Hi, I was recently given a Bush Smart TV by a friend and the main board seems to be hanging on by a thread.
Before we get to that, my first obstacle was figuring out the model number since the back sticker has gone for a walk. Upon taking off the back case, I noticed the following Vestel parts, 17MB95m mainboard, 17IPS71 (what I'd assume is power supply) and a VES420UNVL-3D-S02 display panel. After doing some research I think the TV I have is a Bush ELED42240FHDCNTD3D, based on the matching image here (https://www.manualslib.com/manual/11...3d.html#manual).
Now on to the actual problems I am facing. I have managed to connect the TV to my wifi network but casting youtube doesn't work; the app crashes every time it loads up, the same applies to Netflix. I have attempted to update software and firmware through the built-in menus however they are both the most recent versions (after doing a factory reset neither version number changed so I'm assuming they never pushed an update to begin with). The HDMI ports also do not work so purchasing a streaming device to handle the "smart" side of things isn't possible.
Does anyone have any idea what the issue might be? I contacted Vestel and they basically said the TV was too old for them to be bothered about and to contact Bush support, which I'm guessing is just as helpful .
I've been doing some digging and came across the Vestel Toolbox which I used to get telnet access to the TV but FTP doesn't set up. I don't have a spare usb stick on hand at the moment to get any data on/off the TV but as soon as I do I will. I'm not even sure if this is a soft issue to begin with and I may just have to replace the board altogether.
Speaking of which, are there any newer compatible vestel boards i can swap with mine to maybe get some better firmware/built-in useability? I'm not that bothered anyway, my current plan is to stick KDE Plasma Big Screen on an old laptop and just use the display, so as long as I can get the HDMI ports working I'll be content.
Oh and before I forget, I had a look at the diagnostic menu and HDCP 2.0 status was NOK. Not sure if that makes any difference but just thought I'd give as much information as possible.
Any help/information would be greatly appreciated, all I've got right now is a really crappy mirror since I don't watch digital/analog TV.
Many thanks, FE
Before we get to that, my first obstacle was figuring out the model number since the back sticker has gone for a walk. Upon taking off the back case, I noticed the following Vestel parts, 17MB95m mainboard, 17IPS71 (what I'd assume is power supply) and a VES420UNVL-3D-S02 display panel. After doing some research I think the TV I have is a Bush ELED42240FHDCNTD3D, based on the matching image here (https://www.manualslib.com/manual/11...3d.html#manual).
Now on to the actual problems I am facing. I have managed to connect the TV to my wifi network but casting youtube doesn't work; the app crashes every time it loads up, the same applies to Netflix. I have attempted to update software and firmware through the built-in menus however they are both the most recent versions (after doing a factory reset neither version number changed so I'm assuming they never pushed an update to begin with). The HDMI ports also do not work so purchasing a streaming device to handle the "smart" side of things isn't possible.
Does anyone have any idea what the issue might be? I contacted Vestel and they basically said the TV was too old for them to be bothered about and to contact Bush support, which I'm guessing is just as helpful .
I've been doing some digging and came across the Vestel Toolbox which I used to get telnet access to the TV but FTP doesn't set up. I don't have a spare usb stick on hand at the moment to get any data on/off the TV but as soon as I do I will. I'm not even sure if this is a soft issue to begin with and I may just have to replace the board altogether.
Speaking of which, are there any newer compatible vestel boards i can swap with mine to maybe get some better firmware/built-in useability? I'm not that bothered anyway, my current plan is to stick KDE Plasma Big Screen on an old laptop and just use the display, so as long as I can get the HDMI ports working I'll be content.
Oh and before I forget, I had a look at the diagnostic menu and HDCP 2.0 status was NOK. Not sure if that makes any difference but just thought I'd give as much information as possible.
Any help/information would be greatly appreciated, all I've got right now is a really crappy mirror since I don't watch digital/analog TV.
Many thanks, FE
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