I have a 2-year old Samsung 60" Plasma TV model PN60F5500 which appears to be dying. The first sign of an issue happened 3 weeks ago - the TV wouldn't not turn on and the standby light would flash five times, then I would see a flash of light from the panel and the TV would power cycle (rinse and repeat). I unplugged the TV for a day and turned it on and it worked normally for another two weeks. Now it turns on and the picture is normal, but after about 30 seconds the pitcture starts flickering, moving horizontally, and flashing colors (I do have audio though). See video: https://youtu.be/LqkKWg_6ZhE
Eventually the actual source content will get squashed to the top of the screen in several horizontal lines while the rest of the screen id full of thin vertical lines.
I have had several power outages and during one of them I lost an HDMI port (won't detect any connections) so I know the main board needs to be replaced. I am assuming the power supply unit would be a good idea too. My question is if anyone has any idea if the distortion could be any of the remaining boards, or if the panel may be bad. If the panel is bad I guess it's a throw away which sucks after only two years.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Eventually the actual source content will get squashed to the top of the screen in several horizontal lines while the rest of the screen id full of thin vertical lines.
I have had several power outages and during one of them I lost an HDMI port (won't detect any connections) so I know the main board needs to be replaced. I am assuming the power supply unit would be a good idea too. My question is if anyone has any idea if the distortion could be any of the remaining boards, or if the panel may be bad. If the panel is bad I guess it's a throw away which sucks after only two years.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
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