I like Mike, He is a straight shooter I trust him. Reliable says what he does and does what he said. Great sense of humor. read more

Mike did an outstanding job and educated us on all parts of the system installation including TV surround sound, Sonos throughout the house, and various internet considerations. Easy to deal with and very straightforward and honest. Estimated expenses were right on. Thanks for a job well done! read more

I am a senior citizen and had a very old TV and surround sound system. I needed an on site evaluation of my plasma tv driven system. Mike, the owner of Encinitas Television came out to our home for a complimentary evaluation. Based on his 30 years of experiences and our needs, he made some recomendations for a new system which we purchased (after research). Mike installed the new components and taught us how to use everything. We could not be happier! Tom read more

I have used Encinitas Television over the years to help us with installation and service for our TV streaming and sound needs. Mike (the owner) is very knowledgeable and experienced with the latest technology related to Televisions, Bluetooth Speakers, home protection systems and more. I highly recommend his service. Beyond his experience he is friendly, works fast and prices his service very reasonably. Give him a call for a consultation and you will be pleased with what he recommends. Thanks Mike! read more

Forget the saying that ETV is "a great tool to have in the toolbox", Mike and his team are a great phone number to have on SPEED DIAL!! From setting up wi-fi at my house and business, to calling and negotiating the best deal with my internet provider, I am happy to know and use these guys! Mike also introduced me to my amazing SONOS speakers that play music throughout my house. I think of ETV every time I turn my SONOS speakers 'on' (I don't know why everyone doesn't have 1 or 2 of these speakers) and I finally got around to writing a review. Thanks Mike!! read more

Encinitas Television is excellent from design to installation to repairs. Mike Lazar is very knowledgeable and available for advice when needed. Business# 760-753-1626. I highly recommend them. -Doug Gregg Carlsbad, CA read more

Mike is a 10/10 shows up on time, knows his stuff and gets the job done. Happy to recommend all my family, friends and client to Mike and his team! Thank you! read more

I'm totally pleased with the service I received from Encinitas TV. Mike, the owner reviewed with me the various TV's and made suggestions based on my needs and circumstances. I feel I now have the right tv, both brand and size plus the correct sound bar for my families viewing and size of the room. I believe getting expert advice from a professional like Mike will provide the best viewing for years to come. read more

My previous flatscreen was 12 years old & it was time for a new one. Since I hadn't shopped for a long time, Mike was able to explain to me to the new technology (acronyms) & helped me choose the right one for me. He & his helper installed it, and set it all up to make it super easy for me to push a few buttons. They were super clean and everything in its place. I really appreciate his honesty & professionalism and would definitely refer him to anyone looking for a new TV. Support small business! Thx, Mike read more

Mike was super helpful in setting up our home AV system. Would recommend him to anyone

Mike Rocks! Mike at Encinitas TV was super helpful when we remodeled our place. He was incredibly responsive and found ways to fit into our challenging schedule. He was knowledgeable on both hardware and all the streaming services. He installed our new system and didn't leave until we had successfully logged in to all our apps. We HIGHLY recommend Mike and Encinitas TV! read more

I hope people are checking out Yelp when they want to buy a TV or have one repaired, because there's no one like Mike. I had never been to his store, and it turned out he was in the same mall as my nail salon, so I dropped on by. The front of the store is quite simple but cushy, some nice armchairs, a nice rug, TV, and some lovely flower arrangements done by his wife Alma, who is a flower arranger. You can see through to the back room where all the repair magic takes place: another large room with all his equipment. Everything is neat and clean and orderly. Mike told me a story I thought I'd share. 5 people came in around Black Friday and ordered big screen TVs. They they saw an ad at a big box store for several hundreds left. Mike had already told them that they would find the TVs for less because he's a small business and can't compete with the big stores. But he also told them that they would get lousy service and the store probably wouldn't have the TV in stock, it would be on back order. Well, the people indeed found the TVs cheaper at a big box store and canceled their orders with Mike. It cost him $150 per order to cancel the orders, but he didn't charge them, he felt it was a business expense. Several days later, sure enough, each of the customers came back and said that the big box store did NOT have the TVs in stock, even though they said they did. So now they have re-ordered from Mike. OK, so that's the catch: you can find it cheaper, dealing with people who don't know that much about it and who won't fix it if it breaks. Mike gives hands on service: he will come to your house to check it out, he will repair in the store, he will do whatever. He gives personal service which is why he has been in business for a long time. He even told me that he would take back one of the TVs (that I bought from him) on a consignment basis because I think I don't need one in that room. Mike aims to please and this consumer plans to stick with him. Frequent your local business, I say! read more

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We recently upgraded our home entertainment with a new TV, surround sound as well as outdoor speakers. I'm a total novice when it comes to these things, and Mike was very patient in walking us through the various products, options, etc. He's extremely knowledgable and experienced in the field, but most importantly, he was very straightforward and honest. No pressure on purchasing-- just good advice/information and very responsive. The work turned out great-- very clean and professional. Would highly recommend him for any job, large or small. read more

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I love me some Yelp. Got a new flat screen for Christmas, been sitting in the box for a while, and we finally got around to freeing up living room space and painting. Without having a good drill and a way to find the wall studs, we realized we needed a service to help us get the new 65" up and running. A few inquiries on this site and we got a number of replies with wildly varying prices and availabilities. Two calls and a very fair price later and we picked Encinitas Television. Day before the Super Bowl, Mike (the man behind the establishment) asked if he could come by and see firsthand what he had to work with so he could get an idea on how to proceed. About five minutes glancing around and he stated he could take care of it right then and there for less than what he had originally estimated. Seriously, $125 to mount our new television up on the wall. Other places were coming in around $250 to as high as $400. I'm about to buy a new refrigerator for $500 and installing a television should NOT come close to price in comparison. Encinitas Television was clean, quick, and we were happy with the charge. Definitely going to come back here when it's time to take care of the flat screen in the bedroom. Thanks, Mike! read more

Mike and his team were professional and went above and beyond to deliver what I was looking for. Mike did an amazing job with my install and I couldn't be happier with his work. I will continue to call Mike for any TV/Audio needs! read more

Encinitas TV did a very thorough job of installing my entire home entertainment system. They are very knowledgeable with installation and all the software setup needed to make your hands-on experience easy. I would recommend this team of tech experts to anyone needing a home entertainment upgrade read more

We recently did remodel. Original AV guy that our designer recommended was not available. A good friend gave us Mike's info at ETV. Things happen for a reason. After lots of interactions with all of the other vendors, the following items were installed / connected: Panasonic D-ILA 4K UHD Projector Draper 119" drop down screen Paradigm 5.1.4 (9.1) Atmos speaker system (10 new speakers) Integra (Onkyo) head unit with integrated Sonos Two new Sonos Amps Power conditioner Integrated pro.v remote to control it all In addition: 1 GB wireless with 3 access points and whole house coverage Elimination of cables boxes (6) and transition to streaming / Roku ($400 per month to $150!). Fixing 2 x sets of outdoor speakers and adding them to Sonos system Replacing overhead speakers in formal living room and adding to Sonos Getting all 32 Sonos stations to be integrated with the system The drop down screen was integrated into the custom designed TV built-in for our existing 78" curved TV. All I can say, is that it all came together perfectly at the end. Have TV for normal stuff and theater size screen for games and movies. So cool. A few pics attached. Tom did the remote and said it was possibly the most complex system he had ever done. I was out of town when he did it. I came home and the remote set-up was so "intuitive" that I didn't even need to ask questions on how to use it. Everything works and watching tv/movies is now an experience. So very worth it. read more

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I recently bought a new home and needed to have TV and AV work done. Mike Lazar was prompt in getting back to me and made sure my install with DirecTV was handled properly by the DirecTV folks. Mike also added Sonos soundbars to my home that sound amazing for both Christmas music--at this time of the year--and football games on TV. He also put WiFi throughout the house and the signal is strong no matter what room we are in using our computers and smartphones, etc. I highly recommend Mike for any AV needs one may have. read more

I called to have a tech set up my new TV. After I told him it was a fire tv with a Bose sound bar, he basically spent the next minute insulting my choices... I'm sorry, I have 2 of these already and VERY happy with them !! I will not use a pompouse ass to do my install... read more

Mike Lazar is courteous,prompt and knowledgeable. He installed my new tv and fixed my hook up issues quickly and very reasonably I would recommend him very highly for any of your audio visual projects read more

Friend of mine recommended Encinitas TV. I looked them up on Yelp and saw many great review about them. So I gave them a call. Mike was very easy to coordinate. They did great job with installing our living room tv. Flawless. No messy wires hanging off... He just came back out yesterday and installed another TV in our house. Highly recommend them! I literally have them on speed dial now. Ha! read more

I needed a company to come back out to correctly hook up my big screen after some construction work. I picked Mike and Encinitas TV and he was very professional , quick to respond and provided exactly the kind of service I expected. I would definitely recommend Mike to anyone and will use his company in the future! read more

We bought a new Denon receiver, Blu-Ray, 55" Samsung, and rear surround speakers from Mike to go with the existing speakers that I have had for years. Mike came to the house and installed everything and did a great job. He programmed the universal remote and took the time to make sure the family understood how everything works. He gave us great prices on the equipment and even upgraded the blu-ray player to a 3D player for the same price as the regular one because someone bought ours from his shop and did not want to delay our install to order another one. He also gave us a free pair of 3D glasses even though our tv didn't come with them. The system sounds great! Mike is knowledgeable and friendly and we are very happy with the service and prices he provided. read more

My Problem: Called Encinitas TV about repairing my tuner driving my home 'entertainment system'. Michael explained that my 25+ year old tuner, would need to be be shipped to Long Beach for someone to tell me whether the tuner could be repaired and the cost. He asked some additional questions and I shared that our wifi was spotty, and we had difficulty changing channels with our main TV. Solution: Long story made slightly shorter, Michael came, made some recommendations. Next, we met with him in his store so we could see the equipment and get an estimate for the work. Last week, Michael and Tommy came and installed the equipment. They are a great team. The installation required Tommy to go into our crawl space under our house and in our attic. Result: 5G wifi w/ 350+Mbps download in most of the house and yard; home entertainment system with surround sound, 4k streaming, 3 station sound system. read more

Competent and knowledgeable is what you will experience with Encinitas Television. Mike is straightforward and direct. He will sell you what you need and nothing more. I am looking forward to establishing a longterm relationship with Encinitas Television as I endeavor to shop and buy local. read more

Mike's expertise is unparalleled when it comes to tvs, audio, home theater, speakers, internet, and installation. I have used his services three times, for tv, speakers, and apple tv/ better internet router set up. Customer service and finished results were excellent. Highly recommend. read more

Exceptional service and value. Ours was a relatively small job - new tv, apple tv, soundbar, and installation. They saved me hours of online research by recommending a package based on our needs and budget and answered all our questions. Installation went very smoothly and we are thrilled with the results (not to mention it will pay for itself now that we pulled the plug on cable!) Their team is super friendly and professional - highly recommended for all audio visual needs large or small. read more

These guys fixed my Panasonic Plasma TV and the picture looks better than ever! I guess the picture deteriorated over time? The price was right and I'm sure I'll use them again. read more

I had a old 60" Samsung that stop working, it had a wonderful picture and I felt compelled to let it sit on a coffee table for 3 years and collect dust. 2 weeks ago I decided to take it to Encinitas Television and Mike handled it! Power board was bad and Mike looked everywhere for a new one with no luck. That didn't stop Mr Mike he identified what was wrong with the power board and replaced 7 capacitors manually to bring this baby back to life. Then he took an extra few days of soak time in the q&a lab to ensure success. Thanks to Encinitas Television for hooking me up! read more

We have been using Mike with Encinitas TV for years. He does an amazing job. And has helped us through several upgrades. We highly recommend Mike and his team. He always finds the best solution to meet our TV, sound and wiring needs. read more

I am enjoying my Mitsubishi TV that was purchased from ETV and Mike Lazar! I enjoy how Mike gives you several options instead of trying to sell you the most expensive item only! I have used ETV for TV repair and now my second TV purchase. What a team!! read more

When we decided to upgrade our 12 year old projection TV and sound system, we wanted a local business to provide the hardware and installation. Mike and his assistants were WONDERFUL! We now have a New Smart TV, AVR, DVD, Remote Control that works with component doors closed...and a great subwoffer all sound matched to our existing speakers! Competitive pricing, excellent knowledge and great personality make Mike and his company a pleasure to work with. HIGHLY Recommended! read more

Cannot thank Mile and his team enough for exceeding expectations - namely during the holidays and busiest time of year! They went above and beyond expectations delivering a service that that the box retailers couldn't; and at an equally competitive price. Would highly recommend Encinitas TV to anyone need of a new TV, Consultation or Servicing. Vince Z read more

We moved into a home that was set up with speakers and wiring for surround sound - all I had to do was have a receiver installed. Easier said than done as the choices were overwhelming. I needed some guidance and luckily I happened upon Encinitas tv. I am so glad that I did! Mike figured out exactly what I needed and within 5 days I had a system that was user friendly and sounded great. Mike and his installer made it so easy. They got everything set up for my tv, roku, Pandora etc with passwords - and they integrated all of my remotes into one. I would have expected this kind of service and expertise to come with a hefty price- it would have been worth it - but I was pleasantly surprised at the reasonable cost for equipment and labor. This was a great experience. I'll be recommending these guys to everyone. read more

Mike set up the WiFi in my house and surround sound in my TV room. Both work great. Mike always shows up on time and he doesn't leave until you are satisfied. I'm so glad that we found him. read more

Mike and team did a great job setting up my 70"flat screen. The wires didn't seem easy to run behind the wall, but he got it setup quickly and it looks great. read more

If you are looking to add superior quality to your home go to Encinitas TV! Mike is so knowledgeable about everything from Sonos to Alexa, WiFi and T.V.'s. It is definitely your one stop shop for all AV! He responds right away, is very reliable and punctual. He was able to fix all problems with my entire system! Thank you Mike! read more

We had a big remodeling project in our home after 15 years, and Mike helped us add several new TV's with connected audio throughout the house. He did a great job, no wires visible, everything is hidden. He debugged our existing multi room speaker systems and brought them back to life. He gave us fantastic prices and service, and stands by his work! Prompt, courteous, patient and helpful! We shopped around, and Mike exceeded our expectations. read more

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The great thing about doing business with Encinitas TV is the wealth of knowledge and experience that Mike and his staff bring to the table. I have bought a variety of items from Mike over the years. He provides the personal assistance that the "big" chain retailers can't even begin to match. He has actually offered to come to my home before a dinner party to figure out why my outside speakers weren't working--that would never happen with a chain operation. He knows his stuff and I consider him the "go-to" person if I'm going to buy any electronics. I would not even consider installation by any other retailer. He's the best!! read more

This guy was a total jerk. He banged on my TV repeatedly to make a point. When I asked him how much it would cost he told me to buy another and left. The highlight is he was punctual. This is probably due to he has no business. read more