Akai 42" Plasma, no picture

[mbates14]

I have a 47" Sony bravia LCD I cant figure out whats wrong with it. it seems to have 2 large heatsinks on the t-con board.

first turn it on, picture is doubled/flashes/ghosts and appears to be missing odd scan lines.

as it warms up, the better it gets and it gets perfect. slowly though its taking longer and longer before it gets better.

[CoogarXR]

Originally Posted by mbates14

I have a 47" Sony bravia LCD I cant figure out whats wrong with it. it seems to have 2 large heatsinks on the t-con board.

first turn it on, picture is doubled/flashes/ghosts and appears to be missing odd scan lines.

as it warms up, the better it gets and it gets perfect. slowly though its taking longer and longer before it gets better.

Many of those bravia's have panel issues. The chip that is embedded in the ribbon cables lose their bond. When you first turn on the tv, take your hand and whack the corner of the bezel (usually the upper right side) and I bet the picture will straighten out. It's barbaric but it works.