White line on Panasonic TH-50PX60U

I have had my plasma t.v. about a month now, and a light horizontal
line has appeared accross the screen. Very distracting, and not to be
expected for what I paid. I repair man is schedulted to come out from
Circuit City. Still under warranty. Has anyone out there experienced
a similar problem? Cause? Suggested cure?

You answered your own question. Call the repairman.


"HarveyB" wrote in message
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I have had my plasma t.v. about a month now, and a light horizontal
line has appeared accross the screen. Very distracting, and not to be
expected for what I paid. I repair man is schedulted to come out from
Circuit City. Still under warranty. Has anyone out there experienced
a similar problem? Cause? Suggested cure?

HarveyB wrote:
I have had my plasma t.v. about a month now, and a light horizontal
line has appeared accross the screen. Very distracting, and not to be
expected for what I paid. I repair man is schedulted to come out from
Circuit City. Still under warranty. Has anyone out there experienced
a similar problem? Cause? Suggested cure?

Is the "light horizontal line" a solid line on the screen that does
not move? If it is still there after you have unplugged the TV for a
cold reset, then you have made the right move to call the repair man.

OTOH, if you have a shaded horizontal line that rolls up or down the
screen, then you very likely have a ground loop problem. The TV, one of
the A/V boxes, or the input cable/satellite coaxial RF line is either
poorly grounded or tied to a different reference ground. Ground problems
are common with cable RF lines.

Alan F

Alan Figgatt wrote:
HarveyB wrote:
I have had my plasma t.v. about a month now, and a light horizontal
line has appeared accross the screen. Very distracting, and not to be
expected for what I paid. I repair man is schedulted to come out from
Circuit City. Still under warranty. Has anyone out there experienced
a similar problem? Cause? Suggested cure?

Is the "light horizontal line" a solid line on the screen that does
not move? If it is still there after you have unplugged the TV for a
cold reset, then you have made the right move to call the repair man.

OTOH, if you have a shaded horizontal line that rolls up or down the
screen, then you very likely have a ground loop problem. The TV, one of
the A/V boxes, or the input cable/satellite coaxial RF line is either
poorly grounded or tied to a different reference ground. Ground problems
are common with cable RF lines.

Alan F

HarveyB wrote:
I called for repairs. He called Panasonic. They said it was a
defective circuit board. Circuit City replaced the T.V. promptly under
warranty. Thank you all for your suggestions.

HarveyB wrote:

Alan Figgatt wrote:
HarveyB wrote:
I have had my plasma t.v. about a month now, and a light horizontal
line has appeared accross the screen. Very distracting, and not to be
expected for what I paid. I repair man is schedulted to come out from
Circuit City. Still under warranty. Has anyone out there experienced
a similar problem? Cause? Suggested cure?

Is the "light horizontal line" a solid line on the screen that does
not move? If it is still there after you have unplugged the TV for a
cold reset, then you have made the right move to call the repair man.

OTOH, if you have a shaded horizontal line that rolls up or down the
screen, then you very likely have a ground loop problem. The TV, one of
the A/V boxes, or the input cable/satellite coaxial RF line is either
poorly grounded or tied to a different reference ground. Ground problems
are common with cable RF lines.

Alan F


My TH-42PH50U is having a problem- a discolored horizontal line accross
the middle of the scree about 2 pixels tall. Was your line something
like this?

cecilsaxon wrote:
HarveyB wrote:
I have had my plasma t.v. about a month now, and a light horizontal
line has appeared accross the screen. Very distracting, and not to be
expected for what I paid. I repair man is schedulted to come out from
Circuit City. Still under warranty. Has anyone out there experienced
a similar problem? Cause? Suggested cure?

Forgot to ask, did you have the Circuit City Warranty or was tihs done
under the Panasonic Warranty only?

Replacement was done by Circuit City, since I had only had it for 1
month.

wrote:
HarveyB wrote:
I called for repairs. He called Panasonic. They said it was a
defective circuit board. Circuit City replaced the T.V. promptly under
warranty. Thank you all for your suggestions.

HarveyB wrote:

Alan Figgatt wrote:
HarveyB wrote:
I have had my plasma t.v. about a month now, and a light horizontal
line has appeared accross the screen. Very distracting, and not to be
expected for what I paid. I repair man is schedulted to come out from
Circuit City. Still under warranty. Has anyone out there experienced
a similar problem? Cause? Suggested cure?

Is the "light horizontal line" a solid line on the screen that does
not move? If it is still there after you have unplugged the TV for a
cold reset, then you have made the right move to call the repair man.

OTOH, if you have a shaded horizontal line that rolls up or down the
screen, then you very likely have a ground loop problem. The TV, one of
the A/V boxes, or the input cable/satellite coaxial RF line is either
poorly grounded or tied to a different reference ground. Ground problems
are common with cable RF lines.

Alan F


My TH-42PH50U is having a problem- a discolored horizontal line accross
the middle of the scree about 2 pixels tall. Was your line something
like this?

The line was white, not multicolored, and it was not always easy to
see, depending on the background color. As it traveled accross dark
areas, it was not as apparent as on midtone areas.
wrote:
HarveyB wrote:
I called for repairs. He called Panasonic. They said it was a
defective circuit board. Circuit City replaced the T.V. promptly under
warranty. Thank you all for your suggestions.

HarveyB wrote:

Alan Figgatt wrote:
HarveyB wrote:
I have had my plasma t.v. about a month now, and a light horizontal
line has appeared accross the screen. Very distracting, and not to be
expected for what I paid. I repair man is schedulted to come out from
Circuit City. Still under warranty. Has anyone out there experienced
a similar problem? Cause? Suggested cure?

Is the "light horizontal line" a solid line on the screen that does
not move? If it is still there after you have unplugged the TV for a
cold reset, then you have made the right move to call the repair man.

OTOH, if you have a shaded horizontal line that rolls up or down the
screen, then you very likely have a ground loop problem. The TV, one of
the A/V boxes, or the input cable/satellite coaxial RF line is either
poorly grounded or tied to a different reference ground. Ground problems
are common with cable RF lines.

Alan F


My TH-42PH50U is having a problem- a discolored horizontal line accross
the middle of the scree about 2 pixels tall. Was your line something
like this?