My Panasonic Plasma model P55VT50 has started displaying "interference" on just the left half of the screen only (left when facing the screen). Sometimes it's concentrated in about the first 30 seconds after startup, then disappears. Other times it's fine at startup and then randomly does it later on. When it flashes the interference it's very quick and doesn't stay on the screen unless it flashes repeatedly in a row.



This image is a screen shot from a video I took. This is an example of the interference at its worst. Often the interference is much smaller...

Please help me diagnose the problem with my Panasonic plasma TH-46PZ80U. I don't have any equipment to test the TV and I'm trying to decide if it's worth buying some used parts on ebay to try and fix it.

I got the 7 red blinking lights of death. I was able to "fix" the TV by detaching the ribbon cable from the SC board. I would then power on the TV and the blinking lights are gone. I would then reconnect the ribbon cable and be able to watch TV for anywhere from 1 day to 1 week before I would have to repeat this procedure.

Given this information, what...

A little over a week ago my Panasonic plasma, model TH-46PZ80U, gave me the 7 red blinking lights of death. I started troubleshooting, trying to figure out which board(s) had gone bad. When I tried just disconnecting the ribbon cable from the SC board and powering on the TV, the blinking lights disappeared. So, I plugged the ribbon cable back into the SC board and for a week now have been watching the TV with no problems.

Until today. Now the 7 lights are back. So I once again disconnected the ribbon cable from the SC, powered on the TV, red lights are gone, reconnect the cable,...

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Hi, this is Rick from Visalia, CA. That is in the central valley about halfway between Fresno and Bakersfield. I'm on this forum because my Panasonic plasma started giving me 7 red blinks. I got it fixed thanks to information on this board but now its back again so I'm seeking additional help.