Akai 42" Plasma, no picture

[mstaton]

Yes so true. I only use Sony LCD's. 52" and 47". Both were free but needed minor repairs. Have been working great for over 2 and 1/2 years. Both were tcon issues. Lcd's are sooooo much easier to work on unless there is a panel problem. Lots of Sony's and Samsungs with bad panels. I junked about 50 of them for parts. got lucky with 2 my sony's.

[mbates14]

I have a 47" Sony bravia LCD I cant figure out whats wrong with it. it seems to have 2 large heatsinks on the t-con board.

first turn it on, picture is doubled/flashes/ghosts and appears to be missing odd scan lines.

as it warms up, the better it gets and it gets perfect. slowly though its taking longer and longer before it gets better.

[CoogarXR]

Originally Posted by mbates14

I have a 47" Sony bravia LCD I cant figure out whats wrong with it. it seems to have 2 large heatsinks on the t-con board.

first turn it on, picture is doubled/flashes/ghosts and appears to be missing odd scan lines.

as it warms up, the better it gets and it gets perfect. slowly though its taking longer and longer before it gets better.

Many of those bravia's have panel issues. The chip that is embedded in the ribbon cables lose their bond. When you first turn on the tv, take your hand and whack the corner of the bezel (usually the upper right side) and I bet the picture will straighten out. It's barbaric but it works.