Electronics improve so quickly that it may not make sense to repair an old TV. But other goods like washer/dryers, dishwashers, etc make sense to repair. My 7

Electronics improve so quickly that it may not make sense to repair an old TV. But other goods like washer/dryers, dishwashers, etc make sense to repair. My 7 year old washing machine broke down twice in the past 2 years - one repair would have cost $150, the other would have been $300 - $400, but the part needed wasn't available any more so it wasn't repairable. Nearly all of those costs were labor. All for a $700 washing machine. I'm fortunate that I was able to fix it myself (I found a salvaged "impossible to buy" control board on eBay). For the other repair, a contact broke off of a temperature sensor, I suspect the repairman would have just replaced the $40 sensor, I soldered a new contact to it and saved the sensor. There's not a whole lot of difference in features (at least not features that I want) for new washing machines -- I don't need (or want) one that's internet connected, I don't need a an expensive touch screen. I don't even use 90% of the features on my current machine, I don't need a dozen cycles and a time delay down to the second, I just want a few basic cycles and a machine that's easy to repair.