Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

[audiofreak19]

So I'm looking to swap the plasma panels in these tv's. they are almost identical. But couple of questions. The upper and lower buffers are different. The screen has 10 tabs going to the buffers on the p50hdm and the other has only 8. I'm looking to swap the actual screen. Is this going to be possible. The p50hdtv10a works fine but the screen has a kinda multi colored line down the right side and its hard to see on some colors. And has some red dots on start up but go away after a while. This is a flip tv so I literally only have like 55 bucks into it. Should I just sell it like that condition or try the screen swap. The p50hdm I think needs upper and lower buffers and ysus cause it gets no picture but has audio. Let me know what y'all think.

[tom66]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

It's very unlikely to work. How are you going to connect 8 connectors to 10 ribbons or vice versa?

Is one panel made by LG and the other Samsung? In which case, basically no chance of that working.

[audiofreak19]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

i know the p50hdtv10a is a samsung and now that im looking at it the other is a lg. dang. now i gotta figure out wether i wanna fix the p50hdm i think it needs ysus and buffers. or should i say if i replace the ysus i would replace the buffers. Isnt that recomended cause if one of the ydrvtp or bt is bad, cant it hurt the new ysus board.

[audiofreak19]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

also what do you think i could get for the p50hdtv10a with a sometimes hard to see line down the screen plus occasional red dots on start up

[tom66]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

Vertical line(s) on screen is a bad plasma panel.

[audiofreak19]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

yea i know its a bad panel but the screen still works still shows the whole picture and has sound. What do you think the tv is worth?

[tom66]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

I have very little knowledge of US TV prices, but if you think the TV is still watchable it could be OK as a basement TV for someone.

[audiofreak19]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

and for me to get the p50hdm it has power and sound but no picture. im assuming the ysus. when you replace the ysus board dont you have to replace the buffers at the same time.

[tom66]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

On a Samsung panel yeah Y-main plus buffers is pretty common failure.

[audiofreak19]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

th p50hdm has a lg panel. how can i test to see which board needs replacing

[tom66]

Re: Vizio p50hdm and p50hdtv10a panel swap

Same Y-sus plus often buffers but not always.