I just picked up This 50" Samsung Plasma TV from my brother-in-law, thinking that it would be a simple repair. After reading several threads, and doing a lot of research, I'm lead to believe it could be one of 3 things (or sadly a bad panel): a loose ribbon cable, Y (why not X, since the lines are spaced along the x-axis?) Buffer Board, or the Timing Control board. The vertical lines are only 1 pixel wide and are randomly spaced out, but only on the right half of the screen. They consist of magenta, cyan, and green. Would anyone have any ideas, or be able to provide a little more insight...

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Hi, I'm a corporate systems admin, but plasma TVs are foreign territory to me. I've repaired hundreds of bad LCD monitors, laptops, & desktop PCs. How difficult are internal repairs on a plasma TV in comparison?