Horizontal stripes and ghost shapes? I purchased this TV 21 months ago, and it recently started having issues with the picture. When I first turn on the TV, the screen is divided into 4 horizontal stripes, with ghost shapes below the images. After it "warms up" (at first, for a few minutes, now up to 30 minutes) it switches to a normal picture. However, if I turn off the TV and return even 10 minutes later, the process isn't any shorter... still takes about 30 minutes. Not only is the picture taking progressively longer to "warm up," but this week, it also reverted to the horizontal stripes after being on about an hour. Anyone have this happen? Any idea what it might be? Right about now, I'm really wishing I'd purchased the extended warranty. Horizontal stripes and ghost shapes? I purchased this TV 21 months ago, and it recently started having issues with the picture. When I first turn on the TV, the screen is divided into 4 horizontal... » Read More Horizontal stripes and ghost shapes? I purchased this TV 21 months ago, and it recently started having issues with the picture. When I first turn on the TV, the screen is divided into 4 horizontal stripes, with ghost shapes below the images. After it "warms up" (at first, for a few minutes, now up to 30 minutes) it switches to a normal picture. However, if I turn off the TV and return even 10 minutes later, the process isn't any shorter... still takes about 30 minutes. Not only is the picture taking progressively longer to "warm up," but this week, it also reverted to the horizontal stripes after being on about an hour. Anyone have this happen? Any idea what it might be? Right about now, I'm really wishing I'd purchased the extended warranty. « Show Less
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Nothing we have found. It was pretty stable for awhile, just had to warm the TV up for 30 minutes. But now the problem has gotten worse, and never goes away. We are shopping for a new TV and not one made by Samsung. (I will never purchase another Samsung anything) We had spent $90 to take it to a local TV repairman, and he said it need a whole new panel - it was the LCD control module or some such, but that it was not offered as a separate part. And new panels are $800.Would love to hear another solution. My husband is going to take it apart once we have a new TV just to see.
330477
We are having the exact same problem with our TV, it just started this week...bought it 2 yrs ago..this should not be happening to something I paid $1400 for...Have you called Samsung? We are going to, but since the TV is out of warranty it will not matter.
1806658
I'm also in the same problem. Anyone have A home repair solution? Prior to this I had the power on problem which was solved by upgrading some blown capacitors.
1806659
Since my TV started having this problem just a month out of warranty, and got really bad about a few months after that, I tried to get Samsung to at least diagnose it for free so I could see how much it was going to cost. Got nowhere. Finally wrote a letter to Samsung's corporate office, and they agreed to fix it. Good thing, too, because the whole panel needed to be replaced, and the repairman said it would've cost about $1,000. In the interim, the TV started clicking before coming on, and eventually wouldn't come on at all, just click click click click... So he fixed that, too. If I had had to pay for it myself, it wouldn't have been worth it. Since my TV started having this problem just a month out of warranty, and got really bad about a few months after that, I tried to get Samsung to at least diagnose it for free so I could see how much it was going to cost. Got nowhere. Finally wrote a letter to Samsung's corporate office, and they agreed to fix it. Good thing, too, because the whole panel needed to be replaced, and the repairman said it would've cost about $1,000. In the interim, the TV started clicking before coming on, and eventually wouldn't come on at all, just click click click click... So he fixed that, too. If I had... » Read More Since my TV started having this problem just a month out of warranty, and got really bad about a few months after that, I tried to get Samsung to at least diagnose it for free so I could see how much it was going to cost. Got nowhere. Finally wrote a letter to Samsung's corporate office, and they agreed to fix it. Good thing, too, because the whole panel needed to be replaced, and the repairman said it would've cost about $1,000. In the interim, the TV started clicking before coming on, and eventually wouldn't come on at all, just click click click click... So he fixed that, too. If I had had to pay for it myself, it wouldn't have been worth it. « Show Less
1806660
Called Samsung but they weren't helpful....without an extended warranty, I'm out of luck. Only bright spot: It hasn't gotten worse. Now we're in the habit of turning on the TV, leaving for half an hour, and then coming back to it. It usually resolves by then...usually. But it's a big pain. Definitely never buying another Samsung. Let me know if you hear anything.
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Oh my gosh, that is EXACTLY the same problem we are having. It started maybe 4-6 months out of warranty. I am SO mad about t his. We are out of warranty and took it to a TV repairman, he said he couldn't fix it because they don't make just the part that is needed. We would basically need to replace the whole LCD at that point and that wouldn't be worth it. (cost me $75 for the assessment too!) I am going to call Samsung tonight but I am not hoping for much.
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Update on my kdv2500 for anyone who cares.. my first one developed 3 dead pixels(2 red, 1 blue), so i exchanged it within the 30 days and bought the extended warranty as long as i was there, having learned my lesson. now the new one has 2 dead pixels (1 red, 1 green) and that infamous "clouding" issue when the screen goes or is supposed to go all black. I'm going to exchange it one more time and if there's an issue with the next one I'm probably gonna go with the 46' model or another tv all together. BTW i called Sony Support to see what they cover in terms of dead pixels and the said they won't do any service unless at least 10 blow out. IMO that's ridiculous. It should be like 3 or something, not 10. Update on my kdv2500 for anyone who cares.. my first one developed 3 dead pixels(2 red, 1 blue), so i exchanged it within the 30 days and bought the extended warranty as long as i was there, having learned my lesson. now the new one has 2 dead pixels (1 red, 1 green) and that infamous "clouding" issue when the screen goes or is supposed to go all black. I'm going to exchange it one more time and if there's an issue with the next one I'm probably gonna go with the 46' model or another tv all together. BTW i called Sony Support to see what they cover in terms of dead pixels and the... » Read More Update on my kdv2500 for anyone who cares.. my first one developed 3 dead pixels(2 red, 1 blue), so i exchanged it within the 30 days and bought the extended warranty as long as i was there, having learned my lesson. now the new one has 2 dead pixels (1 red, 1 green) and that infamous "clouding" issue when the screen goes or is supposed to go all black. I'm going to exchange it one more time and if there's an issue with the next one I'm probably gonna go with the 46' model or another tv all together. BTW i called Sony Support to see what they cover in terms of dead pixels and the said they won't do any service unless at least 10 blow out. IMO that's ridiculous. It should be like 3 or something, not 10. « Show Less
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the user manual that comes with the tv does mention the problem with watching for long periods with the black bars on top or sides could have the burn-in. it also mentions the tv logos that are on most channels down in the corner of the picture could also pose a problem if watched for long periods.
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I think we're experiencing image burn-in on our 2 1/2-year-old 1080p LCD TV. When an HD show is on, there are now visible vertical lines marking where the sidebars of standard definition programs would be, almost as if a standard size screen were placed over the widescreen. There's also some shadowing in the top half of the standard screen area. This is most noticeable when the picture background is light colored. We had no idea this would happen. We were considering buying the Samsung model you've got, but we spend more than 5% of our TV time watching standard definition programs, and many of our DVD/Bluray movies have black bars on top and bottom. Maybe we'll just get by with our current set until the image burn-in problem is eliminated.
75777
I can tell you I have been amazed at how much of a non-issue burn-in has been with this TV. On my 6 year old Samsung Plasma it was highly noticeable and I would set the screen wipe function for 30 minutes or more at the end of the day. When I set the screen wipe on this thing I don't see a thing. In fact I don't think I've seen any ghosting since I got this thing.
2002025
After a power outage at our house, our TV picture began to freeze up when first turned on. We would have to restart it several times before normal functioning returned. I realize this is not your specific problem, but maybe you had a power surge that affected the electronics. Or maybe these TVs just last 3-4 years.
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You will not experience any burn in whatsoever. I have a 46" samsung plasma tv, i fall asleep with my ps3 paused for 10 hours at a time, and have barely noticed any ghosting. If your tv has a still image for a long period of time just put the image on zoom and watch tv for a day. The colors moving will clear anything up.
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I guess one thing to rule out is the input. If you have component cables instead of hdmi, you might have one of them loose. Also like they have said, to reset your pictures setting to default. Also try different sources if you can (Cable, dvd, blu ray) to see if it does it on all of them. The off brand one I bought has a slow warm up time and randomly starts to flicker the screen slightly. I learned my lesson and I will buy the more expensive factory replacement when this one goes out. Let us know if you still are having trouble after trying these things.
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I have had my zt60 for a little of over a month and I honestly can not see anything wrong with this tv. I have looked at the grey on the top and bottom of the menu and have not seen anything. when I first received my tv and hooked it up, I ran some color slides that I got from my brother-in-law for 100 hours, and I did not see anything wrong with any of the pixels. We also installed some of the professional settings that we got off the internet and I am well pleased with this tv. I understand that you may have a Panasonic representative coming out to look at yours. Can you post the outcome and what they tell you. I have had my zt60 for a little of over a month and I honestly can not see anything wrong with this tv. I have looked at the grey on the top and bottom of the menu and have not seen anything. when I first received my tv and hooked it up, I ran some color slides that I got from my brother-in-law for 100 hours, and I did not see anything wrong with any of the pixels. We also installed some of the professional settings that we got off the internet and I am well pleased with this tv. I understand that you may have a Panasonic representative coming out to look at yours. Can you post the... » Read More I have had my zt60 for a little of over a month and I honestly can not see anything wrong with this tv. I have looked at the grey on the top and bottom of the menu and have not seen anything. when I first received my tv and hooked it up, I ran some color slides that I got from my brother-in-law for 100 hours, and I did not see anything wrong with any of the pixels. We also installed some of the professional settings that we got off the internet and I am well pleased with this tv. I understand that you may have a Panasonic representative coming out to look at yours. Can you post the outcome and what they tell you. « Show Less
2034593
This is due to overscan. On older 'tube' TVs the image drawn was larger than the viewable screen size and the outside got cut off. For aesthetic reasons most modern TVs are programmed to do the same thing by default. Different manufacturers use different terminology for it but most should have a picture display mode option that will correct this and not stretch the image beyond the edge of your screen.
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I had the same thing happen to my Samsung LN40A650 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV. THANK GOD, I have 6 days of warranty left. I have got the run around from Samsung reps. After a weeks worth of phone calls, I was assured that I will get my TV worked on under warranty. May be that this model is faulty. They should give us a hassle when we shell out mega bucks for these TVs, then they may would learn a bit of respect for the customer.
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I had same problem 3 times during first year with vertical lines and tv constantly reboot. If you have same issues this means your tv broke and need to be fixed. Register tv with samsung and schedule the technicians for repair. If it was sold by amazon you have warranty if not you may not have it. If you tv more than 50 inches tech will fix it at your home. Good luck
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Ours turns green and don't know what it is. It was green for three weeks and just yesterday came back in full color. I contacted Samsung after trying everything on my own and they said "it must be some internal parts" and offered to set me up with a repair man. I am still undecided if I am going to try to invest a couple hundred dollars in a repair or get a new TV. This is our third major problem with this TV, so I will probably purchase a different brand TV.
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I can't answer David's question, but I have one of my own. From day one I have never had a clear picture. There are lines moving through the screen all the time. The darker the back ground the worse the lines are. Thanks
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I am utilizing the image burn in protection, which is set to "on" as the default setting anyway for this tv. I haven't seen any burn in issues even though i have watched movies close to 2 hrs long with the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.
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Not sure ? When my TV went out, it started with horizontal lines across the full screen to not turning on at all !
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I made setting adjustments, updated the firmware and have since watched scenes with dark backgrounds and it seems to have gone away? Don't know why for sure but so far, so good. Thought the same. Perhaps it is a HDMI cable issue but was seeing it both on tv broadcasts as well as DVD so felt it must have been related to some sort of setting? Don't think both of my HDMI cables would have been bad! Thanks.