Benq plasma salvagable or write off?

[dr.ido]

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Does anyone here work on plasma displays?

A friend of a friend got a "deal" and a faulty Benq 46W1 plasma display and I've been asked to fix it. I know nothing about plasmas. So far I've had a quick look at the image on screen and it's not looking promising.

There is section of the screen extending in approximately 4 inches from the left side that is completely dead. The edge of the dead area is an irregular shape, not a straight line of pixels. Approximately 4 inches in from the right side there is a blue vertical line 1 or 2 pixels wide. The Benq logo is burnt into the center of the screen. There are random flickering red pixels visible against the black background with no source connected. When a source is connected a red snow takes over most of the image (other than the dead section).

I'm guessing that that short of replacing the panel there is nothing that can be done about the dead section, blue line and screen burn. If the red snow can be dealt there may be enough screen area left for a 4:3 image which is better than nothing.

Any suggestions?

Should I build the world's first plasma fish tank?