Hello all ~
I picked up this 60" LG the other day and it has the following signs / issues:
1) Displaying a primarily pink and green screen that alters its look on occasion and particularly can change if the set is turned on and off (see picture set below).
NOTE: All of the pictures uploaded upside down, and I could not correct it. So, please view them as such. You can see the base stand at the top of the photos.
Pic #1 ~ How it looked when I first picked it up.
Pic #2 ~ The first time it changed shape, of its own accord, after about 3 or 4 on/off cycles I performed as I was trying various things. Suddenly, it just altered itself.
Pic #3 ~ The 3rd time it shape-shifted, again after an "off and back on" I purposefully performed.
Then, about 20 minutes into all of these attempts, it unexpectedly went back to the original look (see Picture #1 again), and this time of its own accord once again.
So, as you can see, the generalized pink/purple/green look of it stays constant but the particular pattern can and does alter.
2) There is NO sound. The previous owner claimed that the audio existed for him, but I tried dozens and dozens of "blind cycles" with the remote control and the touch-sensitive buttons on the set itself to find one of the several audio sources I had hooked up to both the HDMI ports and the Component port and was never able to "hit" upon any audio. So, I think it is being denied by the current scenario, although I may be wrong about that.
Note: Tried the MUTE button in these various combinations as well, and made sure the VOLUME was up high. The remote control was definitely working, however, as the red LED indicator on the front of the set flashed just as one would expect it to do each and every time any button on the remote was depressed.
3) The set takes an unusually long time to move from a black screen to whatever pink/purple/green screen it chooses to display after I hit the power button. I counted between 10 and 12 seconds each and every time. It simply stays on that black screen for that 10 to 12 second duration, giving the initial impression each time I power it on that nothing at all is going to happen and then it will consistently move to one of the pink/purple/green screens. Odd for any tv, and in particular these LG plasmas in this case, to behave that way so it might be an important clue. To be clear, it is definitely powering on and the plasma is being "fused" each time as I do see a slight flash on the screen immediately as I hit the power on button .... it's just remaining as a black screen with no visible display until the 10 - 12 seconds have elapsed and then we get the colorations as seen in the photos I have provided.
4) The lines on the pink/purple/green screens are exceptionally still and stationary. I have seen other sets with vertical line issues similar to this where the pixels tend to shimmer or to flash on and off ..... or appear and then disappear only to (perhaps) reappear again. None of that is going on with this particular LG set and this scenario. It is as if it is a still photo, no matter which iteration of the pink/purple/green screen it takes on. See Picture #4 below ~ a close-up of what I am describing .... knowing that this photo was turned 90 degrees upon uploading to the Badcaps site. So, the lines displayed are really VERTICAL lines. You can match it up with the Green to Purple to Pink pattern you see in Picture #2 as proof of this.
5) I am thinking its either the Control Board, or perhaps the Main Board that is the culprit here. I have not opened it up yet, but will do so soon and will provide more pictures. For now, I am simply hoping that someone out there can add to this thread by virtue of the fact that they easily recognize these types of pink/purple/green screens (as displayed by an LG plasma) and can point me in the right, or at least the probable, direction as to which board or component is likely at fault.
Thanks much. I always appreciate the assistance from this incredibly helpful group of folks.
~ kca
I picked up this 60" LG the other day and it has the following signs / issues:
1) Displaying a primarily pink and green screen that alters its look on occasion and particularly can change if the set is turned on and off (see picture set below).
NOTE: All of the pictures uploaded upside down, and I could not correct it. So, please view them as such. You can see the base stand at the top of the photos.
Pic #1 ~ How it looked when I first picked it up.
Pic #2 ~ The first time it changed shape, of its own accord, after about 3 or 4 on/off cycles I performed as I was trying various things. Suddenly, it just altered itself.
Pic #3 ~ The 3rd time it shape-shifted, again after an "off and back on" I purposefully performed.
Then, about 20 minutes into all of these attempts, it unexpectedly went back to the original look (see Picture #1 again), and this time of its own accord once again.
So, as you can see, the generalized pink/purple/green look of it stays constant but the particular pattern can and does alter.
2) There is NO sound. The previous owner claimed that the audio existed for him, but I tried dozens and dozens of "blind cycles" with the remote control and the touch-sensitive buttons on the set itself to find one of the several audio sources I had hooked up to both the HDMI ports and the Component port and was never able to "hit" upon any audio. So, I think it is being denied by the current scenario, although I may be wrong about that.
Note: Tried the MUTE button in these various combinations as well, and made sure the VOLUME was up high. The remote control was definitely working, however, as the red LED indicator on the front of the set flashed just as one would expect it to do each and every time any button on the remote was depressed.
3) The set takes an unusually long time to move from a black screen to whatever pink/purple/green screen it chooses to display after I hit the power button. I counted between 10 and 12 seconds each and every time. It simply stays on that black screen for that 10 to 12 second duration, giving the initial impression each time I power it on that nothing at all is going to happen and then it will consistently move to one of the pink/purple/green screens. Odd for any tv, and in particular these LG plasmas in this case, to behave that way so it might be an important clue. To be clear, it is definitely powering on and the plasma is being "fused" each time as I do see a slight flash on the screen immediately as I hit the power on button .... it's just remaining as a black screen with no visible display until the 10 - 12 seconds have elapsed and then we get the colorations as seen in the photos I have provided.
4) The lines on the pink/purple/green screens are exceptionally still and stationary. I have seen other sets with vertical line issues similar to this where the pixels tend to shimmer or to flash on and off ..... or appear and then disappear only to (perhaps) reappear again. None of that is going on with this particular LG set and this scenario. It is as if it is a still photo, no matter which iteration of the pink/purple/green screen it takes on. See Picture #4 below ~ a close-up of what I am describing .... knowing that this photo was turned 90 degrees upon uploading to the Badcaps site. So, the lines displayed are really VERTICAL lines. You can match it up with the Green to Purple to Pink pattern you see in Picture #2 as proof of this.
5) I am thinking its either the Control Board, or perhaps the Main Board that is the culprit here. I have not opened it up yet, but will do so soon and will provide more pictures. For now, I am simply hoping that someone out there can add to this thread by virtue of the fact that they easily recognize these types of pink/purple/green screens (as displayed by an LG plasma) and can point me in the right, or at least the probable, direction as to which board or component is likely at fault.
Thanks much. I always appreciate the assistance from this incredibly helpful group of folks.
~ kca
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