Magnavox ms 3252s431 Bad picture and turns off by itself

This is a 32 inch TV---borders are on top/ bottom or left and right?

This problem is the cause of the T-CON board is dying.This T-CON board sit at bottom of the LCD screen right in the middle of LCD screen.Change this T-CON should solved ur problems.Tries websites like Shopjimmy.com,Ebay.com to buy a refurbish T-CON board for the replacement.

Hi

what line started? from Left to right? or from top to bottom?

Thanks!

Replace cap. 2465 and cap. 2561. That should take care of it unless the vertical transistors are bad or there are other bad caps.

I had that problem with a sony 32 inch. One day I hit the top and it corrected itself. Sometimes it the tv is on for a while the picture will unravel itself. Strange set. Right now it is working but some of the color is not right.

Sounds like panel is bad or driver ic is bad on the board directly below the black line. Good luck on the repair. Any questions, we can do a chat and go from there. GURU JAY

bad convergence ic's
http://cmpalmer.blogspot.com/2006/11/fixing-my-own-tv-part-ii.html

May be the same problem Magnavox is having with their 27MF231d. I found the fix on this site and it took care of the same problem with my set. Not the easiest thing to do, but it worked. If you do not know how to solder, get some help with this one. If you take it to a Magnavox Authorized repair location, they will just replace the bad capacitor with another bad capacitor of the same type and voltage. The problem is they have a 25w capacitor where a 35w capacitor should be. Mine was bulging, with black tar looking stuff coming out of it. It was obviously bad. Follw the instructions below.

1. Remove all screws around perimeter, one screw at the lower right at (Side A/V), and 2 1”round plastic knob s.
2. Remove back cover
3. At lower left side remove 2 screws for On/Off switch cut tie wrap that holds wire down for free movement.
4. Disconnect wire connector to side A/V at lower right side
5. Disconnect wire connector to right side circuit Board
6. Disconnect wire connector to left side circuit board
7. Remove the 2 mounting brackets upper left and upper right 2 screws each.
8. Remove 3 screws each side of the metal box in the middle
9. Fold back metal tape off bottom and top of metal box
10. 1 wire connector at top of box I left connected
11. Flip metal box over towards top of Tv. Be careful of wire at top thats still connected.
12. On left side in box is power supply board
13. Towards bottom of board you should see the numbers C2081 and C2074
14. Remove the six screws holding down power supply board
15. Flip board down towards bottom of Tv.
16. Unsolder capacitors replace with new 1200uf 35v and 2200uf 35v 105°C radial capacitors
17. Capacitors should be around 1/2” to 5/8” dia. X 1.25 long appox. 2 Wires come out of one end should be .030 dia.
18. Reassemble in reverse order and enjoy

Have you changed any settings or added
any new components to the set like a
dvd player etc

Sounds like you may have cold solder connections. Call a pro to assist in this repair. Good Luck