oh jesus i feel like an absolute clown.
i was gettin ready to bang it, like u said.. in order to do so i had to remove the clock-radio which was sitting on top of it, which for the last couple of weeks has been switched off when im not using it but for some reason is turned on today...
turns out it was just that messin up the picture. damn electricals.
you inadvertently saved my TV, thank you Esmoreit 
to anyone who followed a link here, im sorry for wasting your time :-/







