So my Panasonic TH-42PX600U just died. It does the infamous 7 blink routine which I know from research might be possible to fix.
There is also another problem which I noticed around 24 hours after the TV stopped working. There is a squiggly "worm" line behind the glass horizontally. I have taken a picture of it which you can see here.
I spoke with Panasonic who referred me to a local repair shop. They want $150 just to come out and evaluate whether it is worth it to get repaired. I wonder if anyone can look at the picture above and tell me if it is worth fixing. Both Pansonic and the local repair company didn't know what it was based on my description (squiggly, wormly line is probably not the best way to describe it anyway
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The TV is from Jan 07 without any extended warranties.
Any ideas?
There is also another problem which I noticed around 24 hours after the TV stopped working. There is a squiggly "worm" line behind the glass horizontally. I have taken a picture of it which you can see here.

I spoke with Panasonic who referred me to a local repair shop. They want $150 just to come out and evaluate whether it is worth it to get repaired. I wonder if anyone can look at the picture above and tell me if it is worth fixing. Both Pansonic and the local repair company didn't know what it was based on my description (squiggly, wormly line is probably not the best way to describe it anyway

The TV is from Jan 07 without any extended warranties.
Any ideas?