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Gloria Solomon Posted on Mar 09, 2019

I have a Vizio E420vl. The outer screen is fine (no marks), but when turned on, the screen has lines and you can't see anything. Does that mean it's dead? Do I have to buy a new TV?

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  • Posted on May 15, 2009

SOURCE: Two red vertical lines down 32" Sharp Aquos LC-32P50E LCD TV

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  • Posted on Jun 13, 2009

SOURCE: We also have a Vizio with red horizontal lines and our TV is new

It's possible that the motherboard or the controller board for the screen is defective. At this point, I would use the warranty from Vizio. It should be no doubt that it covered. Here's the info you will need from the Vizio web site.
http://www.vizio.com/support.aspx?id=1588

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  • Posted on Mar 14, 2010

SOURCE: Vizio 42 in TV LCD HDTV white line across to of

That white line (usually jagged) is actuallly part of the transmitted picture. However, you are not intended to see it because it is located in what is known as the 5% overscan area. Your TVs today are more than just cable ready... they are a versital, technology filled multimedia display. You can see that line because the screen size or wide mode you are using is intended for 1080p/24 signals. You have 0% overscan with this screen size setting. This allows you to see ALL of the picture, including portions of the picture the broadcaster did not intend for you to see. You can change your screen size using the Wide feature in the Setup menu. See pg.62 of your user manual for details and descriptions of the various wide modes.

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  • Posted on Jan 01, 2011

SOURCE: Just bought E420VL 42" LCD

Go into menu, sound set-up, and switch SRS to off. It's a vizio thing they came up with to act like "Smart Sound" where commercials won't be louder. It is total BS and does not work, it makes your normal sound fluctuate. Worked on all 3 of my Vizios. Hope it helps you.

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  • Posted on Mar 26, 2011

SOURCE: how to restart set up

Go into tv menu goto SETUP go down to Ch.setup enter to pick AIR not CABLE and press enter for scanning for regular Free AIR tv broadcasting channels.

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