The picture and sound will work fine while we are watching tv for awhile, and then all of a sudden out of no where the picture cuts out and turns into multiple colored vertical lines( like a verticle rainbow) and white fuzz and the tv will buzz that kind of dead picture/dead air sound ( like HBO white out promo, but louder and more disturbing). It is such a nice tv perfect size but this issue has us at our wits end. Any ideas?

Since you also mention that you hear buzzing sound also, is that true? Then you may have more than one problem. But at least you should look at the DC filter capacitors in the power supply. if the DC voltages are not clean, you will have multiple problem.

If you take it in, you can easily expecting $150 or more. $50 jsut for looking at it at least (at my location).

Send me pictures if you are not sure what you are looking at. If you only have the bad pictures problem, then T-CON board (around $50~70 for used board). I have a feeling your local TV repair will tell you that they cannot get the parts for your TV. Since you also mention that you hear buzzing sound also, is that true? Then you may have more than one problem. But at least you should look at the DC filter capacitors in the power supply. if the DC voltages are not clean, you will have multiple problem.
If you take it in, you can easily expecting $150 or more. $50 jsut for looking at it at least (at my location).
Send me pictures if you are not sure what you are looking at. If you only have the bad pictures problem, then T-CON board (around $50~70 for used board). I have a feeling your local TV repair will tell you that they cannot get the parts for your TV.

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