09/17/2008 Posted by JTeach

I had a very pleasant experience today when I took my 13 year old RCA TV to Ableman's for repair. Rex carried it from the car to his workbench and started the repair immediately (without an appointment to do this). As I supervised him (OK, maybe I was just watching and not supervising), he explained everything he was testing and replacing. In less than an hour my old TV was as good as new and I was on my way home. The repair charge was very reasonable, $95. He is courteous, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. I doubt that you could find better service anywhere. Highly recommended! Thank you, Rex.

Cons: none

09/03/2008 Posted by mrsbelly

We have a standard Philips TV that had lines going across the top 1/5 of the screen. Of course this happened right after the warranty was up. We researched the issue online and it seems it's a very common problem with our particular model. Much to our dismay, many people stated they were quoted hundreds of dollars for repairs, almost equal to or more than we paid for the TV. We decided to look around for a local repair shop and found these guys. We chose them because they had such great reviews, and I'm certainly glad we did! Rex responded very quickly to our email and told us that he could easily fix this very common Philips TV problem for $95. Even better, he could fix it while I waited. I took the TV in, he fixed it in about 30 minutes, and charged me exactly what he had quoted earlier. The staff is extremely friendly and very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend them to anyone.

Pros: Good price, knowledgeable staff

Cons: I experienced none

12/24/2007 Posted by csbigg

We bought a big, beautiful but 12-year-old TV, and the picture went bad after a few days of use. We were going to cut our losses and have it hauled away, but fortunately we called Ableman "just in case." These guys were great! They came in two days before Christmas for a reasonable home-visit fee, and had it working again in no time. They even showed us a piece of technology we weren't using that made our picture clearer. They seem to know the history and quirks of every make and model of TV ever made. (Like the "Car Talk" brothers, only for televisions.) We now have a TV that works like new without having to go out and morgage the house to buy a new one. Thanks, Ableman.

Pros: Who knew anybody could make an elderly used TV good as new?

03/31/2007 Posted by janascally

I found Ableman tv on citysearch, and based on the reviews, felt it would be safe to take a tv there. So I wanted to chime in with my $.02 to assure people that this is a very reliable place for your electronics repairs. It's a mom/pop shop where the owner has been in business many years and is very knowledgeable because he is the one doing the majority of the repairs. It always feels safer to take repairs to locally owned shop rather than a big chain due to the risk of scams and rip-off repairs. I think it's worth the drive from Portland.

02/12/2007 Posted by morabbin

I can't recommend these guys enough; well worth the drive from Portland. My Helios H4000 wasn't powering on at all; nothing simple to fix that I could see. Rex took a quick look at the innards, replaced a busted capacitor, and it was fixed. Awesome.

Pros: Friendly, very knowledgable, highly skilled

Cons: Bit of a drive from Portland, but not too bad

01/14/2007 Posted by b_baxterportland

Rex fixed a couple things for me in years past when I lived in Vancouver. No complaints, he's a talented guy. I bought a refurbished set from him back then too. By the time my big screen went sizzle pop I had moved to Portland so I took it to a closer shop. They estimated 7-800 but after almost 3 months they didn't have it fixed. I took it back, called Rex to see what he thought and then drove it over to Vancouver. He had it for 4 or 5 days and called and told me it was done, 375 bucks. That was a year or so ago. I was thinking about getting a new set and used the opportunity to pick his brain about all the new stuff out there. He and his guys spent allot of their time educating me about ALL of this stuff I had no idea about. Then I went out and started doing some shopping around. I recently ended up back in Rex's shop. He let me trade in my big screen toward the new Toshiba DLP and surround system I bought from him. He and his guys delivered it, set it all up, took away my old one, calibrated the new one and set up an HD antenna for me. I didn't even know that new sets need calibrated or that there was such a thing as an HD antenna but I am really glad that Rex did. My system is amazing and I couldn't be happier with it. I spent a pretty good chunk of change for that whole thing, but I don't think I would have spent much less anywhere else and I would have had to deal with the whole thing myself. I'm a smart guy, there is plenty that I can handle, but I know when to differ to the experts, and this was one of those times. As long as he is in business, he has my business. He has proven himself to me too many times now to go anywhere else, even if I have to go to Vancouver. Hey Rex, let me know if you ever get into auto repair! I am still looking for a good mechanic.

Pros: A business owner that actually does the work and is accountable to his customers.

Cons: For me, the drive to Vancouver