Samsung LE40M86BD LCD display issue - Streaks on screen...

[timcunnell]

Hey guys
I have this Samsung 40" LCD TV, which is about 7 years old now. It has a strange problem, in that there are two streaks on the screen, in the lower-right corner.
I say streaks, because they're not lines - not line lines/rows of dodgy pixels like you often see. These are less uniform in appearance. And they're not dead pixels, but rows of discoloured ones. They can't be seen when the TV is off, but appear when powered-up with blank screen, or when a picture is displayed they mostly look blue, but occasionally look a different colour depending on what the image is.
I've attached some pictures which hopefully show the issue. If anyone could advise me on what the cause is, and whether this is realistically something that can be resolved I'd really appreciate it!

[tom66]

Re: Samsung LE40M86BD LCD display issue - Streaks on screen...

This looks like an LCD panel fault. I'm not sure what is causing it as we've seen it before. But I doubt it can be fixed, sorry.

[paulstef]

Re: Samsung LE40M86BD LCD display issue - Streaks on screen...

Are they always at the same position or do they change their position depending on the picture?

[timcunnell]

Re: Samsung LE40M86BD LCD display issue - Streaks on screen...

Thanks for the reply Tom
I guess I had feared the worst! In fairness, it is watchable as it is, but would have been nice if there was an easy(ish) solution! Can one change the panel? I guess that even if this was possible, you'd be in the realms of getting a new TV anyway!?

[timcunnell]

Re: Samsung LE40M86BD LCD display issue - Streaks on screen...

Are they always at the same position or do they change their position depending on the picture?

Hi Paul. Thanks for your reply. The streaks are in the same place all the time. No obvious damage to the screen (and this model has a tough shiny cover over the panel anyway (almost like a plasma). And the pixels seem to show some detail - just totally the wrong colour!