Panasonic TH-37PX8B

[anotherdude]

Friends just got this problem with this tv

basically it's a black bar going through the screen with what looks like static

not had a chance to get it open yet just thought i'd see any suggestions before i look for the obvious

[tom66]

Re: Panasonic TH-37PX8B

Looks a lot like an eBay auction I saw a week or so back; hope they didn't buy it for repair, because the plasma panel is bad and this fault is not repairable.

[vinceroger69]

Re: Panasonic TH-37PX8B

tom are most/all vertical black bars panel failures as seen a couple on gumtree with this problem in the center of the screen.

[tom66]

Re: Panasonic TH-37PX8B

Almost always a panel failure. Regional defects are a thing to avoid for both LCD and plasma displays.

[anotherdude]

Re: Panasonic TH-37PX8B

Looks a lot like an eBay auction I saw a week or so back; hope they didn't buy it for repair, because the plasma panel is bad and this fault is not repairable.

he was the one the selling it, got messed around by a buyer and decided to try get it repaired

thought it was worth a ask anyway

the parts inside worth anything as i think it's a fairly old model?

[tom66]

Re: Panasonic TH-37PX8B

Not that old (2008~2009 I think), yeah, they're worth a bit. Probably £30~50 total.

[anotherdude]

Re: Panasonic TH-37PX8B

Not that old (2008~2009 I think), yeah, they're worth a bit. Probably £30~50 total.

thanks, suppose he can try and part it out or try again on ebay

least i know now for the future that defects like this aren't repairable