# What is causing this 'cloud' on my tv? Any solutions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 23, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919 "2016-04-23T18:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teddybound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919/1 "2016-04-23T18:03:55Z")
Hey guys I have another burning question I need help with. My tv has this cloud like image on it and I have no idea what caused it. It is a rather old set, probably 4-5 years old I think? It works well but just this annoying cloud obscuring the screen. It gets worse if the background image is black. When it is turned off, u don’t get to see it. Just for my curiosity, what is happening to the tv? Any solutions? [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/wH1t1H4.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/wH1t1H4) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/fb3FZEJ.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/fb3FZEJ) I have attached photos of the cloud and power-off to illustrate what I meant. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919/2 "2016-04-23T18:13:01Z")
Do you have a model number for that TV? That can be a heat problem if it’s an LED model. ---
**Author:** ![teddybound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919/3 "2016-04-23T18:58:00Z")
This is the model. [http://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-la40r51b-40-lcd-tv/specs/](http://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-la40r51b-40-lcd-tv/specs/) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919/4 "2016-04-23T19:41:22Z")
Is it a cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night? Maybe because it’s Passover. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919/5 "2016-04-23T20:07:58Z")
Looks like a malfunction of the backlight. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919/6 "2016-04-23T20:48:06Z")
Areal problems like this are frequently caused by someone/thing pressing against the screen at some point. Even if the damage wasn’t very visible at the time, it sometimes worsens. (It causes problems with the backlight sometimes, ergo **voltaire** ’s comment.) _If_ this is the case, the solution is a new TV. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919/7 "2016-04-24T00:17:31Z")
Maybe someone wiped it really hard with a cloth? That pretty much wrecked mine. ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-this-cloud-on-my-tv-any-solutions/752919/8 "2016-04-24T03:17:36Z")
Mura, perhaps. This thread over at avsforum has some info and recommendations: > **[mura/ lcd cloudiness fix--tried the search](https://www.avsforum.com/threads/mura-lcd-cloudiness-fix-tried-the-search.798029/)** > > i've read somewhere that you can lay the LCD panel flat for about 10 min that would help with the mura/back light leakage with LCD panels. > > I've got a backlight leak on my vizio and wanted to try this method. > > is it it the LCD/face part down or the...