Question about Samsung HP-R4252 42 in. Plasma HDTV

Verticle lines on screen

I inherited this TV from a neighbor for free who was moving overseas and could not take the TV with him. The problem with the TV is that it has a lot of small verticle lines and one think line, probably 1" wide. The smaller lines start to go away after the TV has been on a while but the thick one does not. Just trying to figure out what the problem is, and how much it will cost to fix it or if I should just sell it.

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If you could post a digital picture of this tv I can make a determination, it could be the panel or one of the boards inside the set

Posted on Apr 30, 2007

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