T-Con or panel?

[beffjall]

Hello all, i am new here. I just had a tv given to me, The guy said he didnt want it any more. That it wasnt working right. the model is a (LG 47LW5600) anyways. He said it just started having vertical lines in the screen and didnt feel like dealing with it any more. So i took it home and hooked it up, and sure enough it was veritcal lines, and half the screen completely black. So my question is....would it be the t-con or the panel? I ordered a t-con from shopjimmy...i figured $50 is so bad for a possible fix...i found a replacement panel for $670....dont really wanna go that route...anyways...ill throw in a couple pictures in here and get your opinions...thanks guys Also, the area of the t-con in the pic, there is a buzzing sound coming from. Is this normal?

[gilly1984]

Re: T-Con or panel?

As its only half the screen showing it might not be panel, not wanting to give you high hopes so i will leave it to the guys in the know, just posting to show we are listening.

[beffjall]

Re: T-Con or panel?

Well i figured it could be the tcon because 1 the buzzing, and 2, when i unplugged the ribbon cables from the tcon going to the display, and plugged them back in the rest of the screen lights up with rainbow colors.

[beffjall]

Re: T-Con or panel?

Nvm guys, i just took one of the metal brackets of the panel off, the entire side of the tv that isnt working, is just globs or sticky crap...i guess the panel is bad after all...i wonder if i can cancel my shop jimmy order :P

[Mr Bill]

Re: T-Con or panel?

If they haven't shipped it yet then the order can be cancelled. Will you post a picture of the panel with the metal suround removed?

[beffjall]

Re: T-Con or panel?

I only removed the bottom piece, but i can remove the rest of it if you like. the stuff almost feels like dried up soda lol.

[Mr Bill]

Re: T-Con or panel?

i'm just curious to see the sticky goo.

[gilly1984]

Re: T-Con or panel?

Has anything been spilt down it?

Time to get the wd40 and toothbrush out.

[beffjall]

Re: T-Con or panel?

Well, the goo, i tried to get a picture of but couldn't....Like i said earlier, it was just like a dark colored sticky goo...almost liked dried up soda or something....i guess it was the innerds of the panel...im not sure lol. And my dumb self tried to pick the thing up and cracked the panel...so imma throw the main board, and the power supply on ebay and be done with it

[David5150]

Re: T-Con or panel?

Hi guys. I found this place by searching for answers to a similar problem the OP had. Just curious if this issue would be the board or the display?

The lines on this one are down the center. Same model, LG 47LW5600.

[tibimakai]

Re: T-Con or panel?

Maybe a Windex victim?

[David5150]

Re: T-Con or panel?

Maybe a Windex victim?

I have no idea what was done to it before I received it. It was given to me a couple of days ago, so just trying to figure out if it's worth fixing or not.