I have a planar pdp42bk and it has 2 black stripes running up and down. It looks like im watching through prison bars. they do fluctuate some and sometimes disappear for short times. the power supply was out on this and i was able to find the manufacturer in korea. I sent the board to them and they fixed it free of charge but a year later i have this. can you help. thanks. harold.
Welcome to Fixya! There really is not a Place to get the Parts. The only way to Repair it is to take it to an Authorized Repair Center.
Does the lines go from north to south the entire length of the screen? and is the TV's internal on screen display affected by the problem? Once i know this then I can tell you exactly where the problem is.
A board needs replaced by a pro! to fix this problem
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I had a Planar Model PDP42HD with the same problem.
Two sections of the display has gone black.
The section is about 6-8" wide and goes from the bottom of the display to mid screen.
I took it to an authorized repair shop and they said the board was going out.
Contact the factory again, or get a new TV(NEW BRAND)
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This problem will need to be diagnosed by a technician as it can come from several different things, the most common being the mainboard and least common a display problem.
Did you check the main power board and power cord; try a new extension board for it.
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There are some general cause of the problem like;Due to high voltage, low voltage, due to some magnetic field or due to some short circuit.Â
 If the cause is none of them than you need a service man for diagnose the problem because no way to diagnose from here.
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did you check after a long shut down?
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Hi there, vertical bars on plasma are caused by several problems, most commons are:
Sustain card fault
lower buffer fault
Digital control board (main board) fault.
Cable problem.
Rarely you can also have this because of display problem.
The TV must be tested by a technician to fix the problem.
I suggest contacting the factory again, and asking if they can still ccover the repair, if not contact a local technician, and ask a quote for repair.
Unless the problem is the plasma display, that is quite unlikely, the tv is still be worth repairing.
Hi there
Try to reset the TV back to factory state, this may resolve the issue for you, also leave the TV off and disconnected from the mains for 20 mins or so.
If this does not work you may have to have the IC board repaired again
good luck and kind regards
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planar pdp42bk has black lines top to bottom. I read it could be bad y drive connections. I looked at those last night. Kinda burnished the board ends before plugging them back in. The problem is still there. those boards are marked upper and lower drivers does that mean left to right. the bars are middle and right side. thsnks.
could i buy a main board online and replace it myself. what is an approximate cost
where can i buy boards for this model planar . does someone have one they are parting out? let me know thanks.
does anyone have boards for this tv
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