crustydemon Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I have a 50 in Visio plasma tv that is about 2 years old and the other day I noticed a very thin vertical blue line going down the screen. WTF is this? Is it junk now or what? Seems like I have nothing but problems with tv's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black sunshine Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I have an LCD but I do notice that once in a while on mine. I think it has to do with the signal; I can switch channels and make it go away. You? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustydemon Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 No, mines on all the time. Even when im watching a dvd so its got to be the tv itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustydemon Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 The other thing that I just noticed is that the blue line is not there when the screen is black, or in the black areas of the picture but its in all the other colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS1Inferno Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Its a bad connection or broken solider. my laptop has a bunch of them. Are you sure its plamsa ive never seen a plasma do it only LCD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustydemon Posted November 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Yes it's a plasma, so far there is only one line but its driving me nuts. I ran it through its screen clean cycle but that didnt do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhughes7 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Dont ever, EVER buy a visio or any of those other shit brand tvs, I found out the hard way on that. For $200 more you can get a much nicer tv that will last twice as long, I tried to go cheap and bought a 32" Poloroid lcd few years ago, I am a genius for buying the extended warranty as I have sent it back 3 times for repairs. Bought a 42" samsung 2 years ago, not a single problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustydemon Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Well, I didnt buy it because it was cheaper, I bought it because I thought it had a better picture than the rest of them at comparable prices but I guess its shit now. The line is still there and no one here wants to repair tv's anymore, they want to sell you another piece of shit. If it wasnt for my kids I wouldnt even have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolguyson Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Vizio's are pretty legit TV's. I bought my 47 LCD Vizio a few years back. It popped a power supply about 6 months ago so I bought one off of ebay for 100 bucks and sent it back on its way. He is right...Vizio's have an awesome picture, great features, and the best remotes on the market (they light up at night so you can see what buttons you're pushing). Problem is their customer service sucks. Good news is...Costco sells them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellar Performance Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 That may have been a good thing a few years back. But Costco no longer offers the replacement warranty on items like TV's anymore. Due to all the problems with tv's such as vizio and others, they were forced to end the warranty that they give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustydemon Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Just thought i'd say that the blue line went away for about a week but now its back. Fucking annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosBanshee44 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Plasma TVs run off a gas possibility the gas is running low and not performing to par I've had my 42'' Plasma Samsung in my bedroom ever since they came out and has been working just fine. I will never own a plasma again though considering they just don't look as good as a DLP or a LCD TV. I also have a 72'' DLP Samsung in the living room and to be honest can't tell any difference in the LCD TV. If you can get passed the bulky depth and not being able to hang it on the wall the DLPs are cheaper and look just the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 you have a dry connection, or faulty component.......if you are trying to get it fixed at a place that wants to sell you a new one, you are looking in the wrong place.......go to an actuall repair shop. they do not sell tv's btw........it's probably a 2-12 dollar part, or no parts, and a little labor to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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