Is My Pioneer PDP-5070HD Fried? - Blu-ray Forum

BluPix · 08-15-2015, 02:37 AM

So, I returned home this evening to find my Pioneer PDP-5070HD fifty-inch plasma display, which I've owned since January of 2007, mysteriously turned on. It was displaying a blank screen and hearing static. It was definitely off when I left for work this morning.

Just to make sure it was okay, I tuned it to a cable channel. Within fewer than five minutes, the TV went blank, clicking itself into standby mode for a few seconds, then clicked back on. It kept doing that erratically for a while. I unplugged it and all the other components my home theater system, then plugged everything back in and tried the TV again, but the problem persists whether it is tuned to any channel or receiver source and even even when it's not tuned to anything. It keeps flipping between being powered fully on (with a picture) and being in standby mode (blank screen).

Has anyone heard of anything like this occurring before? What could have caused this? Some odd power surge? (I've had the unit for over eight years and nothing like that ever happened. All my other HT components (receiver, PlayStation, blu-ray player, speakers, etc. seem to be okay.) What, if anything, can I do to fix this issue? Or is my only option to replace the display?

08-15-2015, 02:37 AM	#1
BluPix Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1687 DVD collection:20	Is My Pioneer PDP-5070HD Fried? So, I returned home this evening to find my Pioneer PDP-5070HD fifty-inch plasma display, which I've owned since January of 2007, mysteriously turned on. It was displaying a blank screen and hearing static. It was definitely off when I left for work this morning. Just to make sure it was okay, I tuned it to a cable channel. Within fewer than five minutes, the TV went blank, clicking itself into standby mode for a few seconds, then clicked back on. It kept doing that erratically for a while. I unplugged it and all the other components my home theater system, then plugged everything back in and tried the TV again, but the problem persists whether it is tuned to any channel or receiver source and even even when it's not tuned to anything. It keeps flipping between being powered fully on (with a picture) and being in standby mode (blank screen). Has anyone heard of anything like this occurring before? What could have caused this? Some odd power surge? (I've had the unit for over eight years and nothing like that ever happened. All my other HT components (receiver, PlayStation, blu-ray player, speakers, etc. seem to be okay.) What, if anything, can I do to fix this issue? Or is my only option to replace the display?

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