bent into a gentle arc.
That means the electronics are ordinary and the faults are ordinary. Power supply boards fail. Backlight strips fail. T-CON boards fail. Mainboards fail. Everything we do on a flat television, we do on a curved one, and the repairs are neither harder nor more expensive.
What is different is the handling. A curved panel is held in its curve by the chassis, and it is under continuous mechanical stress. Laying it face down on a flat surface — standard practice for a flat television — can crack a curved panel. We do not do that. Curved sets are handled on their edge, by two technicians, on proper padding.
The detail
Curved TV faults
Ordinary faults, extraordinary care.
Black screen with sound
Backlight failure, exactly as on a flat LED set. Repairable, and the panel is usually perfectly healthy.
Will not turn on
Power supply board. The most common television fault in Gauteng, and no different on a curved set.
Lines or bands on the screen
T-CON board or ribbon connection faults. On a curved panel the ribbons are under slightly more stress, which makes connection faults marginally more common.
Uneven brightness across the curve
Backlight strips degrading unevenly. Replacing them restores uniform illumination.
Smart platform and app faults
Samsung curved sets run Tizen; LG runs webOS. Software-first diagnosis, as with any smart TV.
Stand or mounting problems
Curved televisions need curved-compatible brackets, and a great many generic brackets are not. If yours is wobbling, the bracket is very likely wrong for it.
What you get
How we handle curved sets
The care is the whole difference.
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Two technicians, always
Curved panels are not a one-person job.
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Standard board-level repairs
Power, backlight, T-CON and mainboard.
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Correct bracket advice
Curved sets need curved-compatible mounts.
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Honest about panel damage
A cracked curved panel is not repairable, and never worth it.
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Parts still available
For the common faults on the main brands.
Included
Every curved TV repair includes
Standard diagnosis, non-standard handling.
Correct handling procedureEdge-supported, padded, two technicians
Full board-level diagnosisPower, backlight, T-CON, mainboard
Backlight uniformity assessmentAcross the full curve of the panel
Ribbon and connector inspectionSlightly more failure-prone on curved panels
Bracket and mounting checkBecause the wrong bracket stresses the panel
Full picture testUniformity and geometry across the whole curve
Our process
How a curved repair runs
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Tell us the make, size and fault
Curved sets are almost all Samsung or LG.
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We attend with two technicians
Because a curved panel should never be moved by one.
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Standard board-level diagnosis
The electronics are entirely conventional.
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Repair, test and remount safely
On a bracket that is genuinely rated for a curved set.
FAQ
Curved TV repairs — your questions answered
The things people actually ask us on the phone, answered straight.
Not sure what is wrong?
WhatsApp us the make, the screen size and a short video of what the TV is doing. We can usually narrow the fault down before a technician is even dispatched.
WhatsApp 063 866 0971Are curved TVs harder to repair than flat ones?
The electronics are identical, so the repairs themselves are no harder and no more expensive. What is different is the handling — a curved panel is under permanent mechanical tension and must never be laid face down on a flat surface. That is the main reason we send two technicians.
Can you still get parts for curved TVs?
For the common faults — power boards, backlight strips, capacitors, T-CON boards — yes. Curved televisions were mostly Samsung and LG, and parts for those remain reasonably obtainable.
My curved TV wobbles on its bracket.
The bracket is very likely not designed for a curved set. Curved televisions need curved-compatible mounts, and a great many generic brackets are not, despite what the packaging claims. It is worth fixing properly — a stressed panel is a panel that will eventually crack.
Is a curved TV worth repairing?
If the picture is good and the fault is a board, yes — the repair costs a fraction of replacing it, and you cannot buy a new curved television any more anyway. If the panel itself is damaged, no, and we will tell you so.
Do curved OLED TVs exist?
Yes, LG made several curved OLED models. Everything on our OLED page applies to them — including the fact that burn-in is permanent and not repairable.
Do you repair cracked curved screens?
No. We do not repair cracked or broken screens on any television, curved or flat, and we do not buy broken TVs.
Book a TV technician
Curved, but not complicated
The faults are ordinary and repairable. The handling is what we take seriously. Tell us what has gone wrong.
Curved TV repairs · Samsung and LG
Contact
Speak to a TV technician, not a call centre
- Call us
- 0861 995 085Open 24 hours · 7 days a week
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