So the fault according to some TV tech can be boards or the panel. No tech I know will tell you a board or tell you that will fix it.
I suggest you get repair estimates.
Samsung TV - PN51D440A5D - I have not seen anyone say they have diagonal lines on their TV, only the horizontal lines. Sooo....anyone else?? Just curious.

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