Hitachi 42PD6600

[eimaj12000]

Hi,

Recently had a fault developing with this plasma (would lose picture but retain sound) and now it's unusable. For a time, the picture would flicker (to a black screen) and now it is black pretty much straight away i.e. no menu no nothing except sound.

Just wondering - I have the chance of the main board, XSUS or YSUS boards at pretty reasonable prices (for one anyway) - and wanted to find if there's a way of diagnosing which board is at fault so I can replace it (it's worth a gamble for the price of one board defo) ? Or in general for this type of fault which board is most likely to be at fault ?

Thanks in advance.

[tom66]

Re: Hitachi 42PD6600

A few things to check:
- If you have the problem with the TV, does turning it on and off resolve the problem, or does it need several minutes "cooling off" time?
- Can you see the screen glowing with the fault? You will need to be in a a dark room to see this. If so - it is not the Y-sustain or power supply (it could be the control or main board.) If it is not glowing, it could be the Y-sustain or power supply. In general failure of the Z-sustain causes only picture distortion (purple tint, slow to change typically.)
- Can you hear a buzzing sound from any board when it fails? If buzzing stops in one board, that board could be at fault.

[stoneage]

Re: Hitachi 42PD6600

Hi this is my first forum visit/post so please be patient/understanding. I have owned an Hitachi 42PD6600 Plasma since 2005 and used it with a Sky+HD box , I left Sky for about a year and have just rejoined, my old Thompson HD+ box would not connect to the TV,"This Display does not support HDCP" message and blue screen , after much negotiation with Sky I got a new Amstrad DRX890 box last week and yes same problem! 3 visits from Sky installers later and still can only connect via Scart, they all say TV problem, maybe new motherboard. They say it's due to Sky updating the HDCP. Has anyone any experience or knowledge of this issue? Anyone got any advice or information on how to cure it? No component out or inputs , no DVI either. If it does mean a new motherboard does anyone know what that's going to cost? Thinking of getting an upscaler from Scart to HDMI off Ebay as cheap short term fix but really would like to sort this out. Any help,advice or information will be gratefully received.

[tom66]

Re: Hitachi 42PD6600

The display is too old to support the pointless encryption Sky uses.

One solution is to use component video, but you will only be able to use 720p and I don't think Sky Movies are supported.

Also, you can get a HDCP stripper, like this, which removes the pointless encryption. One such a device is HDFURY: http://www.hdfury.com/.