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Question

HELP!! How do I fix my Panasonic plasma screen?

Apr 19, 2018 10:32PM PDT

The bottom half of my Panasonic Plasma TC-P54G10 is flashing solid colors but the top half works perfectly fine... is there a way that I can fix this inexpensively?? I tried finding the solution over YouTube and Google but doesn't seem to help. Thank you kindly!

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Time to budget for a new HDTV
Apr 20, 2018 9:48AM PDT

It was a gem back in its day. But repairing a 2005 rig might not make the most sense when you may approach 50% of the cost of a new one with full warranty.

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Re: fixing screen
Apr 19, 2018 11:59PM PDT

What does the tech manual say?

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There are GENERIC guides on this
Apr 20, 2018 8:00AM PDT

But if you have no background in electronics repair these will be Greek or some other unknown language to most folk.

That is, if you can't make heads or tails of the usual articles then you get repair estimates.

Also, plasma TVs have LETHAL VOLTAGES inside. So if the articles don't make sense, then it's likely you may harm or kill yourself. Be safe.