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Does Your Philips Plasma TV Have Blue Dots When It Heats Up?

Just weeks after my 12 month warranty ran out on my 42" Philips Plasma TV (model number 42PF7321D/37) ran out I had problems with my TV. I'd get blue dots on the screen after the unit was on for a little but and it didn't matter what input was being used. I lived with the issue for months as when I called Philips they said that it was a bad screen and that it would cost more to fix it than it would be to buy a new TV set. I found out that my warranty was extended since it was purchased on a Credit Card offering such a program and recently had a service technician come out to my home to give me an estimate. To make a long story short he called up Philips and they told him the problem was that the TV was over-volted from the factory and that several of the settings had to be reduced for the dots to go away. A few minutes later I was left with a $200 service bill and a TV that was working properly since it was set wrong from the factory. If anyone else has blue dots on their Philips Plasma TV then I highly suggest reading the thread below as it will save you time and money. Philips needs to issue a recall if they incorrectly set the voltages on certain plasma models.

If you are curious what the blue dot problem looks like check out the pictures that are posted in the forum thread below or this YouTube video that someone else made with the same exact problem.

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Posted by | Thu, Sep 18, 2008 - 08:17 PM