A console that shows no picture, or one that only works when the cable is held at an angle, almost always has a damaged HDMI port rather than a dead console. The port is soldered straight to the mainboard, which is why most shops send this job out.
Get a Free QuotePremium port fitted and reinforced, then tested at full resolution before it goes back.
Within the diagnostic window
Book HDMI RepairWhere the fault needs tracing past the port itself, into the output circuit on the board.
3 to 7 business days
Board DiagnosticsWe identify the fault and confirm the exact price before any work begins.
Start FreeFour of these point at the port. The fifth points somewhere else.
The console powers on, the fan spins, the light comes on, and the television reports no signal. Changing cables and inputs first is worth doing, and when nothing changes the port is the usual cause.
Most common
Lifting or twisting the cable bringing the image back means the internal pins have lost contact with the board. Keep using it and the flexing tears the pads underneath.
Stop using it now
Intermittent signal, static across the picture, or an image that cuts out mid-game points at bent or bridged pins inside the socket.
Port, not panel
A cable forced in at an angle, or a console knocked over while plugged in, bends the pins or cracks the plastic tongue. Shine a light in before assuming the console is finished.
Look first
A console that will not power on, one that shuts down immediately, or one with picture but no sound is a different fault. The free diagnostic tells us which before you commit.
Bring it in either way
Component-level work rather than a parts swap, so the result comes down to the equipment and the hand doing it.
The port goes under the microscope and the board gets tested before anything is removed, because a damaged port and a damaged output circuit look identical from outside and cost very different amounts.
Controlled hot air at the temperature the board tolerates lifts the port. Too much heat lifts neighboring components and warps the board, which is the damage we see on consoles that went somewhere else first.
The pads underneath are cleaned and inspected. Where a torn port or an earlier repair lifted a pad, we rebuild it rather than soldering onto a connection that would fail again in months.
A premium replacement is aligned, soldered, and then reinforced so the socket takes the strain of the cable instead of the solder joints taking it.
Picture at full resolution, the cable flexed deliberately to confirm the joint holds, and the console run under load.
Every current generation, plus board-mounted HDMI on laptops and televisions.
PlayStation 5 and 5 Slim, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 4 Pro and Slim.
$125 flat
Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, One S, and One X.
$125 flat
Switch, Switch OLED, and the Switch dock, where the dock is the failure more often than the console.
Bring the dock too
$125 for the port replacement. Board diagnostics $75 to $100 where the fault runs deeper. General diagnostics free
3 to 7 business days for board-level diagnostics, with the replacement completed inside that window
90 days covering parts and labor
Every plug and unplug on a partly detached port risks tearing pads, which turns a port swap into pad reconstruction
HDMI port replacement is $125. General diagnostics are free, and board diagnostics run $75 to $100 where the fault needs tracing past the port itself.
A console that powers on with no picture, or one that only displays when the cable is held at an angle, almost always has a damaged HDMI port rather than a dead console.
No. The port is soldered directly to the mainboard and we replace it here under a microscope rather than shipping it out.
Board-level diagnostics run 3 to 7 business days, and the port replacement is completed within that window.
2409 W Kenosha St, Suite 137, Broken Arrow. Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm, Saturday 12pm to 6pm.
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