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Sony Bravia LCD

Mar 16, 2013 10:06AM PDT

Hello i own a sony bravia kdl-40xbr4 had it for 3 years now. Just recently i started getting 2 white fuzzy lines going across my tv and as time goes by it gets stronger. Eventually the whole tv turns green in color which your still able to see the characters on the tv but very hard to watch. I left it unpluged for 10 min or so and once turn on again it was gone. After 5 minutes of viewing it started doing samething all over again. Tried different hdmi cables, RCA cable and different inputs but all the same. Also tried it with a different receiver thinking it was my comcast box but no luck. Does anyone know what this can be? Can it be the tcon board or possible the lcd panel? Please any help will be great.

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Why did you ask about the TCON board?
Mar 16, 2013 10:21AM PDT

When folk ask that, they usually have been reading or asking on other boards so the real discussion starts when folk reveal they are starting their career as a TV repair person. I suggest you find the service manual first and follow the diagnostic tree there.

Such manuals are not free and many times folk give up right there.
Bob

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Mar 16, 2013 3:13PM PDT

So what kind it be? I've been reading thats all don't have any for sure answers.

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Sorry
Mar 16, 2013 3:51PM PDT

But I think I was unclear. The service manual appears to not be online or free. If you are reading this, and the diagnostic tree points you to a board you swap that. I'd be guessing you are not a TV repair person so far. Be sure to tell the forum what's up.
Bob

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Mar 16, 2013 4:29PM PDT

Bob you are correct I'm not a tv repair guy. Just a guy who owns this tv and trying to figure out the problem. Don't want to swap tcon board out and then find out it was the lcd panel. Also do you know which tcon board i will need for this model.

MODEL: bravia kdl-40xbr4

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Where do I find parts?
Mar 17, 2013 3:18AM PDT

I use a few ways. ONE and this is the one that costs up to about 28 bucks each is the "service manual." These are your golden guides to repair today. Yes, it no longer documents repairs at the board level but charts what you swap when you see this or that. Sometimes it tells you to measure a voltage on some location but why I mentioned that is to share and clarify that TV repair involves some basic gear. That is, the all important service manual and basic tech tools.

OK, I find parts at shopjimmy.com and the net. I also find such things on amazon.com at times.

Since I don't own the service manual for this one, I can't offer much more.
Bob