Odd color pattern on LG 50" Plasma

[Davegerg]

Picked up a 50" LG 50PY3DF made in Nov 2007 for free at a garage sale (she was glad to see it go!). It had 6 blown caps. Replaced those and it works but, about 80% of the picture is darker than the edges. Any color shows as a few shades darker. Also getting a few vertical red lines. They run from the bottom up. About 6". They mainly show up on blue background. Not on green or black. See pics. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

[tom66]

Re: Odd color pattern on LG 50" Plasma

The colour pattern is burn in due to watching too much 4:3 content on a 16:9 plasma display (these early panels burned in early too.)
The lines are also a panel failure due to address driver failure.
Not bad for free, but neither will be fixable I'm afraid.

[Davegerg]

Re: Odd color pattern on LG 50" Plasma

Thanks for the fast reply. It's not terrible to watch since I'm not a real "videophile" (is that a word?) and I like telling people about my $6 TV. Will probably sell it if the lines get worse. I really appreciate the sage advice I get on this forum.

[DW@Atl]

Re: Odd color pattern on LG 50" Plasma

You might be able to sell the parts/boards online. That is what Im looking for right now on my Panasonic TC-P65VT25.