Samsung HP-T5054, Totally black screen

[Paul678]

This guy got this one from his mother-in-law.

The story: It was working until someone dropped it, after which it would
show vertical lines over black. The guy didn't even have a
DMM, but tried to replace the fuses without testing them, after which
the screen is now totally black. Audio he was less sure about.

Here you can read that some people fixed this by replacing
two buffer boards, and usually the Y-sustain too:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1258731

The guy said if I don't call him back in a week, he'd probably
put it in the dumpster.

Based on the fact that his "repair" made the tv worse, and
because replacing 3 boards is pricey, I'm inclined to let
him throw this one away.......plus, 50" is likely too big
for my Honda Accord!!!

[tom66]

Re: Samsung HP-T5054, Totally black screen

If he dropped it he probably cracked the panel.

The gas might not have leaked immediately so the other damaged boards could show symptoms.

[Paul678]

Re: Samsung HP-T5054, Totally black screen

If he dropped it he probably cracked the panel.

The gas might not have leaked immediately so the other damaged boards could show symptoms.

Yeah, good point.

But even if the panel is still good, it sounds like another
expensive, at least 2-3 board replacement job.

Probably gonna pass on this one, unless he wants to
drop it off for free......