Vista Electronics

When Panasonic failed to respond telephonic/​on line to my ten year old DVD Recorder problemsTerry came through. A couple of capacitor replacements and the machine is back in order. Terry is an honest up front guy who knows how to repair things in a throw away society. He’s one of a few left and I highly recommend his services.

Awesome guy… Terry. tells the truth and is above board. Helpful and knowledgeable. Thank you for the truth about our TV repair.

Terry’s incredible. We’ve had three issues with our TVs over the past 5 years. Terry has always come out quickly, easily diagnosed the problem and fixed it quickly and at much less expense than others have quoted. He is very easy to deal with, and we would never go anywhere else.

At a time when almost everything electronic is replaceable but not repairable, it was awesome to find someone to fix my old Crosley Stack-​o-​Matic portable stereo vinyl player (which I inadvertently almost fried with the wrong power adapter). The ones available today don’t have sound quality like my old one. So although my idiot lesson cost a few dollars, the service was super fast and I’m happily enjoying my favorite oldie albums again. Terry was extremely helpful. He sure seems to know his stuff. I would not hesitate to call him for any future electronic repairs.

Terry was very professional and has much experience with the plasma TV’s. He was very busy with some stuff so it took a few days before he could pick up TV and diagnose it. From the description I gave him, he had a good idea what was wrong, and after pickup and evaluating the set, his preliminary diagnosis was correct. The additional thing is Terry wants to be thorough with all he does. The problem I had was the solder connects had cracked on the one board. So instead of just repairing the broken ones, he did a preventive maintenance to all on the board so that I wouldn’t have a potential problem in the future. So maybe someone would have done it for a bit cheaper, but because of the preventive maintenance and his thoroughness it is worth the little extra money. He had it fixed within 3 days along with his maintenance.

Terry saved my Samsung TV and it was very cost effective. He’s very honest and tries to keep the costs down. I trust him now and will be going back with some stereo equipment for him to fix soon.
You won’t be disappointed by the service or the price!

After I posted the above review, Terry wrote back in an email to me, in a $ 20 buy off attempt…
Subject: RE: Your Review
«Hmmmm? Strange situation ! Inventory mix-​up? In any case, if you will contact me, I
would be happy to extend your original warranty and replace your lamp at no cost and no expiration.
(As long as you own/​keep this TV — KDS60A2000 Sony)»
I told my very smart 8 year old daughter why our TV was broken and the first thing she said was «why does he even have a $ 20 bulb in stock»?
He could easily have seen the Phillips logo on the bulb when installed and seemed pleased when he asked and I didn’t want to keep the empty box. To me, the number of stars someone gives this place is most likely inversely related to their intelligence.
If your TV less than 10 years old, Google the flashing light patterns or symptoms from your TV and fix it yourself, things aren’t always like they used to be…

Terry was very professional and accommodating. I would use him for any future electronic repairs

I would highly recommend Terry and Vista Electronics. I really like the fact that it’s a family owned and operated business. They are all great. Honest and great service. And best of all my TV is working great!

Family owned business run by a knowledgeable technician. Last of these guys left. I had a horrible experience at Fry’s a year before and I was set out to not repeat this nightmare a year later when my Samsung LED died 3 months after the warranty expired.
Terry charged me an initial $ 60 for check-​in which I thought was high. But that money was applied to the cost of repair which was a total of $ 150.00. TV is now running great and my family is back to peace again.

Glad to find Terry of Vista Electronics to repair an old Technics CD player that suddenly stopped working. Had our «go to» person in central San Diego but have moved to Oceanside and it feels like starting over to find capable, affordable businesses for each of our needs. He was responsive (the first one to call with availability and a definite cost — troubleshooting fee less than another who eventually called back) and had diagnosed it in less than 24 hrs. After the «green light» to go ahead and fix, it was done within a day. The cost to fix was higher than I expected based upon past repairs — but it has been a long time since my last repair AND I am not versed in the time or skill needed to fix what was wrong. The business is behind a Karaōke shop whose owner was kind enough to walk me around back to find Vista Electronics — and carried my unit, too. Worth hunting down if you want someone who is very experienced and a straight shooter.

These guys are great! 100% honest & great service. I took my sony bluetooth mic to them for repair. Paid the $ 60 inspection/​repair fee up front. Terry called me the next day to say my mic was not repairable. When I went to pick it up he handed me a check for $ 60, refunding my fee.
Will I go there for my electronic repairs from now on? You bet.
Vista Electronics rocks!

Once again the old Mitsubishi was giving us trouble right before we were having young grandchildren over. Once again, Terry to the rescue. Came out to the house the next day and fixed it up. He is someone we can count on.

I have to agree with a previous Unilocal review that this place is not capable to fix any audiophile stuff. so don’t waste your time sending your audiophile gears to this place.
I have three amplifiers send for repair, paid $ 180 total 60 dollar for each for check up however after a month or two none of them got fixed.
Owner is friendly and keep me updated which I appreciated.
first power amplifier he claimed he spend a lot of time on it searching online and figured out it does not worth to fix or a miserable parts not available.
second power amplifier is not stable play at low volume, he said he checked thoroughly and there is no problem with it. I took it back home and still has exact same problem. he told me he checked with professional scope, but he didn’t try to hook up with speaker and listen.
Third preamplifier the phono amp doesn’t work right, and he checked and not able to fix it.
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Hi, Terry, Thanks for the comments, I am fine for paying the agreed amount for troubleshooting and I understand you sure put efforts in doing the research. Please do not send me the refund check you mentioned.
If my tv have any issue, I would still bring to you and give a try.

Twice now I’ve gone to Terry to keep my old Plasma tv working. I Love this guy. He tells it like it is, explains what he’s going to attempt to do, is patient, thorough, and brings decades of experience to his craft. It’s like going back to a time where you could count on someone to help you out if he could. I asked him while he was looking at my set if I could help in any way, and he said «sure, but I’ll have to charge you more». Smart man…
One other story. The first time I called him was on a Sunday, hoping to get a recorded message. Terry answered, and explained that he was at the store in the produce section, getting apples for the pie his wife of 37 years was making for him. Just a great guy.

Terry and his coworker were very nice. I brought my TV in to his office and gave him the codes for the problem I was having. He charged me $ 120 minimum to diagnose it, not the $ 80 posted here by others. Had my TV for 2 hours and it was fixed. Charged me another $ 120 when I came to pick it up, for parts and labor. The parts cost $ 15 on eBay, but I didn’t want to try to fix it myself. He did fast and professional work.

Terry was SO helpful and diagnosed my 50 inch plasma TV over the phone to start. We determined it wasn’t worth spending the $ 300-​$ 400 to repair since it was 8 years old. I’m happy to know without spending any money that I can put that towards a new TV now. Thanks Terry, that’s good business!

Great service… this is the real deal… give them a try, you will be very happy. Vista’s best keep secret.
Thank You, Kirk L

Outstanding customer service. Gives VERY fair quotes on tv maintenance. Honest guy and had my tv back to me 3 days before his initial estimated delivery. Would highly recommend. Small hole in the wall that is easy to miss.

Another great gem here in the heart of North County! Situated on a side street right off Main St here in Vista, the location is easy to miss, so just look for the convenient yellow loading zone right in front of their colorfully painted exterior. You can always call or email Terry and his team I found out as well.
Terry really knows his stuff… and most importantly he is honest. I acquired a TV as a gift and didn’t want to spend much money to have it repaired. Terry was able to work within my budget to diagnose the TV and get me all the info quickly. Unfortunately the TV was not repairable, but he worked up a killer deal for me on a similar unit that he had on the shelf.
Needless to say I will be back for any future repair or purchase needs.
Keep up the great work guys!