Re: 55” Samsung LCD LED TV Model LE55A956D1M with Static Horizontal Lines

Just to close the story - I have recently contacted a Samsung authorised repair company who have told me that:

1. Because the lines appear on top of any selected TV menus that are displayed the company is 99% certain that it is the display panel at fault (rather than the display processor).
2. Replacement display panels for this TV are no longer manufactured or available from Samsung !
3. Because of the above (points 1,2) the repair company aren't interested in taking the TV...

Re: 55” Samsung LCD LED TV Model LE55A956D1M with Static Horizontal Lines

Ok guys, here's an update.

I changed 9 capacitors on the psu board...

AND !!

..the problem remained, sadly. ;-(

But at least the TV didn't blow up and I don't think that I've made the problem any worse... (my glass is half full...)

Had a tentative warming with a hairdryer on the top right corner of the screen and couldn't see any kind of change so quit that approach before I did any actual harm.

Not sure about the dremel...

Re: 55” Samsung LCD LED TV Model LE55A956D1M with Static Horizontal Lines

Thank you everyone for your comments.

@tom66 - I think the thread you are referring to might be this one:

2008/9 Samsung LN55A950 Displaying Horizontal Lines:
[url]https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=31707[/url]

Had a quick look at the above thread late last night. I was a bit confused by other people chippping in with different problems together with all of the board swaps etc. - I do need to reread it again - but I don't think that it says...

Great forum, here's my problem and questions – I hope someone can help.
55” Samsung LCD LED TV, Model LE55A956D1M.

Bought December 2008 with 5 year warranty. No problems with it so I didn't renew the 5 years warranty insurance in December 2013. (Groan…).

In its 6th year it has started to exhibit a static grid of dark horizontal lines. The grid covers the full screen (top to bottom, left to right). However the grid is most prominent in the right hand side of the screen, gradually becoming less prominent towards the left hand side of the screen (the lines...

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Hi - just registered - have a problem with a big Samsung that I'd like to ask so I'm introducing myself here.

Pete, Surrey, UK