Television

[Wade91]

i was watching the nascar race yesterday and all of ad sudden a white line showed up on the far right side of the screen stretching from top to bottom and now there's a few inches gone from the right side of the screen, at first i thought it was a problem with cable but it's still like that when i turn the cable box off and just have the TV on, and this morning my mom even tried completely un-hooking the cable box from the TV then turned the TV on and the line is was still there,

i took a few pics, i took them with my phone so their a bit blurry but you can clearly see the white line and the lost screen space,

http://i41.tinypic.com/2iqn606.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2lt3c52.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2uy5543.jpg


and this is what it looks like with the cable box turned off and just the TV on:

http://i43.tinypic.com/34e6mnb.jpg


anyone ever had a problem like this before or know how it can be fixed?

[airshifter]

Walmart security is tapped into your home looking for stolen items. Happens all the time. I'm sure they have surveillance on your phones and computer too.

[Wade91]

Walmart security is tapped into your home looking for stolen items. Happens all the time. I'm sure they have surveillance on your phones and computer too.
well, if their stupid enough to come here and try to re-claim my beats audio headphones and Logitech sound system i'll just have to turn my dog lose on them :p

[Rollo]

i was watching the nascar race yesterday and all of ad sudden a white line showed up on the far right side of the screen stretching from top to bottom and now there's a few inches gone from the right side of the screen, at first i thought it was a problem with cable but it's still like that when i turn the cable box off and just have the TV on...

It's not your cable box.

Plasma screens have a series of circuits both for horizontal and vertical which determine which sets of pixels are energized. A white line indicates that all three are permanently on, which suggests to me that somewhere, the set of transistors which
control that vertical set are always on.

Basically with solid state electronics, you either accept the defect or return the telly if it's still in the warranty period, or replace the whole device.

[Wade91]

It's not your cable box.

Plasma screens have a series of circuits both for horizontal and vertical which determine which sets of pixels are energized. A white line indicates that all three are permanently on, which suggests to me that somewhere, the set of transistors which
control that vertical set are always on.

Basically with solid state electronics, you either accept the defect or return the telly if it's still in the warranty period, or replace the whole device.
thanks for the reply, my TV is a Sanyo I've been doing some reading online and judging my what I've read on a complaint forum it's not uncommon to start having problems with this brand within about 3-5 years http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/sanyo-tv-c4097.html

my TV is a lttle over 3 years old now, not very old for i TV i guess but i'm assuming the warranty probably only lasts a year :(

[SGWilko]

Looks like you may have dropped the telly whilst getting out your neighbours window and the on screen interference is evidence of the internal damage.....

[donKey jote]

Throw it back over the wall. If you get the angle right you might fix it. :andrea: