Sceptre X42GV-KOMODO, odd Screen fade

[Seksys]

Hi all!

this is the issue that brings me to this community: i have a Sceptre X42GV-KOMODO that a co-worker gave me. this one powers up and totally works... except the display has a very interesting issue: on the far left there is about 5 pixels wide off then 2 on then 1 off then 1 on from the top to bottom after that the screen is fully working, that alone i could work with. but it also has a "ghosting" issue. when the display updates it takes time for the previous pixels to change. but only on 1/2 the screen. the left half. if the right half does do it, its very subtle.

other than those issues it works totally fine. the menu's, buttons, power up, it all works. even PIP works.

now i have a X32GV-KOMODO as well, i think thats it, its a 32"-36". now that one i got from a friend after a bar threw it out, and it just had a small electrolic cap go bad on the power board. and that caused a similar issue, but it was more uniform, and the tv reacted wildly. sometimes it would power up then fade off, sometimes it would just work, sometimes it wouldnt cycle at all or even light up the status led. but replacing that cap with a beefier voltage cap fixed it. in fact it failed again about 2 years after i replaced it. but replacing it again, fixed it.

but if i need to test some circuitry i do have the other working model, if the boards or component can be swaped for testing then that is an option. i have a DMM and an arduino... my o-scope isnt working (it wont turn on) so if i can do anyhing to help solve this problem please let me know.

[Seksys]

Re: Sceptre X42GV-KOMODO, odd Screen fade

i was able to take some pictures.

the first two show the striped pixels. the 3rd pic shows what happens once the unit warms up after 10-30 seconds. its bleeds over to the right half of the screen but not by much, its mostly affecting the left side. and the streaks are somewhat constant, they arent moving or waving. they move when the condition first appears but once the tv settles the lines just stay and distort the picture and cause slow pixel response in the affected areas.