I found a site with repair tips. The tips cost $, the symptoms list is free. Natch. :) It's http://www.euras.com/repair_tips_1/Jvc/Jvc_6.htm I checked our friend, the AV 27230. For all models of the 27230 listed, the white line problem was Symptom number two. I checked five other models (27260, 27850, etc.) and none of them listed the white lines problem. Pretty good evidence that the component causing the problem was often defective in the 27230, and that the feeling expressed here, that it _is_ a manufacturer's problem, is accurate. Mike

Reply