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37in Proton screen starting to go darker. sometimes top half sometimes bottom half. also when turning on stays completely dark. Have to turn on a few times before getting a picture. Then some shakey darkness in picture no exact area but usually bottom area. any suggestions. Maybe power supply??

  • Anonymous May 17, 2008

    the tv is dark, starts to come back as tv warms up but has taken half an hour to get half the screen back.

  • Anonymous May 17, 2008

    there is a mark down the left side of the television. like a stain. the stains looks like a water mark if your ceiling would have a leak

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This is the same problem i have ....here is a mark down the left side of the television. like a stain. the stains looks like a water mark if your ceiling would have a leak sam mcinnerney

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Those are the symptoms when the power supply is giving up.
Unfortunately there are not many replacement service parts around to swap the power supply assembly, but It will need to be fix to the component level instead.
I service these power supplies.
Let me know if you need more assistance.

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