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Intermittent Line on TV
On my 52" Sony TV I have this strange vertical line that appears on the right side.
When I touch the or swivel the TV the line disappears. Any thoughts? I was thinking a faulty HDMI lead, but when I removed the lead the line stayed. The 'line' just isn't on one source or TV, it's the whole TV (Sky, Freeview, bluray, etc). Hasanuone experienced anything similar? Any possible fixes? |
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Most likely a faulty LCD panel - is it under warranty?.
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Most likely a faulty LCD panel - is it under warranty?.
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Yea it is. Got a free 5 year warranty with it when I purchased the set at the end of 2009.
Is it a manufacturers warranty, an insurance warranty, or a dealer warranty?. |
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Get in touch with them then, it's a classic symptom of panel failure (LCD's get fairly thin lines, Plasma get thickish bars).
Is it a manufacturers warranty, an insurance warranty, or a dealer warranty?. I'll give them a tinkle now - I just found the insurance documentation. |
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These can sometimes be "repaired" by either heating up the tabs on the edges of the panel, or applying a little pressure to them with bits of rubber.
But if it's under warranty there's no point in faffing about -- just get it fixed
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These can sometimes be "repaired" by either heating up the tabs on the edges of the panel, or applying a little pressure to them with bits of rubber.
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My parents' Samsung LCD TV had a similar fault.
It was covered by the (local chain) vendors own extended warranty. They pronounced it uneconomic to repair. My parents are now in possession of a current-model Samsung Smart HDTV funded from the warranty to the full price of the original TV. Excellent service from the vendor including a loan set from the time the faulty set was collected until a replacement was chosen (and even the option to trial the replacement on approval). What I'm saying is, the appearance of a fault within the period of the extended warranty is not entirely bad! |
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Temporary bodge (if it works at all) - under warranty it will get a new panel (or written off and a new set).
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