Bad T-Con or LCD Panel?

[Alex9]

Hi, I have an Element ELEFT506 lcd TV with what I think is a bad t-con board based on this model's track record from bad user reviews, but I'm a newbie.

At one point there were a few horizontal lines at the very top of the screen but just for a few minutes. The rest of the time it looks like in the pictures I've attached. I tried fiddling with the LVDS connector with no change and also the t-con to lcd connectors/ribbons. When I disconnect the left t-con to lcd ribbon the right side works perfectly with no distortion or lines. But if I disconnect the right ribbon the left side remains the same. As soon as I reconnect the left ribbon the whole screen goes bad again.

I don't feel confident buying a new t-con board without a second opinion.

Help please

[budm]

Re: Bad T-Con or LCD Panel?

If you can get good pictures when having only one ribbon cable between the T-CON and the LCD panel then you have bad panel.

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: Bad T-Con or LCD Panel?

If you can get good pictures when having only one ribbon cable between the T-CON and the LCD panel then you have bad panel.

+1 looks like one of the horizontal gate in glass drivers has failing taking the whole panel down. Guessing its a Samsung panel ?

[Alex9]

Re: Bad T-Con or LCD Panel?

If you can get good pictures when having only one ribbon cable between the T-CON and the LCD panel then you have bad panel.

Thank you!