A friend asked me to look at his TV. The original screen issue (first pic) was the darkened area with an abnormality just to the center of it (always on just the one half of the panel). He admitted to disconnecting and reconnecting the tcon cables while the set was powered on, causing a spark in the tcon. Dead tcon. The replacement works, but now shows quite a few more vertical lines in addition to the original dark vertical bar (see second pic). The rest of the pics are simply for reference.
So I'm guessing it's bad panel, but do they usually die only half at a time? Is it worth poking around at the tab bonds? I really hate this TV's flimsy design, as the entire bezel is nothing but thin plastic that snaps to the frame of the panel.
So I'm guessing it's bad panel, but do they usually die only half at a time? Is it worth poking around at the tab bonds? I really hate this TV's flimsy design, as the entire bezel is nothing but thin plastic that snaps to the frame of the panel.
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