Hello,
For a little over 4 years, we've loved our 50" Pioneer Elite Pro-1120 HD. We moved to Anguilla, a small island in the Caribbean, a little over a year ago and shipped it with us.
One of the problems of living on the sea is salt corrosion and there are steady trades that run through our home. So how long the plasma would survive was always a worry.
A few months ago, the bottom left corner of the screen (about 1/8th of the screen surface area) turned white. It would change from white to various pixellated colors. It did that for a few days, got steadily better, and then never did that again. So we just kind of forgot all about it and hoped it would never come back. And it never did.
About a month ago, I went to turn on the screen as usual, and this time, it came on for about a second (no picture, just a light gray), and then went off. The little green light to the right of the screen's on/off button flashes twice and then is off for about 5 seconds. Then it repeats that cycle.
it does the same if I try to turn it on via the media receiver (PRO-RO5U).
We asked Pioneer Support was that was likely to be. They said it was probably the power supply board. My wife was headed to New York for a few days, so bought one and brought it home.
The local plasma repair person came over. The inside was remarkably corrosion-free, aside from the transformer. He replaced the power supply board. We held our breath. Hooked it all back up.
And... it did the same thing. "On" or a second, then it turns itself off. Then it goes into the green light cycle (the support person keeps asking me if the light is blue, but it's not -- it's green).
We've tried all the standard things... unplugging everything, checking connections, etc., etc. I hate to give up on this since the picture was just so amazing.
Pioneer Support is stuck, no ideas.
Does anyone know what the matter might be? Could it be the media receiver? I could buy a replacement on eBay and try that. But they aren't cheap, even on eBay and Pioneer Support doubts that it is the problem.
Are there just so many possibilities at this point that it would take a pro to fix?
I've scoured through Google and have not been able to find this exact problem, but I did find this forum for just about every search.
Do I have to thank my Pioneer for 4 years of faithful service an entertainment and buy a new one? I'd take it to an authorized Pioneer service location, but the nearest one is Miami. The disadvantage of isolation.
Thanks very much for any feedback you can give, very much appreciated. :-)
All the best,
Ken
For a little over 4 years, we've loved our 50" Pioneer Elite Pro-1120 HD. We moved to Anguilla, a small island in the Caribbean, a little over a year ago and shipped it with us.
One of the problems of living on the sea is salt corrosion and there are steady trades that run through our home. So how long the plasma would survive was always a worry.
A few months ago, the bottom left corner of the screen (about 1/8th of the screen surface area) turned white. It would change from white to various pixellated colors. It did that for a few days, got steadily better, and then never did that again. So we just kind of forgot all about it and hoped it would never come back. And it never did.
About a month ago, I went to turn on the screen as usual, and this time, it came on for about a second (no picture, just a light gray), and then went off. The little green light to the right of the screen's on/off button flashes twice and then is off for about 5 seconds. Then it repeats that cycle.
it does the same if I try to turn it on via the media receiver (PRO-RO5U).
We asked Pioneer Support was that was likely to be. They said it was probably the power supply board. My wife was headed to New York for a few days, so bought one and brought it home.
The local plasma repair person came over. The inside was remarkably corrosion-free, aside from the transformer. He replaced the power supply board. We held our breath. Hooked it all back up.
And... it did the same thing. "On" or a second, then it turns itself off. Then it goes into the green light cycle (the support person keeps asking me if the light is blue, but it's not -- it's green).
We've tried all the standard things... unplugging everything, checking connections, etc., etc. I hate to give up on this since the picture was just so amazing.
Pioneer Support is stuck, no ideas.
Does anyone know what the matter might be? Could it be the media receiver? I could buy a replacement on eBay and try that. But they aren't cheap, even on eBay and Pioneer Support doubts that it is the problem.
Are there just so many possibilities at this point that it would take a pro to fix?
I've scoured through Google and have not been able to find this exact problem, but I did find this forum for just about every search.
Do I have to thank my Pioneer for 4 years of faithful service an entertainment and buy a new one? I'd take it to an authorized Pioneer service location, but the nearest one is Miami. The disadvantage of isolation.
Thanks very much for any feedback you can give, very much appreciated. :-)
All the best,
Ken
