Hi all, please can you help? I think my TV is about to pack up and I would like a diagnosis and advice please - should I repair or go for new?
I have a 37" Samsung LE37A556P 1080P which is a little over 4 years old now. I have Sky+ HD connected through HDMI as well as a Samsung Home Theatre System and Samsung BluRay player connected. Additionally I have an Xbox 360 connected through composite.
Recently I have been experiencing what I can only describe as a 'bar of interference' down the left hand side of the screen (the whole height by about 15 cm wide). It comes and goes and is there especially when the set is turned on but can appear at any time too. If left, it will go away after time, or, a swift bang on the top makes it 'break up' and disappear. On further investigation, it seems this 'bar' is the same width as the black bar down the sides of the screen when I am watching a 4:9 style programme - it's almost like the widescreen-ness of the TV is knackered.
Over the last few days I have also experienced horrendous ghosting (just like you used to get years ago on analogue sets). For example, the football yesterday, the players were very blurred and when I view the EPG I can still 'see' it when I move to a channel.
So, are these 2 problems related? Is it fixable through TV settings I (or my son) have accidentally changed? Is it repairable, or indeed worth repairing? Or is it a new TV thats needed...?
Thanks!
I have a 37" Samsung LE37A556P 1080P which is a little over 4 years old now. I have Sky+ HD connected through HDMI as well as a Samsung Home Theatre System and Samsung BluRay player connected. Additionally I have an Xbox 360 connected through composite.
Recently I have been experiencing what I can only describe as a 'bar of interference' down the left hand side of the screen (the whole height by about 15 cm wide). It comes and goes and is there especially when the set is turned on but can appear at any time too. If left, it will go away after time, or, a swift bang on the top makes it 'break up' and disappear. On further investigation, it seems this 'bar' is the same width as the black bar down the sides of the screen when I am watching a 4:9 style programme - it's almost like the widescreen-ness of the TV is knackered.
Over the last few days I have also experienced horrendous ghosting (just like you used to get years ago on analogue sets). For example, the football yesterday, the players were very blurred and when I view the EPG I can still 'see' it when I move to a channel.
So, are these 2 problems related? Is it fixable through TV settings I (or my son) have accidentally changed? Is it repairable, or indeed worth repairing? Or is it a new TV thats needed...?
Thanks!

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