RCA 46 LED: is this a t-con problem? (with image)

[rmcolejr]

Hello all. We've had this TV for a few years now, and one day I went to turn it on, and it came on with this gray hatch pattern. No strange noises, no storms or power issues, it didn't fall or get hit. The image does not seem to change at all. No OSM shows up, nor input menu, or channel indicator when changing channels. It just stays the same. I was going to order a t-con board for it, but I found this awesome forum and decided to ask you guys before using the parts-cannon method on it.

Thanks for any help that you can give!

[Andrew F. Ali]

Re: RCA 46 LED: is this a t-con problem? (with image)

T-CON problems usually display vertical lines and I think I do see some. However, The side TABs could be at fault also displaying the horizontal lines. Without photos of the internals, I could only speculate. If the T-CON Bd. is available and at a reasonable price, I would swap it out and give that a try.

[freakaftr8]

Re: RCA 46 LED: is this a t-con problem? (with image)

Disconnect tcon to panel one ribbon cable at a time. See if you that the right side or the left side works with either other side Disconnected

[Andrew F. Ali]

Re: RCA 46 LED: is this a t-con problem? (with image)

disconnect tcon to panel one ribbon cable at a time. See if you that the right side or the left side works with either other side disconnected

+1

[jlode675]

Re: RCA 46 LED: is this a t-con problem? (with image)

defective panel