Hitachi 50V500 50 in. HD-Ready LCD Television "tv fault diagnosis bright" Questions

TV displays great pictures when there are dark scenes in a movie. When there are bright scenes a dark multi color stripe vertical line appears in the middle of the screen from top to bottom. You may ...

...tv stays on with sound. Dim the lights in the room, turn on the set and shine a bright flashlight on the screen. Do you see a faint picture? If you see a faint picture, you have a backlight fault. ...