Re: Pioneer PDP 503U warm up

The power switch was the board that kept randomly turning off the TV when I first got it. You could here it click and somehow I found one online. It is actually connected to the power button on the media receiver.
When you say menus, you mean the TV menus? If so I don't have access to anything but the input button part of the menu.
When I hit the directv menu most of the lines go away because it is dark in color.
I will try the thing with a hair dryer and see if that helps.
Spare parts may eventually be needed, I will let...

Hello all. I have an old Pioneer 50 plasma PDP 503U TV and a PDP R03U media receiver. It's been through a lot. I got it for free, replaced the power switch thing and it's even been through a house fire and lived (it' slightly melted on the top and permanently discolored).
Within the past year weird squiggly lines will appear when cold but eventually go away after it warms up. The TV will also occasionally flash black then kick back on and sometimes it gets stuck like it zoomed in on one corner of the broadcast. It seems to not be affected as much by dark screens. If I play something in...