MSX Palcom Issue

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Well it was fun while it lasted... after a few weeks of play, the image on my MSX Palcom games is now distorted. There are lines going through the image, making the games unplayable. When I play a cartridge game, everything works fine. If I play the LD player separately, it also works fine. The Call LD function still works as well, the game will boot and let me control it even with the garbled image. Any suggestions here? I'm guessing capacitors need to be replaced?

This is how my picture looks now:

Sounds like a good idea to check capacitors. Check the signal path of the video input on the MSX up to the VDP, must be in there somewhere the picture gets distorded (might even be the connection of the video in connector to the mainboard has come slightly loose).

Well I am incapable of repairs myself as well. But logic thinking I am good at. The logic about the advice is of course LD output is fine (you tested it individually), MSX VDP output is also fine (tested with other non LD games). So it is either the signal being distorted in the path from connector to VDP or worst case the VDP input is busted. First checkING the signal arrives correctly is a logical step.