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SCREEN TV REPAIR
The Course is designed as an introduction to design, function and operation of flat screen lcd tvs.
Also covered are the types and nature of component failures, their causes and symptoms, and the
repair cost implications. This serves as a comprehensive precursor to any Television repair
training courses.
If you have a broken LCD LED TV Screen that has any type
of damage such as lines running vertically, spots or
patches, cracks or breaks, this page will give you tips to get it
fixed. Many TV’s nowadays (Plasma, LCD, LED) are large
and delicate. If a large flat screen TV is not attached to a wall,
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it has a higher chance of falling over and cracking the screen.
If your flat screen LCD TV has fallen over, most likely the
screen has taken a hit. See below for some ways to possibly
fix this without having to buy a NEW TV.
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lines, then this is something that has happened from physical
damage and is not covered under warranty.
If your flat screen TV has the dreaded vertical lines, half
of the screen has turned darker, the screen is cracked, or
the screen is broken, this can be repaired but may cost
more than you paid for the complete TV. If your screen is
cracked or broken, you can try replacing the Screen, LCD,
Plasma, or LED part. On some flat screen TVs there is a
glass panel on top of the actual screen. You need to
determine which is broken before you attempt to order parts.
Repairing a Broken Flat Screen TV
If you are going to be repairing a flat screen TV there are
certain problems you may encounter. The most likely issues
on broken TV’s will be a cracked screen, picture lines or black
spots, or image distortion problems. If the damage to the
screen has NOT gone past the screen, and has NOT gone
into the LCD, LED, or Plasma behind the screen, then fixing
the flat screen TV is going to be possible if you get the parts
you need cheap. If your TV screen is severely cracked and
the damage has penetrated beyond that, then it is deep
enough to have damaged the LCD, LED or Plasma. If this
is your case, then it may cost more to repair your TV than
to replace it.
There may be some LCD LED PLASMA TV repair
shops near you that can answer some questions for you.
Some flat screen repair shops do not repair broken screens
as the cost is not worth it. They will however replace different
internal parts in the TV that may have failed. These failed
parts in the TV may have caused the TV to not display the
screen correctly, ghosting, or a screen that is not turning on.
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If the screen is not broken but the screen does not come
on but your warranty is no longer valid, here are some
things you can do. One single part has probably failed in
your flat screen TV. There are many circuit boards and wiring
harnesses inside your flat panel TV. Some of the parts in an
LCD or LED TV are power supplies, t-con boards, capacitors,
inverters, controller boards, IR sensors, signal inputs, and
more.
One of the best places to purchase TV replacement
screens is on eBay. If you need parts like control circuit
boards and wire harnesses, useful parts online has LED,
LCD, and Plasma TV replacement parts at good prices.
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Top ways to repair LCD monitors at home in
a professionalized way.
Info : In this post we will discuss with you some ways by which you can repair LCD monitors
at home. We will discuss on following points to repair LCD monitors at home.
You are in a hurry to finish the assignments and suddenly the LCD monitor malfunctions. What
will be your state of mind? You will be shocked with sweat pouring down your face like water.
Isn’t it? What worse is that, you do not even know how to repair it so that you may continue with
your assignments? Even a mere thought of being in such a peculiar situation will send shivers
down your spine. However, you can take yourself out from such an unforeseen situation
provided that you are fully armed towards troubleshooting some of the basic things which in
probability will help you overcome the problem. This post is full of Top ways to repair LCD
monitors at home in a professionalized way. After all, LCD monitors are the most delicate part.
Needless to say, that in spite of taking full care you might experience some problems in your
LCD monitors which will land you in serious problem.
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Although, it might be seemingly be the easiest of solutions on “repair LCD monitors at home”,
yet majority of people fail to check the power cord. Therefore, it is important to be sure about the
fact whether it is perfectly in place or not.
It is important to have speedy check about the power and video board as they are regarded to be
the two main components.
If you want to repair LCD monitors at home you need to possess basic skills which will help you
in easing the chaos and confusion, just when you least expected it. It is advisable to keep items
handy such as a pair or pliers, Radio Shack, screwdriver along with putty knife.
Pliers
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putty knife
Below are some of the videos that can help you to repair LCD monitors at home
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Therefore, you can resume your work within minutes even after the LCD monitor develops
snags. After all, decisions which are taken at the right time, does wonders. Therefore, you should
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not wait any further towards making your way and experience the heavenly difference in the
process as well. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and repair LCD monitors at home.
So, with a little help from Google and the geeks who have trod this path before me, I diagnosed the
problem and fixed my dead monitor. For the sake of anyone who might have the same problem, let me
offer up a little search term Bingo to assist Google in bringing this solution to you. If you want to know
how to fix a dead LCD monitor, or how to repair a Samsung LCD monitor, or if your Samsung LCD
monitor doesn't work, please keep reading.
The monitor is a Samsung 906BW. Apparently, Samsung had a period where they bought cheap
capacitors, the consequence of which was a lot of Samsung monitors with lousy durability.
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The first step in this repair job, as with any repair job, is to pour a cup of coffee. The second step is to
remove the stand base and get ready to pop the bezel from the front. In this case, it was easier to lever
the screen up, allowing the bezel to press against the desk. Note that I put a towel down first to protect
the screen and bezel from scratches.
The bezel took a bit of persuading to come free. There were a couple of snap tabs holding it on, and a
grooved rim. Gentle wiggling with the edge of a thin bladed screwdriver was enough to separate it.
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There are a great many connectors and mini wiring harnesses to keep track of. I found it easiest to take
lots of pictures to refer to as I went.
Some of the connectors are physically identical, but orient separately to control different parts of the
screen, sending streams of data to the different pixel zones. Don't mix them up. Crossing the streams
would be bad.
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Once the backlight and control toggles are disconnected and removed, the mainboard is exposed.
Here's the mainboard unscrewed from the frame and flipped over for inspection...
... and there's the problem! See how the tops of the two middle capacitors are bulged upwards? Those
are popped capacitors, semi-exploded from the degradation of the electrolytes that let them hold the
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electricity. I have no idea if PopCap games (makers of Plants vs. Zombies) took their name from popped
caps as a geeky joke, or if they just like the closures for soft drink containers.
These capacitors look OK, but since they are from the same manufacturer as the popped capacitors, I
replaced them all.
An electronics clip stand is helpful for this kind of thing. Rather than hunting around for individual
capacitors, I bought a repair kit from LCDalternatives. I searched for my particular model of Samsung
LCD monitor, paid my $19 and got a set of six replacement capacitors, rating matched to the originals.
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I removed all the capacitors (FYI, this is a nice video on how to desolder capacitors) and soldered in new
ones. Here is the backside of the circuit board after the replacement. The wires sticking up are the
capacitor stems, before trimming...
... and after trimming. I should note that I used a voltage meter to check the integrity of the solders and
the new circuits before sealing everything back up. I didn't want to have to rip it all apart again! Once
the circuits were good, I put it all back together and ran the initial power-up smoke tests. It all checked
out, so I plugged it back into my computer and...
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... success!
This was a $19 repair that saved me the $200-300 for a new monitor. There are lots of videos and blogs
about people dumpster diving for "dead" monitors, brought back to life via this method. I don't know
that I'll pursue that course, but it was satisfying to be able to bring mine back to life.
Most LCD displays fail due to capacitors. A bad capacitor usually makes the display fail to
power on. Some other things that can fail include coils & flourescent tubes. Surprisingly, the
actual LCD lasts a very, very long time. http://www.badcaps.net/foru
Bad capacitors can be identified by looking at them. This guide will walk through the steps of
opening the monitor, locating bad capacitors, selecting replacements, and the soldering required.
Tools
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Step 1 — Failed Capacitors
These steps are as generic as possible, since most LCD displays use a similar design.
However, you will need to think carefully about how to take the display apart so you can
put it back together, and have it still work!
The images are from Repair ViewSonic VX924 LCD Monitor Blinking Green power
Button (youtube). You should watch it through once to get an idea for what it's like.
First, remove the plastic back of the monitor. The stand/pedestal may be attached by
screws, or the back and the stand may all be one unit.
Keep the screws you removed with the plastic back. That way they won't get mixed up
with the screws you take out of the internal parts.
There is also probably some sort of snap-on device molded into the plastic back.
o In the video, a piece of steel is used. A screwdriver or a piece of strong, flat
plastic can also do the job.
o Snapping the back off should take some strength; however, too much force will
permanently damage the plastic.
o Start with very little force and poke the edges of the back. If one corner moves
easily but another corner seems solid, then you may have missed a screw.
Gradually increase the force you are using until the snaps come off.
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Step 2
After removing the back, you need to unscrew the power unit.
Some displays use an external "brick" and have a 12V DC power plug.
Most displays, especially larger ones, have an AC plug (wall outlet). This guide shows a
display with an AC plug.
Locate the power unit and remove any screws to access it.
o You may also need to remove protecting tape. This tape blocks RF noise ("static")
from distorting the display. It is ok to cut the tape carefully, or you may be able to
unpeel it.
Unplug all the cables that come from the power unit and supply power to the other parts
of the display.
o Be sure you memorize how they go back together!
o It's usually a good idea to pull out your digital camera and shoot pictures of the
boards before you take them apart. This will help you put them together the same
way.
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Step 3
Identifying bad capacitors is fairly simple. Start with a search for images of bad
capacitors to see what they look like.
If one capacitor has failed, there is a good chance the ones around it will fail, or may have
partially failed. They were manufactured around the same time. Also, when a component
fails, the rest of the circuit can be damaged by the electrical stress.
o Doing them all at the same time is fairly easy.
o New capacitors cost a few cents.
Each capacitor is coded on the side with:
o Manufacturer and/or Product (Green box in the image)
o Red box: Capacity (micro Farads); Blue box: Voltage (V); Yellow circle:
Temperature Rating (C)
o Notice also how the capacitor on the right has obviously "blown out".
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How I fixed my Samsung LCD TV
Everyone now can be an expert in anything with the help of the internet. Here’s how I DIY’d my
Samsung LCD TV and saved $300 – $400.
The LN series Samsung LCD TV never really powers up instantly even when new. But the time
it takes to power up the TV took longer and longer (as long as 10 minutes in some cases). The
LED light on the power button would flash with clicking sound. This will eventually lead to your
TV not powering up at all. Mind you, the TV is less than 2 years old. Turns out that this is a
known problem with most Samsung LCD TVs with model number starting with “LN” and slew
of other models as well.
The problem is caused by ‘blown’ capacitors on the power board. Samsung apparently wanted to
save 5 cents or so on each capacitor by not using proper ones with ample amount of capacity to
handle the load. I haven’t yet found any official recall on this issue. Anyway, legality or
corporate greed aside, let’s get to the fun part.
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Actually, speaking of legality, I have to mention this one thing: DO NOT attempt this fix
yourself if you are not comfortable working with electronics, soldering, or anything that requires
delicate, skillful pair of hands. Do not blame me if this doesn’t work for you. This fix worked in
my case and I’ll leave it at that. Your TV may or may not have other problems that results in
similar symptoms. Okay, now that I got that out of the way…
1. Open up the back panel. There are lots of screws back there. Make sure each and every one of
those are out otherwise you’re gonna risk cracking the panel. If you have to force the panel off,
chances are you’ve missed a screw or two. The panel should lift off without any resistance once
all of the screws are accounted for.
2. Locate the power board. That’s the one pictured below. The area in red is where the
problematic capacitors are located. You need to separate the board to work on it. Remove all
connectors. (Take a picture if you’re worried that you might not remember how to put those
back. But those connectors should fit only one way on specific component only). Remove screws
that hold the board onto the TV (along the edge of the board, marked by the black line)
3. If you look closely, you’ll see some of the capacitors are bulging on top (normal capacitors
have flat top). Some may even have black goo oozing out from the top. These are indications of a
blown capacitor. These are dirt cheap. Makes me wonder what Samsung was up to. Higher rated
capacitors couldn’t have cost them more than few cents a piece.
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4. On the board, the location numbers are printed for each capacitors. Locate the blown ones that
need to be replaced. I had 4 bad ones in my case. I got my capacitors at Radio Shack (1000uf,
35v). The microfarad (uf) is same as the old ones, the 35 volts is higher than one Samsung used,
but that’s okay (actually, better).
5. Now you have to desolder the old ones out and solder the new ones in its place. You do this
from the other side of the board. The location numbers are printed on the other side too so you
can locate them easily. There are number of good soldering tutorials on YouTube, so go watch
those first if you never soldered before.
IMPORTANT: Make note of the polarity of the capacitor leads (+, -). The new capacitor should
be soldered on the same way. If this is reversed, capacitor will blow within few seconds. The
polarity should be marked on the side of the capacitor usually with a stripe with big minus (“-”)
sign on the negative side.
6. Once new capacitors are soldered on successfully, put everything back together. Mine worked
like a charm and the whole thing cost me less than $10.
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Tips and tricks on repairing LCD
monitors
If you are a student like I am, sometimes it just too expensive to buy new hardware. And why should you?
There are many companies, faculties that throw away used non-working equipment. Here I will show you
how you can repair used LCD monitors practicly for free.
In the past year or so I managed to repair about 50 LCD monitors out of 60, that I sourced around my
town. From my experience I can tell you, that you can have a working LCD monitor in under 20 minutes
practicly for free with no profesional tools required.
LCD monitors are not that complicated as some of you think. They are made from 4 parts: LCD module,
main board, switched regulated power supply (SMPS) and button board.
- 5% other issues (faulty buttons, main board, LCD module, CCFL, FETs)
Fixing this problems is very easy and very cheap. You can get capacitors and buttons in your local
electronics store. Inverters are sometimes a problem to get, but ebay will probably have the one you are
looking for and its price is around 5$.
There are many different brands of LCD. The most common are Samsung, LG, HP and Dell. And they are
all more or less the same. You should also know the fact that many LCD modules are compatible. For
example, I replaced an LCD module from HP to Samsung and it was a perfect fit. This is because the
modules are basicly same dimensions and same LVDS connector for all types. Sadly it is not the same for
mainboards and SMPS. But hey, SMPS can be fixed and main boards and LCD modules are very rarely
defective.
LCD issues can probably tell you which part is faulty. So lets go to the symptons:
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1. LCD lights up for less then 5 seconds, then it goes blank (check if you can see picture):
- it could be dead capacitors on the inverter low voltage line (high probability)
- it could be a faulty cold cathod flourescent tube inside LCD module - CCFL (very rare)
2. LCD power LED blinks but monitor does not light up:
- it could be dead capacitors on the 5V logic line to the main board (high probability)
- flex cables in the LCD module have a weak connection (very rare)
4. LCD turns on, backlight turns on, but gray or white screen appears:
6. LCD works ok, but sometimes it seems like that buttons are pressed for no reason (OSD menu appears):
These simptoms can tell you very much of your fault. Now lets beggin with our dissasembly... I had a 17"
Samsung monitor, with an issue number 1.
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LCDs are encased in plastic housing which is hold together with few screws and a click sistem. This is
probably the tricky part of disassembly. When you remove the housing, carefully remove the LCD module.
But before you proceed, unplug the CCFL cables from the SMPS board that hide behind a metal shield.
Metal shield
When you are finished with CCFL cables, unscrew the LCD module and carefully unplug LVDS cable from
the module. Now you have a full view of the main board and SMPS.
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BE CAREFULL! The big capacitor on the mains voltage line on SMPS could still be charged. So make sure
you discharge it before proceeding.
Now that you are done with that, unscrew the SMPS and look for faults. In most cases a dead capacitor is
visible. But if there is no visual sign of a fault, replace all capacitors on the SMPS. This will fix all your
problems in most cases. I also recommend that you replace all capacitors on voltage lines on SMPS even
if they appear to be good.
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SMPS
Next use your multimeter and measure the resistance of high voltage side of the inverter. In my case the
high voltage side of the inverter shows about 620 Ohms on both of the inverters. Because values on the
both inverters are the same, I can assume inverters are OK. But if the value varies between the two
inverters, the one with lower value is faulty. So you will have to replace it. You will most likely find inverters
on ebay.
FETs can sometimes be faulty too, but it is very rare. If you can see cosmetic fault of overheating, try
replacing them too.
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SMPS botton
Button board
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When you are done, put everything back together, except for the plastic housing. Now you can plug your
LCD to the mains and see if you get a NO SIGNAL screen for more than 10 seconds on your LCD.
Now that everything seems to be OK, put the plastic housing back on, plug your LCD to a computer an
leave it running for an hour. If no problems will occur. Then the LCD is fixed :)
Now you have a new LCD monitor for 0.15$, the cost of a capacitor
If capacitors are the case, the success rate is almost 100%. If you diagnosed other faults, like main board
fault, LCD module fault or CCFL fault, the cost of the repair is too high and you will have to search for
another LCD monitor. Don't forget to store your working parts from a busted LCD monitor, because they
might come in handy if you try to fix some other LCD monitors.
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Here you can see some other pictures of faults:
Faulty capacitors
Faulty main board - no visible sign of a fault. Tried to change voltage regulators but no luck...
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If you end up with different working parts of different LCD monitors and all the same size, lets say 19".
With a little knowledge and some spare time, you can put together a working LCD monitor. But you will
have to make your own housing, because the SMPS and the main board will probably not fit in the original
housing. That's how I made a 19" LCD monitor in my workroom, made from a 19" Samsung LCD module
and button board from Samsung, SMPS from Dell and main board from HP monitor. But this will require
some more electronics skills, because SMPS and main board power connector is in most cases different.
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Most Popular Way To Modify LCD TV
Inverter Board
The complaint of this Olan LCD TV was no power so I had to remove the cover in order to perform
the troubleshooting job.
Once the cover was removed I could see 3 circuit boards i.e; the power board, the mainboard and
the inverter boards-see the photo below:
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The first board to check was the power supply board. However, the fuse and other major
components were checked to be in good condition. I powered up the power supply and check on the
output voltages in the mainboard and inverter connectors. It reads zero volt, so this means either the
power supply itself has problem or something shorted in the mainboard or inverter board that causes
zero volt.
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I decided to remove the inverter board connector first and see how it goes.
I was actually surprised to see that once the connector was removed the LCD TV power LED lighted
up!
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So this means the inverter board was shorted causing the power supply not to work. I set my
mutlitmeter to diode scale measure between the 12 v dc supply pin and the cold ground pin and the
result was shorted-see the photo below:
I started to trace from the 12 volt dc line and eventually when I removed the high voltage transformer
the short circuit immediately went away. This confirms that one of the high voltage transformer pin
was shorted to ground.
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Since I can’t find the exact part, I used a much simpler way which is to modify a 4 Lamps external
inverter board. You must know what you are doing because there were 4 wires in this external
inverter board. Each wire has it owns function such as the VCC, Ground, Adj, On/Off. For your
information, this is one of the most popular ways to modify LCD TV inverter board when you can’t
find the parts to replace in the original board. Besides, it is much faster and saving your precious
repair time.
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Once done the modification, I had to look for a suitable place to secure the inverter board. Since this
board is small, it was not a problem to fix it on the TV-see the photo below:
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The LCD TV came back to life when I applied the power. Another job done and made some profits.
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Is your TV turning off by itself? Does it turn off all on its
own after a few seconds? There are different reasons why
your TV turns itself off or seems to turn off by itself. The
different reasons are listed by category below. You can use
this “TV turning off” as a troubleshooting guide. The methods
to fix or troubleshoot why your TV will turn off all by itself will
work
on Samsung, Vizio, Mitsubishi, LG, SONY, Panasonic, HiS
ense, Hitachi,Element, Magnavox, Sanyo, and all other TV
models.
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TV turns off by itself with timer or sleep timer?
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TV turns off after a few seconds? – Check timer and
AUTO OFF settings in the TV menu
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We have seen many large flat screen TVs do this. It is
usually one or more bad capacitors on the power board.
A cap is a few bucks and easy to replace if you can
desolder and solder.
You need to identify the bad capacitor.
The bad cap will look buldged out or extra fat and
deformed.
The small cross on the top of the cap usually splits when
they go bad.
(This is because of a chemical reaction in the capacitor that
expands therefore leading to the buldging.)
Find the bad cap and replace it.
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UNPLUG THE TV FIRST… Then open the TV case carefully
and gently. Gain access to the inside of the TV so you can
see all the boards inside. Look at the capacitors on the
power board for any signs of buldging. If you see no
buldging caps then you may need to just replace the
complete power board which are not expensive.
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old and mounted on a wall therefore not able to be easily
touched or knocked over.
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and Emerson. Sony, Vizio, and LG are usually a little better
to deal with thanSamsung or Element based on customer
satisfaction ratings. If you can’t get anyone to budge to fix the
screen or send a new TV, read on below on how to replace a
screen yourself…
Where can I buy a replacement TV screen?
There are aftermarket replacement screens for LCD, LED,
and Plasma. They are usually not available next day. Most of
these aftermarket replacement screens are available on
websites like Alibaba, AliExpress, ShopJimmy,
and eBay so it will take awhile to receive them. Check the
sites mentioned to see if your screen is available in generic
form. A generic screen replacement will usually be made in
China and ship directly from China. Be sure to email them a
few times to be sure the replacement screen will fit the TV you
have before buying.
The images below are replacement TV screens from
eBay. We have tried to show all TV models
includingDynex, Emerson, Sylvania, LG, Samsung, Sony,
Toshiba, and Vizio. Click an image below to go to eBay and
find your exact replacement screen.
Back of HDTV
inputs – Try another input if no picture
If the 3 quick fix checks above do not resolve your issue,
try this:
Press the TV menu button. If no menu appears the problem
could be a bad tcon display board or backlight inverter board.
Turn off the room light and check TV for backlight glow. If it
has a glow then the problem can be a loose tcon connection
or bad tcon board. Check connections.
Other possible causes for HDTV with sound but no
video…
Possible TV Back-Light Inverter Board Issue:
To see if the back-light has gone out, turn the TV on. Turn the
lights off and make the room dark. Shine a flashlight onto the
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screen at different angles. If you can see some of the picture
then the back-light has gone out. (It should glow a slight grey
if it’s working) To fix this you need a TV backlight inverter
board. You can buy one online for a relatively low price.
Usually the board will have a few bad capacitors on it. You
could attempt to repair it yourself if you can identify which
capacitor has gone bad. A capacitor kit for a TV board is ultra
cheap. You are best off buying the backlight inverter board
and installing it yourself. A back-light inverter board should be
from $10 to $25 dollars depending on your TV model.
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