Samsung PN50C8000 Plasma Screen Goes Black

[mmartell]

Re: Samsung PN50C8000 Plasma Screen Goes Black

I would say you definitely have a main board problem. As for a replacement alot of places, like ebay, are hit and miss as many broken boards are sold as good.

I would drop SJ an email with your part number and model of tv and ask them to suggest a replacement. It's also quite likely someone here has already been through this. Maybe they'll drop in here or do a search of your part number and/or tv model if SJ can't help.

[jshaia]

Re: Samsung PN50C8000 Plasma Screen Goes Black

Thanks for your help mmartell.

Does anyone else have suggestions for where to buy the Main Board (BN94-03313V) other than Shop Jimmy? They are out of stock, also out of stock of the one substitute, and don't know when/if they will be getting more in.

Here are the options I have identified (I'm not at all excited about eBay):

1) Order from Samsung. It costs $203 and will take 2-3 weeks. Painful on both fronts.

2) TV Parts for Sale - 90 day warranty - $89

3) TV Parts Central - BN94-03313B (the more expensive version for some reason) - 90 day warranty - $118

4) TV Parts in Stock - 60 day warranty - $55

Thoughts anyone?? Has anyone had good or bad experiences with any of these vendors or does anyone know any of them by reputation?

[jshaia]

Re: Samsung PN50C8000 Plasma Screen Goes Black

One other question: should I care about the T-Con checksum error? I have it on another Samsung and it does not seem to be creating any issues.

[jshaia]

Re: Samsung PN50C8000 Plasma Screen Goes Black

(Hopefully) the end of the story. Changing the Main Board seems to have fixed the problem. As a caution, I ordered the BN94-03313V, but originally I was sent the BN94-03313Y. The V and the Y are hard to distinguish on the sticker, but the Y is for the PN63c8000 - the 63" version. It was an honest mistake. The picture works using the Y board, but I got no sound. Yesterday, I got and installed the correct board, and the TV seems to work completely fine. It ran all night without a problem.

Thanks mmartell and others for all of the help. I really appreciate it.