American TV Service

I went in and had him repair a power line. He did it in 30 minutes. It was great! Prompt and affordable service!

Gary did a great job fixing our range hood motor. He’s old school and knows his stuff. Don’t try to Internet talk him and he’ll help fix your electronic problems.
The guy is his own man so if u have a short timeline you probably need to buy something new.

Gary saved us $ 891 on a new amplifier/​receiver. Our current receiver stopped working last week. It is connected to our DVD player, CD changer, Smart TV and surround sound and 2 audio zones. It is 13 years old so we thought it was time to replace it. Went to Best Buys and bought a Pioneer Elite receiver $ 891. Also bought a CD changer to upgrade our old one. We hired Gary to come over to set up the new receiver and CD changer. He arrives on time. He removed our old CD changer and connected the new one. He then explains to me what he did to repair the old receiver and shows me how it is now working. Amazing. Now we are returning the Pioneer Elite to Best Buys to get our $ 891. refund. Gary’s total bill was $ 125. including the house call and repairs. We paid him with a check. We also gave him our old CD 5 disc changer that is in perfect working condition. Thank you Gary.

OK! Gary has done a lot for me over the years. It may take a while, but that’s the nature of the beast.
He’s always been fair & reasonable with me.
So, you can commit to repairing your old high quality electronics, or give it away and buy some chinese junk! LOL
Oh, and @ Helena: How is an offer of a refund intimidating? I see no threat in that action.
There’s also a few aspects of your review that don’t make sense. Namely, It’s obviously an old turntable (Radio?) and you can just purchase a needle and put it in.
Also, Who calls the police about a $ 65 bill disagreement??? Did they laugh???
Did Daddy have to pay your bill?
Readers: Read some of her other reviews, perhaps they’re a reaction to her PCOS she mentions in her spagirl review. Zoiks!

Mr repair man aka mr boxer is a very delightful person. Delightful in general. I’m having a shitty day (excuse my language) and not only did he have my watch ready but made my day a bit more pleasant. The store has a retro hipster look which kinda makes me think «back to the future». Anyways excellent customer service, prompt with desired repair. Cute store. Very nice. Go get ur VCR serviced now! please lmaoooo. Dudes really cool.

Was looking all over NELA for a place where I might find a small portable recording device, that I could carry easily on my bike, that didn’t require a computer to play back or store material. Couldn’t find anything at any of the music stores or pawn shops I checked, but this guy had a microcassette recorder with a condenser microphone. He sold it to me for $ 25. We made some jokes and good conversation for a few minutes. It’s a tiny shop stuffed full of contraptions, tons of stuff and looks like he can work on almost anything. Even gave me some advice for helping out a friend who has tons of old TVs lying around. This is a great local shop and the owner is friendly. Check it out if you’re looking for a gadget or need something repaired!

The first two times I gave business to this shop, I was very happy with the results. However, it’s obvious that Gary is the only person doing repairs anymore, and he is completely unethical, confrontational, and totally unprofessional.
I brought in my turntable, which needed a new needle. He said it would be $ 60, which I paid.
When I called to say I’d be picking up the turntable, he couldn’t find it. The next day it turned up, but he now claimed the charge was $ 125 because he had decided to clean the radio, do a «complete overhaul» and replace some bulbs. While I appreciate that he is a talented tradesman, this is exactly what contracts are for.
I calmly watched while he did a dog and pony show about how much extra work he had done, and how he could sell this turntable for $ 300. I explained that, although I very much appreciated his efforts, I was not prepared to pay over twice the original agreed-​upon charge, and that he should have requested consent before carrying out additional (unnecessary) work.
At this point, he raised his voice and told me that he had been in business over 25 years and knew what he was doing. He said he had a minimum diagnostic charge of $ 25 and that the $ 60 I had paid was just an estimated amount, that he was free to charge whatever he needed.
I asked him to point out where on the receipt it said any of this, and he said that if he put everything on his receipts, he’d have to change them too often, that he conveys these things verbally. I told him that he did *NOT* convey any of that verbally when we discussed the repair, and that the receipt specifically states that customers will be notified before additional work is undertaken. I told him I would call the police if he didn’t return my equipment, to which he said, «It’s your word against mine.»
I walked outside and called the police. However, while I was waiting for them, he apparently thought better of his actions and gave the turntable to my father, who was still inside.
Being a talented electrician doesn’t make it ok to rip people off and hold their belongings for ransom. I hope Gary learns this before one more small business is forced to close its doors.
*Update ¹¹⁄₂₂ Gary has called me twice to offer a refund, so that I will «take that nonsense down from Unilocal.» If this behavior wasn’t clearly part of a pattern, I would say he had an off day as we all do. None of what happened that day is OK, and it’s not OK to try to intimidate me after the fact, either.

I wouldn’t want any friend or family member coming here even if he did fix my monitor. Gary is very crude and confrontational.
Aside from that I paid him $ 60 to check out my monitor he told me that my VGA connection was bad that I just needed to use my DVI connection I took his advice and bought the DVI connection the monitor still didn’t work. Of course, I called him back to let him know and he then tells me he only tested the video connection and that worked fine. So I asked him if I could give it another look. He said no that the motherboard was bad and to come buy a monitor from him instead.
I would never come back you may have better luck.

Awful. They stole my receiver. Never gave it back. I’ve been back there numerous times, and they say they’re still waiting for the part … after two years! and you cannot show me the unit! It’s gone and I’m so upset.

This guy Gary… is not only dishonest but scary. I believe pathologically so. As someone else’s review mentioned, all the GOOD reviews on Unilocal were from pre-​2012 when another guy (Sam) worked there. Gary is disturbed.
I dropped off an old S-​VHS player there and a lamp. He took at $ 25 consultation fee for both. $ 50 just to evaluate what needs to be done. That’s his policy, I have to respect that. However, on his invoice slip (and in the ACTUAL LAW) it is written that he must contact his customers before doing any work on the items – if they are going to end up being more money than the original $ 25. He told me that he would call me with an estimate before doing any work.
Well, fast forward two weeks. I call him once to follow up. He tells me he hadnt got to them yet and that again he would call me when he had more information.
Another week passes. I get a phone message from Gary telling me my VHS player and lamp are done! I was like, no… can’t be. He was supposed to call me. Here’s the kicker: that VCR from 1998? $ 100 to fix it!!! The lamp another $ 25, bringing it up to $ 50. The lamp needed a new socket, the VCR needed a new loading mechanism. But whatever, the point is, I would never spend that kind of money to fix an old VCR. And when i told him that he didn’t call me to inform me of the estimated costs, he lost it. Went off about how he used to be a lawyer and the VCR is worth it and he’s going to keep my things if i don’t pay. Swearing and cursing. Good thing I recorded the entire conversation over the phone. He needs to be censured by the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair. That’s my next step, as I don’t feel safe going in to his store to retrieve my things. It’s against the law to do what he has done and I don’t suggest anyone support his business.

Ok. No good. Sure he’s a nice enough guy, but the first thing ~ it’s a cash only ‘operation.’ Second ~ I brought in the model number and he insisted that it wasn’t the model number. I had my girlfriend take a picture and text it to me, it was the same model number and he still disputed it He kept saying that he’s electronic engineer at least three or four times while I was talking to him. My intuition told me to get out of there. that this was not the guy to work on my TV. All the good reviews are obviously when another guy Sam was working there (in 2012 not this guy Gary. Would never go back there again.

If you are planning on getting repairs done here, please know that all the good reviews were from when Sam worked here. Gary is a very nice guy and pleasant to talk to, but be aware that he may not be the expert he claims he is when it comes to anything but TV repair. He had my boyfriend’s receiver for 2 months, charged him $ 325 total for the service and it is apparent he did not do a damn thing to it, but insisted he did. Where are the spare parts you «replaced»? Why do you beat around the bush when asked to explain what you did to «fix» the issue with the stereo? Basically, the stereo is still broken and he now has to find someone else to get the repairs done. I can except if Gary made a mistake and owned up to it, but being blatantly dishonest is not good for business. If you can’t fix something, just say so and don’t waste your customer’s time and money.

After talking to Gary I brought in a vintage amp preamp combo that wasn’t working. After 10 days Gary told me that the estimate was $ 250. At the same time he could not tell me what was wrong or how to fix it and he thought that the parts were not available (I know they are).
He is a nice guy who talks a lot. Only go there if you are looking to buy an old tv for cheap.

Ok, I am beyond frustrated with this place. I brought my TV here to get fixed because it was close, convenient, and was rated very well by my fellow Unilocalers. The owner told me in his slow, rambling voice that it will be ready in about 10 days. Fine that is a bit slow but I can live with it. I just want my TV fixed after all. I have called and asked patiently about the status of my TV several times, it has now been 30 DAYS. I call again today with a little impatience in my voice, and he has the galls to make fun of me about my complaint? I’m sorry, I have never heard of a TV repair taking a whole month, If he would just be upfront with me from the beginning, I would have saved us both the trouble and went elsewhere. I have never rated anything this low and I hope this review saves others from some grief.
Oh and he’s charging me $ 250 for this repair, just fyi.

Best repair shop around, fast, and good prices. He’s fixed so many items for me, that I wonder if could be fixed, but got them working again!!!

Wanted to thank all the people that posted a review about this place and Sam. He might be the coolest old school guy I’ve ever met. Just dropped off my TV and got an estimate. Best price you’ll ever find to get a TV fixed. I spent 20 minutes there with Sam and was entertained the entire time. He’s a talker. Two things: don’t forget to pay the meter cause its a $ 65 ticket and bring your remote. I didn’t get a ticket cause he made sure I had coins in the meter.

Wow we got a call that the tv was reparable. A wiring problem was causing it to be nonfunctional.
We were only charged $ 10 over the cost of the minimal repair of $ 95.
There is a BofA ATM right on the same block because they don’t take plastic for payment.

It’s nice having a family-​owned business that will fix just about any of your tech/​electronic issues for an incredibly reasonable deal! In addition to doing a great job fixing my vintage 8-​track radio player, they can even take care of PC virus removal and cleanup. I’ve already had 2 extremely old laptops tuned up to like new condition, which saves me a ton of money than buying a brand new laptop like I was about to do. I highly recommend to anyone who needs electronics fixed.

I used to get my tv fixed here when it was on the fritz till I kicked my cheap ways and bought a new tv
Good quick service and if my new tv goes on the fritz, I know where to take it too

My girlfriend is addicted, I mean ADDICTED to her reality TV shows. If she’s not watching Beverly Hills Housewives or New Jersey Housewives then she’s watching either Say Yes to the Dress or Millionaire Matchmaker. So when her 42″ Sony WEGA Projection TV went out on her she was in shambles, a complete train wreck. Being the über awesome boyfriend that I am, I looked for a TV repair shop for her and found one just a couple miles from her place.
The TV repair shop I found was American TV Service owned by a man named Sam. Sam is a character, you gotta meet this guy. He pretty much told us that he’d give us a free diagnosis of the TV and he’d either give us a quote or suggest that my girlfriend just go ahead and buy a new TV. After the diagnosis he gave us an estimate of $ 225-​$ 250. We left the TV with him and 3 days later he had the TV ready for just $ 235. My girlfriend was so relieved because $ 235 is a lot cheaper then having to buy a new TV for about $ 1800.
I would highly suggest you go and visit Sam if you ever have TV problems. He’s funny and a very honest guy. I can tell you he’s honest because when we went to pick up my girlfriends TV, there was actually someone in the store when we arrived getting an estimate to fix his TV. Sam told the guy he could fix his TV but it was going to be expensive and he should just spend a little bit more and buy a new one. Now that’s honesty if you ask me. If only I could find a car mechanic just like Sam.