I have a VIZIO M421VT LED TV and it's got what I will call a color display distortion problem. I'm a novice at TV repair and would appreciate some advice with which direction to go with this one...Some times when it's turned on,,the picture is good,,then after about 20 min or so,,it will go to bad. I tried heating up main board,T-Con and PS with no noticeable effects.. Sound is good and all channels work..Any help appreciated..
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Re: M421VT LED Screen Color Distortion
I have seen this fault before caused by a loose ribbon cable (LVDS cable) between the main & T-con boards.Please do not PM me with questions! Questions via PM will not be answered. Post on the forums instead!
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Re: M421VT LED Screen Color Distortion
Thank you Tom for the suggestion..
I did notice a burn mark on the right side LVDS cable at the T-con..
Cleaned the T-Con contacts and tried another cable,,no luck..Maybe the T-con eh ?
Also the fault is still present with that LVDS disconnected on the other half of the panel..
I can give more pics of components if needed..
Thanks again.
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Re: M421VT LED Screen Color Distortion
LVDS cable runs from main A/V board (with HDMI inputs) to T-con... not from T-con to panel.Please do not PM me with questions! Questions via PM will not be answered. Post on the forums instead!
For service manual, schematic, boardview (board view), datasheet, cad - use our search.
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Well,,,I disconnected the LVDS Cable & reseated connections .
I have the TV connected to my PC..This is weird,,when the TV is first turned on the pic is corrupted (as seen in pic first post) after about 5 min the pic clears up very nice and stays good so far for about 2 hrs.
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Re: M421VT LED Screen Color Distortion
Press and manipulate the cable while the set is running (do not remove it), does the fault change?Please do not PM me with questions! Questions via PM will not be answered. Post on the forums instead!
For service manual, schematic, boardview (board view), datasheet, cad - use our search.
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Re: M421VT LED Screen Color Distortion
Originally posted by tom66 View PostPress and manipulate the cable while the set is running (do not remove it), does the fault change?
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Re: M421VT LED Screen Color Distortion
If it is going to be anything it is most likely a main board problem or -possibly- a T-con board problem though I would say main board is more likely.Please do not PM me with questions! Questions via PM will not be answered. Post on the forums instead!
For service manual, schematic, boardview (board view), datasheet, cad - use our search.
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I just restarted after a 2 hr cool down and the pic stays bad for about 5 min then clears up.When it's not good,,,the distorted colors pulsate around the objects on screen,,,then it slowly gets less and less becoming perfect
A main board for this is about $100.00 from SJ...Gulp !
Thanks for your help Tom..
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Re: M421VT LED Screen Color Distortion
Will do the hair dryer treatment with toilet roll in hand in the morning concentrating on the main board..Good idea newtothis..I did try hair dryer to heat boards before,,but,,not a concentrated effort on the main...
I think we are on the right path..
I'll be back tomorrow...
Thanks again
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I did some testing with my heat gun and toilet paper roll and came to the conclusion that indeed the main board is the fault. I used compressed air to cool down main board and the picture would go very bad when doing so..If I concentrated the heat on the metal shield,,the pic would clear up in short order.I preformed this test of cooling and heating many times and narrowed it down to what ever is hidden behind the metal shield...So...is there any repair for this board or should I bite the bullet and buy one off the net ?
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Re: M421VT LED Screen Color Distortion
Originally posted by newtothis View PostFirstly try heat/cold directly at that heatsink
Give is a pic too
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