My parents have a 42" plasma tv that is out of warranty. Issue is that a blue (~2inch wide) bar comes on with the tv and usually remains on for a while (at least for several hours of viewing). Playing with the aspect ratio, power consumption, and automatic picture settings (EZ-picture) can sometimes cause it to disappear temporarily.

Although I have plans to call LG, has anyone heard/experienced this? What kind of bill can they expect?

2/15/2008 10:30:26 PM

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2/15/2008 11:31:57 PM

sounds like a power supply problem

2/17/2008 2:23:48 AM

is the bar always in the same spot?

2/17/2008 12:24:03 PM

^yes. Sorry for the delay. I've read that there are controller boards for each side of the tv which have a tendency of going bad. I noticed that draining the caps (keeping the standby switch on, turning it off with the remote, then unplugging it for a few hours) seemed to be a temporary fix, lasting for up to an hour and a half.

Any other suggestions?

thank you for your replies.

[Edited on February 21, 2008 at 8:15 PM. Reason : ]

2/21/2008 8:15:02 PM