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P800 weird screen scramble issue, HELP
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Posted by: happyware

Help, I purchased a Sony P800 in January and recently the screen has been blanking out. and scrambled (depending on how I held the unit)

Well I opened the unit and saw the video connector cable (plugging into the logic board) was loose.
I plugged it back in but I still have 3 5 pixel wide white lines (vertical) near the right edge of the screen and the screen can be scrambled if I push too hard on the bottom part of the P800 itself (not on the screen but if for example I hold on to the casing of the P800 strong).

1. Can this be a pinched cable? If so what cable and how might a person fix it.

2. Is the cable causing the problem user replaceable? Where might one find a replacement cable?

3. Any links for advice or links for repair would be extremely helpful.

The funny part is that before I opened it I could get a perfect screen (if it was held just right) now it seems that the cable must be damaged since no matter what I can't get that side of the screen to turn on.

It's usable but barely. Your help would save me a lot of cash.

Thank you!