| Author | Message | ||
     David S |
i got a tv from a junkyard 3 days ago for free i turned it on and it worked great outside for 8 hours after that i ran cable to my room and set it up after pluging in the cable i watched it for one day with no problems the next day i was watching it and after 20 minutes the cable cut out along with the sound and the screen turned white i turned it off for 1 minute and it worked for about another hour now it will only last 3 minutes before it cuts out so whats wrong with my TV??? | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (Sfield) |
You got it at a junkyward for free. It was there because the cost of repairing a modern TV is generally more than the cost of buying a new one. In this sense, TVs are like pocket calculators, T shirts, batteries, light bulbs, ball point pens, pencils, car windshields, condoms, toothbrushes, and cigarette lighters. The money you spend on the test equipment needed to determine the problem with your TV is more than the amount you will ever save by repairing all the TVs you ever own. | ||
| David S |
ok i took apart the tv and saved everything but the tube what is the coil type thing that has a wire going to the tube what voltage comes out of it (if anything)? what can i make out of this chip? | ||
| Jules Cher Unregistered guest |
On my Sony KV-20T-S30 color tv I have no real color, a bit as yellow near black and white. That happened all of a sudden. I opened it and tried to see in the card connection of the cathode tube if any thing looks wrong. No success. Anybody can help me please. Please Email me! Thanks | ||
| Travis Unregistered guest |
Referring to David's problem, the tv could be overheating and a protection circuit could be automatically turning it off. If's that the case, then some computer fans could cool it off enough. | ||
| bertha spann Unregistered guest |
B.SPANN i have a 25" zenith tv no sound no picture could someone tell me what wrong with it thanks | ||
| Anonymous |
You could try turning it on... | ||
| Anonymous |
Whats the thing called, where the Tv, turns all etchy and is black and white, and the thign where the TV turns into like 6 different colors, (rectangles), What colors are they, and what order do they go in? | ||
| AnotherAnonymous Unregistered guest |
Etchy and black and white... you mean static (aka white noise, 'snow')? http://www.mediachannel.org/images/tv-static.gif (also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_noise ) Color rectangles, you mean SMPTE bars? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Smptecb.png (also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMPTE_color_bars ) Or maybe you mean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pattern | ||
| mary Unregistered guest |
i have a sony tv and everthing is working fine except all of a sudden i have no picture just a blue screen. there is sound and i can change the channels, just no picture. is this something major? | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (Sfield) Senior Member Username: Sfield Post Number: 450 Registered: 12-2004 |
Why are people asking questions about televisions on a site about toys? | ||
| Travis Babcock (Travis) New member Username: Travis Post Number: 3 Registered: 5-2005 |
Maybe they think Simon is a genius... | ||
| norman strothman (Biteme53520) New member Username: Biteme53520 Post Number: 1 Registered: 3-2006 |
anybody know why my sanyo works fine for a short time then acts as if cable was disconnected from it | ||
| john toolan (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 72.255.44.139 |
I was considering buying the Sony XBR LCD flat panel TV model #KDL-40XBR2 or XBR3. I also wanted to use it for my computer monitor. My question is can some one who has hooked it up to computer tell me how it works with I do not need super quality resolution but is it decent. The quality of TV picture is important. Also are there any TV with a DVI hook up | ||
| Lori Norwood (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 205.188.116.13 |
I have a problem with my hitachi 60" tv the volume won't turn down from the remote or from the actual tv what could it be? everything else works fine I am in desperate need to find the cause it is way to loud and I need it fixed before my husband watches another football game. any ideas????? river2live@aol.com | ||
| Ann Hansen (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 70.57.184.221 |
Hey, I have a problem! My Sony TV has a perfect picture, great audio, BUT it also has a mind of it's own. With no warning - no rhyme nor reason such as having been on a long time, etc...it turns itself off. We have turned it on, unplugged it for 5 minutes and plugged it back in. It might run as long as a day or two, or turn off again in a few minutes. No repairman in the area has a clue... Anyone out there know of a solution? Annie | ||
| richard vaughan (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 65.30.51.233 |
whats wrong with the color on my t.v. we had a lightning strike very close to our home and since then,the color is all blotchy | ||
| Red Dragon (Red_dragon) Junior Member Username: Red_dragon Post Number: 8 Registered: 4-2007 |
Sounds like you need to degauss it. when the lightning hit near by it put out a Electromagnetic field that missed up your color, like when you put a magnet near your tv. most newer tvs have a degauss coil. the degauss should be in your tv's menu. if it don't have a degauss coil then you have to get one or if you don't have very much value in the tv you can try using a magnet. look here http://www.ehow.com/how_2041471_degauss-tv.html |
