Vertical blue line on my LCD TV screen? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

noodle · 10-21-2009, 06:39 PM

Please tell me that this isn't the equivalent of dead pixels or evidence my t.v. is dying...

Tonight, I turned on my t.v. in my bedroom that I got when my relationship split up a few months ago. It's a Polaroid 32" LCD/flat screen thingie television, not quite three years old. There's a vertical blue line that looks like a piece of thread hanging in front of the screen. From a bit of a distance, it looks like a piece of dark fishing line. When I first turn it on, it doesn't show on the initial screen or the blue screen. Once the picture appears (even if there is no signal on that channel) it's there. Even when I unplugged the antenna, it's still there. Is there anything I can do to figure out what is causing the problem? Or to fix it?

It's one of three decent things I have in my stupid ass apartment.
My bed, my computer and this t.v. Ugh.

Lasereth · 10-22-2009, 05:25 AM

I highly doubt you'll be able to do anything about it. This happens to the LCDs here at work sometimes and they have to be replaced.

The good news is that LCDs are dirt cheap now and you can find an equivalent LCD for $300ish. You should be able to get one cheaper than that this holiday season.

dlish · 10-22-2009, 06:45 AM

you can always try this...seriously it works

excuse the annoying aussie women in the background

YouTube - How to fix a broken plasma screen.

Plan9 · 10-22-2009, 06:48 AM

It's where the evil little girl all those apathetic locals let die in a well pulls, like some kind of dimensional zipper, to gain access to our world.

Reese · 10-23-2009, 05:25 PM

Does it do if you change the input to something else such as HDMI or composite?

Rekna · 10-25-2009, 10:35 PM

I had this on my LCD, it is a screen failure and will likely just get bigger and bigger over time. I was lucky and was able to warranty it. To repair it you have to replace the whole screen which costs just as much as the TV....

noodle · 10-26-2009, 04:03 AM

I haven't tried that, Reese. I don't have any HDMI cables, since I've got no equipment that uses it right now, but I do have a little DVD player that I can try and see if the input changes it. I've been wondering about that.

And that's kinda what I feared, Rekna. Ugh.

dlish · 10-26-2009, 10:50 AM

i cant believe you're not trying the baseball bat trick!

what the..??

10-21-2009, 06:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
noodle Way Precious Location: with all your base. Blog Entries: 192	Vertical blue line on my LCD TV screen? Please tell me that this isn't the equivalent of dead pixels or evidence my t.v. is dying... Tonight, I turned on my t.v. in my bedroom that I got when my relationship split up a few months ago. It's a Polaroid 32" LCD/flat screen thingie television, not quite three years old. There's a vertical blue line that looks like a piece of thread hanging in front of the screen. From a bit of a distance, it looks like a piece of dark fishing line. When I first turn it on, it doesn't show on the initial screen or the blue screen. Once the picture appears (even if there is no signal on that channel) it's there. Even when I unplugged the antenna, it's still there. Is there anything I can do to figure out what is causing the problem? Or to fix it? It's one of three decent things I have in my stupid ass apartment. My bed, my computer and this t.v. Ugh. __________________ Here's how life works: you either get to ask for an apology or you get to shoot people. Not both. ~ House You don't have to be noisy to be effective. ~~ Philip Crosby

10-22-2009, 05:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I highly doubt you'll be able to do anything about it. This happens to the LCDs here at work sometimes and they have to be replaced. The good news is that LCDs are dirt cheap now and you can find an equivalent LCD for $300ish. You should be able to get one cheaper than that this holiday season. __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-22-2009, 06:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Plan9 Gorilla Cum Laude Location: Prime Self Blog Entries: 114	It's where the evil little girl all those apathetic locals let die in a well pulls, like some kind of dimensional zipper, to gain access to our world. __________________ "The days go on and on... they don't end. All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people." Formerly username "Crompsin."

10-23-2009, 05:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Reese Delicious Blog Entries: 18	Does it do if you change the input to something else such as HDMI or composite? __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

10-26-2009, 04:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
noodle Way Precious Location: with all your base. Blog Entries: 192	I haven't tried that, Reese. I don't have any HDMI cables, since I've got no equipment that uses it right now, but I do have a little DVD player that I can try and see if the input changes it. I've been wondering about that. And that's kinda what I feared, Rekna. Ugh. __________________ Here's how life works: you either get to ask for an apology or you get to shoot people. Not both. ~ House You don't have to be noisy to be effective. ~~ Philip Crosby

10-25-2009, 10:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rekna Junkie	I had this on my LCD, it is a screen failure and will likely just get bigger and bigger over time. I was lucky and was able to warranty it. To repair it you have to replace the whole screen which costs just as much as the TV....

10-26-2009, 10:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Moderator Location: Australia/UAE Blog Entries: 11	i cant believe you're not trying the baseball bat trick! what the..?? __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere "Romance is never having to apologize for getting it in her hair" - World's King