Hey all. I have a 27" Panasonic TV that's either 9 or 10 years old. The
model # is CT-27S2S. I'm not a technician and am not experienced in
repairing electronics. I've seen this newsgroup many times and I
thought I'd post my problem. This TV has been a good one for many years
but recently has developed a problem. When you turn the TV on, it will
play fine for 8-10 minutes, but then the picture will go completely
black and will have muddy sound when you put your ear down to the
speakers. It will stay black for anywhere from 3-6 minutes and then it
will make a tick sound then it will come back on and the sound will be
normal again. It does this back and forth for roughly the same amount
of time. Everytime the picture goes dead, it will show an image of a
dim line going vertical from top to bottom.

What could I expect to pay for someone to repair it in general? I'm
going to be calling places shortly, but I wanted to get some kind of
idea of what may be wrong with it and what I could expect to pay for
repair? Would it be worth getting it repaired? I know I'm asking many
general questions, but I would like to get some kind of idea of what
the cost maybe and if it would be worth repairing.

Please either reply here or to if you can provide
any help. It would be really appreciated.

Take care,

Tom