When starting the TV I first get some faint horizontal lines that disappear then some random vertical lines on black screen, then the TV starts up and a gray "film" covers the screen followed by some fixed "ghosting" (fixed faint image that shows up for about a second or two.) Finally this all goes away and I get a clear picture on the screen. Whole process takes about five minutes.
Occasionally the horizontal lines return.

Seems like it needs to warm up or something.

I'm thinking the screen is the culprit but what do I know?

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Bob here, just started learning about simple repairs for televisions. Site was suggested on Shop Jimmy.