How to Fix White Spots Without Cracking your LCD Screen! LG TV Backlight LED Lenses Repair 50LB5610 

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We used this video to guide us through the process of fixing our LG TV with this problem. It took time and a lot of replaying parts of the video, but in the end it worked. This meant we didn't need to buy a new TV - much appreciation from the U.S. for the money you saved us!

followed your instructions. 40min later my 5 year old LG was good as new. thank you for the detailed instructions. 💪🏼

These manufacturers can really find a way for these lenses to stay in place. They don’t because they need to keep selling TVs.

Your video helped revive a 10 year old tv that I'd shelved a year ago and gave up on. It's up and running as well as new now!! Well done sir! 20

I… cannot believe I pulled that off. Super thank you for the accessible walkthrough! 🙌

Excellent guide. Worked like a charm with no hiccups. Thank you Chris

Really well explained, not boring just straight to point and factual, well done sir 😊

Thank you Chris. Safest method ever! Successful assembly here 🙌🏻

Hi Chris, just here to say thanks so much for making this video! I followed every step, and my TVs picture looks good as new! I only had one loose lens, but decided to check the others aaaannnd just about every single one of them was one light tap away from falling out, so I glued them all. You saved me from buying a new TV. Thanks again!

Love your style: calm, reasoned, clear and explaining as you go. Very good.

Thank you for this video! I've watched several that claim to show you how to repair the lenses but by the end they crack their screens. They shouldn't even have them titled as repair videos seeing as though they are junk by the time they're done. Anyone watching them and following their steps are just as likely to break their screens too🤦‍♀️

Five white spots for about a year. Finally summoned up the courage to follow your instructions. Took a couple of hours. I had a couple of extra connecters that needed detaching, but apart from that it was pretty much as you showed. No clips broken! You do have to be very careful when turning the screen over after removing the outer bezel (and when turning the screen over to put the bezel back) as the glass is loose at this point and can slip. I checked the lenses and found one other that was loose so fixed that one as well. Put it all back together and with great trepidation turned it on..... Perfect! Thank you so much. Very proud of myself 🙂

Thank you. Good tip about doing the screen in two stages without removing the front screen layers. You have given some confidence to attempt to save a Samsung TV with 12 missing diffusers. Good work. All the best.

Great video. Although my TV is a Samsung and is constructed slightly differently, I managed to get it apart following your instructions and some improvisation. The thing I wasn't expecting was the Loctite Superglue Gel not working! I made several attempts, then switched to Gorilla Superglue, and that didn't work either! After a rethink I decided that the light brown film around each dot must be the residue of the original adhesive, and that it was preventing the new glue from curing. I found the only thing that works is to use a watchmakers tiny screwdriver, aided by a magnifying glass, to carefully scrape away the old adhesive around each dot (11 reflectors, 33 dots!) and from the back of each reflector. This was followed by dabbing away the old adhesive dust with a moist cotton bud, then drying all parts, again with a new cotton bud, then re-sticking the reflectors, again using the Loctite. Even then I had to hold each one is place for 60 seconds and not the 30 seconds stated on the pack. All I have to do now is reassemble the TV without breaking the screen! 🤞

Thank you mate, our LG had one white spot, now it has two, and my guess is a whole lot more are about to show. I will definitely have a go at the repair and fix. Thank you for a great Aussie DIY video... should be more of them.

Great tutorial- fixed my daughters LG. Thank you!

Thank you so much, I followed your instructions and fixed my TV. Saved me £250, very grateful

Dude! I watched this vid a few weeks or so ago, and just got around to checking my faulty, steadily worsening LG TV backlight last night. I has a different issue and is a different model, but your vid helped with disassembly a lot. I had some burned rectifying (or whatever) diodes on the led strips, but I found some similar ones on an old sony TV mainboard, and it worked! I'm still going to have to replace the LED strips eventually, but no more flickering! Just wanted to give a thanks for a helpful video

I like how you go step by step to show us how to remove each item and how to do it without breaking anything I believe this is the best video out there to explain this problem and how to fix it step by step thank you for this video it's a big big help.😊😊

Wow ....one of the best "fix it" video's I have ever watched on the tube.....I'm thinking it's more than I want to get into but you never know.....

It worked!!! I was pretty discouraged with the super glue part. They felt loose, but I just went to bed and that morning closed the tv up and bam! Fixed. This is an 10 year old TV, hopefully I can keep it for another 10.

Many thanks for your video, i followed your instruction and my 10 year old LG 47" TV was 1 hour later fixed. You saved me 200€ repair costs🙂

Hi Chris, thanks for making this video. I just finished a 7 year old Philips 43" LED TV with Ambilight. All of the lensens except one had fallen down. So it was quit a job to fix them all. The white circled outlines are all gone now. Now that I know how the tv looks on the inside and I'm paying more attention, i can see the actual 5 rows of lenses behind the screen.. or maybe I applied to much glue....? Very happy with the final result. Thanks again!

Thanks for this - a local tv shop does these sets but so many end up in a heap in front of his door so I expect he breaks quite a few screens during surgery. I'll give this method a go if the need comes up.

THANK YOU for this walkthrough, it was explained well enough that it also worked for my Vizio brand tv, as the components were different sizes but same configuration. The only main difference was the reflectors were *much* smaller, so there were 72 that had fallen out. In the end there were a small few that didn’t completely align, but they’re on the edges and they’re barely visible. Honestly I was just so happy the screen didn’t crack during the repair that those few misaligned reflectors don’t matter.

My tv that's done the same is also an LG. Thought it was WAY beyond me but after watching your video, I think I'm going to give this a try.

I revived my LG with this method! I even detached all of the ones that were still attached (to be safe) and used E6000 to carefully secure them all. So far so good!

Great video. Great lighting and sound. Well explained. Excellent.

Very cool repair, I learned something new again ! Thanks

Ya beauty! Good video and that's mine all fixed. Had 12 spots and the rest of the lenses just flaked off. As for breaking the screen, if you go easy you'll do it all right. My only scare was the final bit to expose the lenses, there's a few stealth clips that really hold their ground. Big thanks

Now that's how to make a good repair video. Thanks for that. I found one of these shopping at "La Strada" or the roadside today. Now I feel confident I can fix it. I just need a table tennis table. Edit: Got the display apart and I also had a single one hanging on. I have one tip I want to add that I think might help people attempting this repair. When you come to lifting the back plate, I found opening the fragile plastic locking clips very easy @9:38 if I slid a 2.5cm square of plastic along the groove sideways over the clips. This didn't bend the plastic clip any more than the bare minimum plus it also means you can release every clip and ensure they stay unclipped whilst separating the screen.. Very small chance of breaking one in frustration with ones that slip back in. I tried the plastic clips used on bread bags but it is too thick. But the size is about perfect. I used a semi-rigid plastic lid supermarkets package baked goods like scones or biscuits in. I suppose a plastic milk bottle would also work fine. Just be sure to count how many you use and ensure you don't leave one inside. The clear ones are hard to see and it caused me a problem with one stuck in a clip on reassembly. Another tip I have is to get a black (dark) marker and dab it onto the ends of the three little nubs. It makes lining them up with the LED holes much easier. I used ordinary super glue. TV works fine now except the smart features and apps are pretty obsolete as is the WEBOS version stuck way back at 1.4. Which I pretty much expected.

Thanks a lot, I just repaired my LG TV with your guidelines. Excellent video all round. I was extra careful with the screen glass, as you showed and had no problems. Only thing, I had to improvise a the bit when you detached the long chips at the bottom, as my model was slightly different: I had to unscrew the full motherboard instead, which proved to be a good idea. On a side note, when glueing the back the clear cylinders, I reckon the three dots constraining the piece in place were still with glueing power, even after around 7 years, although you could sense that it would detach back again at some point later. I glued the three dots with Loctite, but because I had a well lit room I could see through the clear cylinder where to plug the piece rightaway, without much trial and error. Overall, thanks so much for your very instructive video!

Great video, thanks. Only one diffuser had fallen off but then I found about 20 more that were very loose. This should get me another 5 years or more out of this TV.

Nice job, Chris (as always).

Wow that us a very straightforward video ! Thanks !

Thank you for the video, your instructions worked perfectly, and I didn't break the screen

I agree Chris, I would never remove a screen from the front. Keeping it face down and flat is the best way as you did. Great repair job. 👍

I just did this repair, following your instructions. Very clear and helpful. Thanks so much!

Great and very helpful video! My Samsung TV just had one of these fall off and with your assistance, I think I can tackle this one.

Thanks for information! Used it to fix my 65” LG TV.

The best video I have seen on this topic. obviously I have a tv with the same issue

You are the man, thank you for the knowledge.

Solid job, learned something new

thank you... for the Guide... I am also facing the same issue in my LG 3D TV (LB6200)

My dad is about to give me a TV that has this issue, I am excited to try this out!

Thanks , great video. I like taking the back off the screen way of doing this! Great tip

Very informative video....but bit of difficult to disassemble & reassemble tv for a common man and without tools and glue....but you explained every thing in detail....Thanks alot

Amazing, thank you! Just completed my fix. Managed to save a step by leaving the front bezel on. My model is also April 2014 but had a removable sensor - slightly different, but overall much the same. Basically got a new TV 😅

I wish you lived right down the street from me. Between the two of us we could fix the world! Keep up the great work.

Lifesaver tutorial video, succesful repair here. Thank you very much!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! This video was amazing, helpful and easy to understand. The best instructional video! I was able to fix my VIZIO tv.

I’ve watched quite a few of these repairs to build up the courage to do my tv. This definitely seems to me to be the best one to follow. Thanks

Great instructions I did my Samsung 65-inch smart tv so well explained. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

I was just watching my 55" samsung tv and heard this sound like something dropped. I got up and looked around and couldn't find anything that fell? I go back to watching tv and I have this bright light in the middle of my tv. I google what's going on, which brought me to your video. So that sound was the reflector/lens falling inside my tv and now my anxiety is racing watching this video wondering if I could possibly do this? Your video looks straight forward, and I like the keeping the LCD always laying flat so not to break it idea.... My tv is 10 years old so I'm guessing it's common but I've never seen this happen on any flat-screen tv my family has ever owned. But at least I have answers as to what exactly happened.... and it IS fixable. (It ain't broke.) Thanks again for making such a straight forward video. My tv is Samsung though, but the process would probably be very similar?

Mate awesome video! I have the a Lg 60LB5610 and it has done the same thing. It was left in storage for a while and when i turned it on recently I had all the same white dots. I thought it was stuffed! I just got the misses over the line to upgrading to a OLED. I'll keep this video on the low and fix it once we pick up the new one🤣

Nicely done! Having a Video of the dismantling is really useful to remember how it came apart... I'm shocked the glue has failed on so many of the lenses, I'd be contacting LG and asking for a TV recall. Because it looks like the manufacturer is at fault!

Fantastic method..thanks for a clear and concise 👍explanation

Just used this same disassembly method with a 75” Samsung. It’s multi bezel system sucks to get apart but for a screen this big leaving it face down was my only safe option. Thanks!

Successful ly followed this as a guide. My (2015?) 42" LG TV was slightly easier as the screen could stay face down throughout the process ; the diffuser/backlight sub-assembly lifted off from the front bezel and LED screen without having to turn it over at all.. Thanks1

I want to thank you sir. Today I did your exact procedure with the help of my 5 yo son and we succeed!

Great video! From another Aussie here, I'm a little nervous at opening my Samsung to repair the lenses, but it doesn't appear that there's the same electricity risk as the old cathode ray tube TVs, discharging them first etc

nice video. You helped us fix the TV without messing with the screen. For me, the model is definitely the lf652v which has the main board in external plastic and the side board to go down, I faced difficulties because I had to remove the logic board to rest on the bottom since the tapes are difficult to remove. I also changed the rear lighting, I didn't stick them, but I faced difficulties in removing the white plastic pieces, as he wants to do them front to back, and it's better to push them from behind. in general, if you do it with your peace of mind, it is an easy process.

Awsome repair video!

Just a second comment to say thanks once again for this video - I have just replaced (fully) all the backlights in my 10 year old LG and it worked like a charm. A bit more difficult than I was hoping since actually getting in and doing it versus watching a video are two different things. The plastic clip in shrouding holding the optical filters in place was the most difficult thing. It does not help I am getting old and this sort of stuff is not as easy as it was when I was younger. But I hope it will give the TV a few more years of life as I would rather wait a couple more years before getting a new one (and I would rather like to keep this as an emergency spare regardless or maybe even use it in the bedroom with a second Nvidia Shield attached).

I'll try this for Sony TV. It should be fine as far as i see from other videos of replacing LEDs on the same model. Looks dangerous to me to lift the LCD alone by hands as well as using these suction cups which are actually for glass and they may damage the screen. They are not even completely smooth. They have some bump in the middle. I was researching how to do this for a while and this looks the best method as you don't disassemble the screen assembly at all. Thanks a lot

Thank's, very good work !

I fixed my tv with help of tour video. Thank you so much

Excellent save Chris. One less for the landfill. Cheers NN 🤜🤛

Well I tried it and the procedure is good. I have an LG 55LB6300 I glued about 35 crystals back on. Putting the thing back together however was tough. The chassis was hard to get down and clipped back inside the screen. I did eventually get it all back together and it seemed great. However when I turned it on the screen was junk. Just a bunch of lines and several cracks on the corners. Oh well, it was nine years old.

Thanks watching from London uk . I will try this

Awesome work 👍 👍 👍

thank you very much for the good tutorial sir..

Thanks, great! Just what I need to do and I even have a table tennis- table as well!😀

Video is going to make my life easier 🙏🏾

Thank you so much for your video!!!!!

Thank you for video. Get my TV fixed

Thank you for your guide👍

Good on ya, Mate! I love the idea of having the screen be face-down. I hope I can do the same thing with my 60 inch Samsung that seems to have a couple of bad backlight strips and is causing a gradual darkness along the top 1/3 of the screen. Thanks for sharing.

What a video, what a ledge! I will ve doing this soon mate as i have all these bloody cirlces on me telly 😂

Great work Chris, easy fix too, I'll remember that 🙂🙂

cheers chris enjoyed that

I reckon flipping the TV after removing the front bezel or before installing the front bezel is still dangerous as the screen is not always glued to the matrix frame and can fall out or is only supported by ones hands on the side. Thank you for the very clear repair video!

Great Video, TY... I have the 50" model and just got it apart... There were only 2 lenses dislodged but there were 20 or more white circles. What else could I do while its open to fix the white circles on my screen that were not dislodged? TY!!!

Nice n clear video thank you.

I have the same TV with the same Problem.... thank you very much sir....

excellent guide! I still managed crack my glass though 😢 Just a word of caution: when you are putting the outer bezel back on, double check on the reflective sheet underneath the glass. If the reflective sheet doesn't sit flush against the inner chassis (or back plate, if you will), it will bunch up and push against the backside of the glass. That, combined with attempts to use bit of force to put the outer bezel back on = snapped glass. On my attempt, the said reflective sheet and the glass came off and got slightly misaligned, and I should have paid more attention when reinstalling the backplate. Well, that was my $30 lesson for the day 😂

Excellent, Great Video!!

I don't think there is anything you can't fix. This was so interesting. Is your shoulder ready for that??? Thank you

This is hands down the best video explanation I have seen for this type of repair. Thank you for this 👍

Hi thanks for the video already try it its work and quick question i accidentally scratch my lcd is that okay? Its still turn on and work as normal😊

Love the video, Chris. Really helps to understand the problem. But I'm having trouble getting into my 60" LG. It's about the same vintage as the one you repaired, but the bottom at the back looks a bit different. I've gotten the back panel off, but there's still a black plastic piece running along the bottom (back of the section with the remote sensor) that I can't figure out how to remove. Until I get past it, I can't remove the outer bezel to move on to the next step. Any thoughts?

Thanks for this excellent video. I've just found a smart 50" tv in someone's front yard ready for the tip and this is the problem. If this works I've saved a few quid and got a good tv. How's the glue holding up.

Mind you that this might not go as smooth on all (newer?) models. I did this on a 55PUS6401 and ended up cracking the LCD. While removing the inner chassis (10:26), the plastic bezel came apart (was badly taped together) and a few sheets that are behind the LCD panel (and should be aligned during re-assembly) became loose and I had a hard time trying(!) to re-align all of those and I think while putting the chassis back in place and trying to fit things, I cracked the LCD. If I had known up front that the situation after lifting the inner chassis would be such a mess, I would have never wasted any time on this. No big loss here since I was going to trash the TV anyways because it was a temporary one that had some more defects other than a small white circle but I wanted to see if the white circles could be as easily fixed as suggested in the video(s). In the end I did manage to glue the diffuser back on and put the tv back together but as mentioned, with a broken LCD on the bottom side where I struggled the most to re-assemble. I hope this helps someone else who is willing to attempt this. Given my experience I would say that on some models this might be a VERY risky repair. If you DO proceed then make sure to pay EXTRA attention when extracting the inner chassis to make sure everything under it stays in place and take a good look before completely removing the inner chassis completely to see how things are put together. good luck, you'll need it.

Excellent video! How would you do the same job on a curved screen tv, when the screen cannot be laid flat, without risking breaking the screen? My daughter's Samsung curved screen has developed one bright spot after I mounted the screen on a wall bracket after removing the stand, presumably the movements and tipping have caused one lens to become detached.Thank you for your help. Alan.

Hi Chris, by chance would this be any different with a 3D set? I just noticed 4 white spots on my LG 3D monster. I have a special love for this old set. Is the process the same as you showed in your video? Thanks in advance! 😊

Hi Cris, this si a very good explanation. Thank you!.. do you might have a same tutorial for a Samsung 55Inch UN55J5300AFXZP model ?

When flipping the tv over upon reassembly after clipping the back panel in what is holding the glass from falling out? Do you just hold on to the glass as best you can? Mine is a 65 & it's a lot to handle. I'm at that crossroad and afraid of breaking the glass. The glass actually wobbled when I flipped it & I set it back down. Please help it would be appreciated. Thank you

Brilliant, thanks

thanks, I had a go and seemed like i had one in same spot as you that fell through the cracks lol any reason why these tv's fall apart like this? Is it just down to cheap labour, cheap parts or something else?