# Newish TV with weird screen. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 29, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622 "2020-03-29T21:22:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/1 "2020-03-29T21:22:04Z")
6 months old TCL, Roku TV. It looks like striped paint was poured on the screen. A big wave right through the middle. Any of you TV experts know what this is? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/2 "2020-03-29T21:38:20Z")
Photos would help. Is it on all sources? Could be a backlight or LCD issue. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/3 "2020-03-29T21:41:29Z")
Yes. On all sources. Googled. They’re saying: Cracked screen. I bought extended warranty. So I guess I’ll pursue that. Thx. ---
**Author:** ![EdelweissPirate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8491ac/32.png) [@EdelweissPirate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdelweissPirate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/4 "2020-03-29T22:14:35Z")
You’re still under the regular warranty, so I’d pursue that first. The response is likely to be a lot faster and the extended warranty people may well demand that you file a claim against the regular warranty before they’ll pursue one with them. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/5 "2020-03-29T22:22:58Z")
Good idea. I’ll do the regular warranty first. ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/6 "2020-03-29T23:26:44Z")
If they argue with you, show them your kidney. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/7 "2020-03-29T23:39:43Z")
My kidney shoulda had an extended warranty. Yeah, Mother Nature…I blame you. You treated me like a jerk!!! No returns. No refunds. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/8 "2020-03-29T23:45:55Z")
My kidneys get stones, which is even worse then dead pixels. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622/9 "2020-03-30T03:23:48Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > My kidney shoulda had an extended warranty. Yeah, Mother Nature…I blame you. > You treated me like a jerk!!! > No returns. > No refunds. Don’t be rude to her. Remember that Mother Nature will get you in the end. And she decides when ‘the end’ is.