My first LCD...brightness/backlight issue?

[Trader05]

Hey guys,

When i first moved in my house in Feb 07', i picked up a Toshiba 37" HDTV Ready (37HLC56) monitor fairly cheap at the time from Sears. Never really had a problem with it and it had a decent picture via HD Cable and the PS3. Last year i upgraded to a Sharp 42" and i gave it to my parents. I recently went over to their house and noticed that the right side of the screen is brighter than the left. I turned the backlight and brightness all the way down and its still brighter on the right side. Is there any way to correct this? Maybe in the service menu?

 

[sivart]

how many backlights does that TV have? Sounds like one (some) went out. Time for a new TV if it is out of warranty.

 

[Trader05]

im not sure how many backlights...I put the backlight up to 100% and i now can barely notice it.

 

[Shawn]

Yeah, it sounds like one of the backlights went out. Probably just needs a new ballast.