2012 Panasonic tx-ps42s30b, panel fault?

[wills123]

This is for sale locally to me,
Panasonic Viera TX-P42S30B 42, seller states believed to be pdp fault, isnt it more likely a buffer board issue? have attached image, thanks

[tom66]

Re: 2012 Panasonic tx-ps42s30b, panel fault?

Definitely panel, any time you get a bar with one or more fixed lines it's pretty much guaranteed to be a bad plasma panel.

[wills123]

Re: 2012 Panasonic tx-ps42s30b, panel fault?

thanks tom i was hoping you'd spot this thread an advise, you know a heck of lot about theese things
its amazing to me that modern tv panels seem to be made so badly
i think ive been bitten by the tv repair bug, keep looking for all ones i can find locally lol