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Plasma TV Issue
We have 6 year old 65" Panasonic Plasma that is exhibiting a problem for the last few days. The first day it disappeared after about 15 minutes. Last evening the problem was there for the entire evening.
If you were not draw a horizontal line the width of the tv then divide that upper half into about 5 equal sections, we are seeing a pixilation and some color shift in the second quadrant in the upper right. I will try a different input this evening but it all DirectV channels exhibit the problem, live or recorded and only on this TV. Any suggestions. |
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Obviously a problem on the TV and not the Direct TV source. 6 years on a plasma is not a bad run. One of ours, also 65 Panasonic is about 4 years old and is showing signs of burn in.
Not sure if it is even worth your repairing at this point. Unfortunately their plasma is not being produced any more. You may still be able to find one out there.
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Jim,
Sorry for your troubles! Do try another input and let us know how it goes. I just went through this and ended up with a new TV. I still have my research spreadsheet if you are interested in it. Good luck!
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Michael
Yes, I am getting the same distortion on the BluRay input so I am guessing it is the TV and not the satellite box. I will first contact Panasonic tomorrow and set up s service call. If the price is stupid high I will just go out and pick up a 70" or 80" LED TV (I have one upstairs and it is light) but I am no longer going to be an early adopter. The price on new tech TV's just come down to fast. |
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Jim - The plasma screen should have at least 4 more years of life. Hopefully it's a small issue. Although, a 75" 4k LED LCD sounds very tempting.
I have a 63" Samsung plasma that is 7 yrs old. It's been a great TV but I'm waiting for the first signs of trouble to justify getting a larger 4K tv.
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Mike
I have seen the prices on the 4K and I don't require that for watching sports and a little HBO. I am hoping I can get this fixed for a reasonable price. |
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Not sure if this will work, but I have (2) Hitachi Plasma TVs that have a "wipe" feature. They recommend using it once a year or so for about 10 minutes.
The "wipe" feature generates a very bright, white screen. This has worked for me extremely well. I don't know if your Panny has this or not, but it's worth a try, if you have it. |
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I have a service call set for tomorrow am. I double checked and the unit is only 4 years old not 6. |
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Well the service tech was here this morning. After making some checks including insuring that all connections were secure he made a call to Panasonic and the verdict is that a portion of the panel failed and the panel would need to be replaced. A few hours later I received the quote for $2300.
It looks like I will be looking for a new TV. |
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