Re: Vizio m550nv screen distortions / anomaly. Help appreciated.

Tom66, thanks bro, you saved my TV. little bit of isopropyl alcohol did the trick when i thought all hope was lost, great advice my friend!

Re: Vizio m550nv screen distortions / anomaly. Help appreciated.

Thank you so much, i will go get some of that alcohol and give it a shot.

Re: Vizio m550nv screen distortions / anomaly. Help appreciated.

Hey guys, got an update. Finally opened up the TV. I just now got down to the display panel and found what looks to be a fried set of transistors at the bottom left most side, the same side of the TV I am getting distortion. Here are a few pics to show the fried strip compared to a good strip. I am assuming at this point the TV is pretty much done at this point as I will most likely need a new display panel but I am hoping someone can give me some good news that won't cost too much. Thanks all....

Re: Vizio m550nv screen distortions / anomaly. Help appreciated.

Thanks for the input. I know , it's weird. Havn't really found anything similar scouring the internet. :P

Hey all, new to TV technical issues so I hope someone here can help narrow down the issue. A few nights ago my TV screen started going on the fritz. I have had the TV for about 2 years, has been pretty reliable so far. Its a Vizio , i know it's not the greatest brand in the world but I'm really happy with it so I am willing to invest a little bit of money if I need to. From the brief bit of research I did, I am suspecting a T-con board or ribbon issue. I have not opened the TV up to check the capacitors or anything yet, I will probably do that this weekend when i have more free time. Here is a...

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Hello everyone.

Havn't posted on a message board in a long time but I really need some input on a TV problem so I'm posting this to have access. Great site so far, seems very helpful and I know someone here can help me figure it out. i will post it in the appropriate forums.

Thanks