Re: Problem with vizio plasma tv vizio p50hdtv10a

Okay , what setting should I use? Should I use a barrier between the air and the components? Like a towel?

Re: Problem with vizio plasma tv vizio p50hdtv10a

Is there some like rule against helping me? I seen other psr get replies in minutes. I've had this thread for days now.

Re: Problem with vizio plasma tv vizio p50hdtv10a

I was able to get power back on the tv.I had the LVDS cable connected wrong.I changed out the tcon board and still getting solarization after 35 mins of use. The day before that with the old Tcon board i used a large 20 inch box fan and outside temps were 61F. It was blowing cold air and it was good up to 2hrs plus.Im not sure if longer as i fell asleep and turned off the set.I remember it looking fine.I also noticed that behind the tv it makes a strange sound.The best i can describe is a small fridge sound. The pictures shows the...

Hello and thank you for helping.Let me break down the story best i can.I received an old Vizio plasma 50 inch tv (p50hdtv10a) 2007.It worked fine only issue was that it would solarize after 45 mins with a fan behind it and 24 mins with out a fan.I worked on computers for many years so i figured okay maybe its dusty or heatsink needs a fresh shot of paste.I looked up online to check what the problem could be.If it had solarization with menu screen selected also being distorted its two things.The control board or main video board.I took it all apart and found the control board or tcon board.I noticed...

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Hello My name is kittydeathstrike,Im a pc tech and gamer.I came on this site to learn on to tackle tv problems. Tvs are so much are harder to deal with then computers.Ive noticed that hardware fail rates are much higher on tvs then on computers where 90% of the problems is software related. I hope to learn and also give advice.I tend to do my projects late at night since its HOT ASF in California during the summer.