I have a older Sony TV that has developed a picture problem shown in the 2 pictures. Any help would be appreciated if it is worth fixing. Thanks Mike
I fixed TV's for a very long time, This is easy
CONCLUSION : Not worth fixing
You basically have 3 boards in a Non Plasma TV , The Power Board, The Logic Board (Motherboard) , The T-Con Board (Timing controller Board)
T- Con Board Errors are easy to spot, Generally the picture is perfect but it's split in half , Half the screen is black and half is a perfect picture.
this is not your issue
No Power issues are generally a Power board problem, Caps, MOSFETS , Fuses, Bridge rectifier, that sort of thing.
Now.. the dreaded RED BLINKING LIGHT, that's a Logic Board Problem but can sometimes be a Power board problem.
YOU HAVE A CRACKED PANEL, that's Physical damage, you twisted the screen or something and it cracked at the bottom and it split upwards.
Now Technically the solution is....
REPLACE THE PANEL, Sure , Theoretically you could , However it's going to cost you approx $700 to get that panel and then considering that the manufacturer doesn't supply it and you have to source a 2nd hand bloke who has THE EXACT MODEL AND VERSION that you do .
then you have to hope to god that the panel he sold you isn't faulty, because there are no returns in this game
(and that's if you do it yourself).
If you go out to get a professional to do it, OK, i would charge you (if you asked me) approx $1500
Now.. You're going to learn very quickly that even though i can be fixed, it's not financially viable to do so, which is why VIDEO REPAIR STORES and TV REPAIR STORES don't really exist anymore, i mean.. you find one here and there but in truth, their main line of business is usually TV Antenna Installations
TV Repair is not a viable PRIMARY business function. we live in a disposable world and you are now learning that.
My advice :
Open the TV,
Take the Power Board
Take the Logic Board
If you're an electronics person, you'll get benefit from it , You can even sell it if you want, it appears that the TV still works other than the crack.
Logic board is around $300 (you could sell it for $200) and Power board is around $200 (you could sell it for $150)
and perhaps with that money LOL.. you could buy a new TV
i'ts funny isn't it ?
But the reality of your problem is................ NO.... Not realistically salvagable for repair.
Also your TV is not a 75" or something, it looks like a 30" or thereabouts, You can buy your TV for around $150