Sam: Totally Agree!! The servicing of these items are to be done by those
properly trained not only in the technical field, but also in the common
sense field of what not to touch. The average consumer has probably none of
the first and occasionally lacks regarding the second. IMHO !! The best
suggestion posted is exactly what you said, it is probably in the vertical
circuit and it may be worth having it evaluated by a service tech.
Open-ended ??when he posted that the set is "a couple of years old". Best of
the Holiday gov. A/J
"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
...
Yes, this is a simple problem but it is irresponsible to suggest opening
the
back of a TV to someone who may not have any clue about the dangers
involved.

In fact, he didn't ask *how* to repair it, just whether it was worth it.

I'd say that it is worth getting an estimate. Could be as simple as a
bad solder joint.

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writes:

Hi,
This is a simple TV problem, open it yourself. sometimes it is just a
fuse or a
resistor-fuse. in the worst case it is the Vertical IC (in older models
vertical
output transistors) that needs to be replaced. If you have a supply
voltage
around 26 volts (can be a bit more or less in different TVs) on vertical
IC, it
means most probably IC is burned. otherwise look for fuse.
The price of such an IC is around 5 to 10 US dollars. A repair shop
might ask
for 50 bucks just to look at it and tell you how much it costs to repair
your TV
(it can cost you around 100 USD). I would have a look at it myself first
!
Good luck.



RB wrote:

We've got a big (approx 27" diagonal) Panasonic table model TV that's
only a
couple of years old. Something's failed inside.

I now have a thin, horizontal, intensely bright line mid screen all
the way
across the screen. Probably something in the vertical is out.

The question being: even if I can find someplace to get the set
repaired
here locally, will it likely be worth it to do so? Theory being maybe
I can
get another one for the potential repair price plus a little more.