Thanks, once I got the LG monitor up and adjusted, it had other problems including flicker, vertical bands of different contrast/brightness, and burnt in text. I'll use it when I need a monitor temporarily somewhere in the house. It's light weight and small. I sent the below more as a warning to others, some brands are much easier to find parts for (and at a reasonable price) then others. Original price may be a little better, but when something goes bad, will be a lot better. We have come a long way since Heathkit color TV kits. First ones were tubes (valves), later ones were solid state, bu in some instances had sockets for transistors. There was detailed troubleshooting, schematics, much text explaining everything. :) :) Richard Prosser wrote: > Carl, > > I recently had a 42" plasma monitor to fix. Branded Sony, but > manufactured by LG. The main processor pcb was faulty, with what > appeared to be an intermittent BGA connection on the main chip. After > several attempts at resoldering, I managed to stuff things completely > and needed a new pcb. I was quoted over $NZ600 for the replacement > part. Luckily I managed to find a second-hand one for $100 and it's > been working ever since. > > The company I bought it off are in Auckland but advertise extensively > on Ebay Malaysia. I tracked them down through Google using the pcb > part number. I can send you their email address if you want to make > enquiries. > > RP > > 2009/9/8 Carl Denk : > >> As many of you know, I have been trying to fix a LG LCD monitor that >> neighbor gave to me. Circuit board and parts are next to unavailable. 6 >> months ago, I recycled a 1.5 year old Protron 37" LCD TV that I couldn't >> find parts or service info. I Googled for Samsung parts and the model of >> a 26" LCD TV (6 months old) next to the PC. heres the link: >> >> >> http://www.partstore.com/Model/Samsung/Samsung/LN26A330J1D.aspx >> >> And right at the top is the power supply board, ships next day, $67.95. >> There are other boards to over $100, but at least they are available. >> >> Before I buy something major, going to check parts availability. And you >> can guess what brand I'm not even going to consider. :) >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist