I have a 42 inch plasma sansui for 3 yrs now and just recently a black line appear in the middle of the tv almost like separating the picture in 2. what could be the cause of this can it be fixed or has it something to do with the remote?

Not a lot you can do it appears to be a screen fault

Hi Richard,
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the problem is the panel is going bad. usually not economical to repair. repair usually runs as much as a new one.

Y sus board issues

A new screen?

bad panel

It sounds like an Intergrated Circuit (IC) has fried. Even on a good day, this is not something you can attack at home. As a tech (and as an owner of that model samsung), I'd need a map & tools to know what's going on. Your best bet in this situation is to contact Samsung and let them recommend an authorized service center in your area. Sorry I can't be of more help, but this is a rather serious problem.

your y board and upper buffer needs replaced. it burned out. contact me for more info. i have repaired over 100 of these units, im familiar with them.

I have a 2 black lines. One goes horizontal and one runs vertical. Is this something I can fix?

It will burn into the screen overtime. The Akai units have a resistor on the address board that feeds the PDP that usually has a crack in the solder on one or both ends of it. There are about 4 address boards that are right below the panel itself and the suspect one is the board right below the line that is appearing. Have someone with solder skills repair it.