Hello everyone, I've got a problem with my Panasonic Plasma Viera TC-P46G15 TV. I bought this beautiful TV back in November of 2009, it was made in June of that year. I placed it in our cabinet and it hasn't been moved or abused since then.
About a year ago my wife notice a skinny thread-like line down the middle of the TV, from the top of the set to the bottom, hardly noticeable but present. Fast forward to last Sunday and now in it's place is a 3" solid Black vertical line!!
So I googled the problem and what a problem it seems to be regarding Plasma TVs. I remove the back of the TV and reseat the ribbon on the C-2 Buffer Board, no good, same black line.
Call the Geek Squad, they are Best Buy's repair/Help team. The guy I talk to was really knowledgeable and helpful. He tell's me it's usually one of two things. Bad C-2 Buffer Board, that's the ribbon that is giving me the problem is attached to. Go online and order one and try that, if that doesn't fix the problem, it's your screen and that cost more than I paid for my TV to begin with.
I order a Buffer Board from Amazon, $18.93 with priority shipping, received it last night. Replace board and same freaking black line! Is there any way to check to make absolutely sure that it's a non-repairable screen that is my issue? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading and sorry for rambling on so much. But I really love this TV!!
About a year ago my wife notice a skinny thread-like line down the middle of the TV, from the top of the set to the bottom, hardly noticeable but present. Fast forward to last Sunday and now in it's place is a 3" solid Black vertical line!!
So I googled the problem and what a problem it seems to be regarding Plasma TVs. I remove the back of the TV and reseat the ribbon on the C-2 Buffer Board, no good, same black line.
Call the Geek Squad, they are Best Buy's repair/Help team. The guy I talk to was really knowledgeable and helpful. He tell's me it's usually one of two things. Bad C-2 Buffer Board, that's the ribbon that is giving me the problem is attached to. Go online and order one and try that, if that doesn't fix the problem, it's your screen and that cost more than I paid for my TV to begin with.
I order a Buffer Board from Amazon, $18.93 with priority shipping, received it last night. Replace board and same freaking black line! Is there any way to check to make absolutely sure that it's a non-repairable screen that is my issue? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading and sorry for rambling on so much. But I really love this TV!!
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