10yr old Samsung 46" LCD Screen Issue

[raginranger]

Hello all, I hope I'm posting this in the right forum. If not, please re-direct me.

I have a 10 year old Samsung 46" LCD TV that has been used heavily as my living room TV for its lifespan. A few days ago, it a big black bar started appearing over half the screen intermittently while I was watching Netflix.

The issue seems to occur most frequently when I pause my content and re-start; however, the issue occurs for a few minutes, then goes away. There seems to be no clear reason as to when it will happen or how long it will last.

Regardless, the issue is happening more frequently as time passes and I'm GUESSING this means it's time for a new TV? Since I can get a bigger/better TV for probably half of what I paid for this one 10 years ago, it wouldn't be a travesty to have to buy a new one, however, I typically never replace products until they are truly broken. Thoughts?