Solved! Small red spots on HD tv

[ritabob]

Lately when I turn on my tv there are hundreds of tiny red spots all over the screen. If I turn it off and then back on, they dissappear. Any ideas about what's going on?

 

[amdchuck]

is it plasma or LCD? I guess it might even be LED but I doubt it.

 

[ritabob]

It's an LCD

 

[mrtired]

Certain runs of Samsung LCDs were built with power supplies whose capacitors go bad. One manifestation of this is red spots/purple spots after a cold start. If you own a LNT or LN..A model Sammy, do yourself a favor and inspect your power supply board. The industry as a whole has considerable issues with crummy capacitors. Ask anyone with an LG 50" DVR-equipped plasma.

Couple of bucks worth of capacitors, you're right as rain.

 

[ritabob]

Certain runs of Samsung LCDs were built with power supplies whose capacitors go bad. One manifestation of this is red spots/purple spots after a cold start. If you own a LNT or LN..A model Sammy, do yourself a favor and inspect your power supply board. The industry as a whole has considerable issues with crummy capacitors. Ask anyone with an LG 50" DVR-equipped plasma.

Couple of bucks worth of capacitors, you're right as rain.

Thanks a bunch. I'll check it out.