Re: 2009 LG Plasma 50PS30 Suddenly Problems

Is there a service manual that you can reference me to for checking the voltages? I do not recall seeing a sticker on the back of the panel. I'm fairly certain that I would have noticed it.

Re: 2009 LG Plasma 50PS30 Suddenly Problems

I should also note that this television has had life-long issues of compatability with HDMI connected devises. I have NEVER been able to get a picture through any of the three-HDMI inputs, with the exception of DirecTV satellite TV receiver boxes. I tried a multitude of three Blu-Ray players (Samsung, Panasonic, Sony) and none of them would produce any picture through the HDMI inputs of this television, although they worked flawlessly on other televisions.

Seems to be a main-board problem related to HDMI hand-shakes, as I...

Re: 2009 LG Plasma 50PS30 Suddenly Problems

I did not clean any connection with electric contact cleaner, but I definitely disconnected and re-seated all of the connections on the main board. That made no difference at all. Also removed the main board and re-installed on the TV. No change.

Hello. I hardly watch television, which is one of the main reasons why I canceled my Netflix subscription a few months ago. If I'm at home and looking for entertainment, I always go straight for my desktop PC.

Nonetheless, after three or four months of inactivity, I went to my LG 50" Plasma (November 2009, model 50PS30) and switched it on. It was initially OK but maybe 30 seconds later I started getting some flickering in the picture and a duplicate of any image on the screen.

This is not an external connection issue, as it doesn't matter which input I select. It...

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