HDTV, flat-panel televisions, DVD players, digital camcorders, surround-sound systems, digital video recorders, movies on demand. There have been some big changes in how most of us watch television. But no matter how up-to-date your equipment, the plot remains the same: electronics sometimes go on the fritz, and when they do, you will want a top-quality repair service. We have identified some for you.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Video Equipment Repair Shops

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Video Equipment Repair Shops Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Video Equipment Repair Shops.

• Subscriber from SCHAUMBURG, IL wrote Another Shop: Cost for an estimate on a Rear Proj is up to $50........
• Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote Another Shop: Courteous, competent; their work was satisfactory in every way........
• Subscriber from PARK RIDGE, IL wrote Another Shop: I called Amlin for the first time due to the arrival of your Summer/Fall 2008..........
• Subscriber from OAK BROOK, IL wrote Another Shop: I was hesitant to call them because their ratings weren't too good but went ahead..........
• Subscriber from DOWNERS GROVE, IL wrote Another Shop: Very friendly and accommodating! Better at diagnosing and repairing constant problems than intermittent problems........