Panasonic TV has 2 inch vertical line.

[Maj.GHOB]

I purchased a Panasonic 60" plasma (TCP60GT50) about a month ago. A week ago I heard a "pop" sound coming from the unit when I turned it on. The unit now has a 2.5 inch wide black vertical line on the left side of the display. The area on the left seems to just not display anything. Given the noise I heard, I presume it's a popped capacitor. I have a lot of experience repairing computers, but I don't have any experience repairing TVs and Panasonic has been less than helpful in terms of sending out a tech to look at it.

Any advise in terms of what may be the problem would be much appreciated.

[tw2005]

Re: Panasonic TV has 2 inch vertical line.

new or used? Unlikely badcap. Worst case scenario the panel ribbon with chip on film IC. non repairable.

If it has wty, I wouldn't touch it. Could be C buffer board but there's very little on them.

Any pictures of the issue although I think I get what you describe. This is a fairly young TV.

[Maj.GHOB]

Re: Panasonic TV has 2 inch vertical line.

Yes it was purchased brand new. I know it has warranty on it but I am still curious to find out what the problem maybe.

[tw2005]

Re: Panasonic TV has 2 inch vertical line.

some manuals to read. there is a mirror function in service mode to flip the image but a popping noise , I would not expect A-board.

[tw2005]

Re: Panasonic TV has 2 inch vertical line.

Yes it was purchased brand new. I know it has warranty on it but I am still curious to find out what the problem maybe.

Not sure if they can tell if you've entered service mode , definitely Panasonics problem to solve.

My 2 guesses are c board or PDP fault. Nice looking set.

Hope they sort it out for you soon.

[popeye]

Re: Panasonic TV has 2 inch vertical line.

it is the pdp Panasonic having a lot of problems with their new displays