Trouble on TV screen

[rickdaly]

Hi. I'm new here and I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but here goes.

A couple of weeks ago, these artifacts appeared on my TV screen. It's a 65 inch Sony Bravia, about five years old. These are vertical lines on the lower right of the screen. I have cats, a couple of who jump up on the TV stand and swat at things like footballs when I'm watching a game. Until now, the only thing they've done is leave smudge marks which I can easily wipe off. I mention this only as a possibility as the reason for this. But the precise vertical position makes me wonder. I'm linking to three pictures of the anomaly here. I know the pictures are huge, but I want to show the artifacts.

Can anyone tell me what's going on and can it
be corrected? I'm hoping it's not the start of a bigger problem and I'll have to be buying a new set soon. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or help.

http://www.folkusa.org/pixels1.jpg

http://www.folkusa.org/pixels3.jpg

http://www.folkusa.org/pixels4.jpg

[SpaceAge]

What happens if you cycle through the inputs? Your TV also probably has an option to change the picture to a variety of modes, i.e. wide, zoom, full, standard, etc. What happens if you change the mode, do the lines stay in the exact same place or move?

[rickdaly]

Thanks. I'll check that out. I go though the inputs regularly, but haven't used the zoom feature in a while. I'll post results.

[rickdaly]

Sorry I didn't post sooner. Got busy. Anyway, it appears on all inputs, and changing zoom levels doesn't do anything. It stays in the same place. I took the pictures to the dealer, who I trust and have been dealing with for 35 years and they said it looks like a circuit board gone bad and would cost more to fix it than replace it. So I picked out a new set, but I'm sticking with this one until it gets worse. Thanks for the help.

[electronjohn]

Welcome to VK!

[Dude111]

Welcome to VK,I hope things end up ok

[mrjukebox160]

Likely the LCD screen it's self is failing.