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Hi, I have samsung UA37D5000 tv. There is thin vertical red line appearing in TV. When I called up the local samsung service guys to check, they said they have to replace the panel and costs almost 23K. I don’t believe in their words. Will you be able to tell if it’s the real panel issue or some board issue. If I have to open the TV, it would be helpful to have a teardown guide for my TV. Attached the picture of the red line on the screen.
Thanks Rajesh
Rajesh Ravindran this sounds like a TAB error. You need to let us know which direction the line goes (horizontal vs. vertical. Take the back off and see if you can see the flat ribbon cables that go into the LCD panel. Apply some pressure on those cables at the place where the line originates from. If that changes the line you know that it is a TAB error. Sometimes applying that pressure is enough to fix it before replacing it. Take some pictures of what your TV looks like with the back off so that we can show your were the tabs should be. Also post an image with the TV on so we can see that line. Use this guide for that.
Hello. I had the same issue a few years back with my Samsung tv. After taking the back panel and trying to also find the source of the problem, i watched a YouTube video with a man that just tapped the rear top of the tv were the lines where somewhat hard and the lines disappeared. So i did the same and they went away till this day. I hope this helps.
I changed the screen.. That’s the only solution.
I have two thin vertical lines near the center of the screen on my 13 year old 46” Samsung LN-T4665F. Lines appear on cold start up. Squeezing the TV at the top, right above the top of the lines will sometimes change their color (yellow, red, blue, black, magenta), or make them go away. The lines go away after the TV gets warm. Does this sound like the TAB problem?
