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Thanks so much guys! Seems you were completely correct about peeling the side tabs off of the bad side! It was super easy.

Seems to be running fine, no noticeable distortion in picture (my background image is supposed to be washed out, the brightness/color balance is fine). The tabs on the other side are staying perfectly cool.
I'm gonna do a quick write up just to summarize for anyone reading this forum:

[B]Samsung UN58H5202AFXZA Horizontal screen ghosting/distortion, Side Tab Issue:[/B]

[B]Symptoms/Problem:[/B] Picture distortion/no...

Re: Samsung UN55FS9000 Half-Screen Dark/Ghosting Issue

I just wanted to confirm, I just attempted this fix on my Samsung 15 minutes ago and it was an amazing success. I pulled off all the tabs on the left side which had a fried tab/shorted tab. I started with the bad tab,pulled it off, turned the tv on. No difference. Then I did all the tabs on that side. Instantly solved!!

[B]Model number:[/B] [B]Samsung model un58h5202afxza[/B]

[B]Problem:[/B] Glitchy horizontal lines/flickering/highly abnormal picture on one side. Really hot in one spot (the bad tab)...

Re: Samsung 58" UN58H5202AFXZA - Horizontal Screen Glitches/Identify a Part

Thanks so much budwich I will have a look around!

Re: Samsung 58" UN58H5202AFXZA - Horizontal Screen Glitches/Identify a Part





Thanks so much for the help guys! That is already alot more info than I found searching for a handful of hours. Also I have a little bit of experience doing electronics repairs and I got the tv for free so I'd really like to follow your suggestions and try removing tabs on that bad side and hack it back to life for a little while (if I succeed).

Any suggestions on peeling them off (they seem to go under the panel)? Or would it be possible just to cut...

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I have this Samsung TV that I'm trying to fix (it has an unknown history) and could use an experts opinion. The TV is suffering from horizontal lines/screen artifacts and I'm pretty sure I've identified the source of the problem so far.
I highly suspect that it was caused by somebody spilling water or a liquid on side of the bezel. Let's go over the run down:

1. Sound working, Back light working but no visuals at first.

2. Shifted it around and turned it on the next day and visuals appeared with lots of artifacting....

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here: Xfacter

Hi to all, my name is Colin. Xfacter is just the name I normally go by online. I'm 25 and looking to get into the networking field doing technician work, so I have some experience with electronics. I came here seeking knowledge on how to attempt a tricky repair on a Samsung tv as this forum was recommended across multiple sites.

I'm hoping someone will be able to help me identify a certain part but besides that I'm always wanting more expedient knowledge to level up my electronics repair skills. ...