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#352151 - 16/05/2012 00:19 What's wrong with my television?
RobotCaleb
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Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
Anyone know what's wrong with my TV? It started doing this a few weeks back. So far it has always corrected itself after a few minutes at most. Only once has it done it while using it. Every other time it does it at boot.

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#352153 - 16/05/2012 01:27 Re: What's wrong with my television? [Re: RobotCaleb]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Originally Posted By: RobotCaleb
Anyone know what's wrong with my TV?

It's all jacked up.
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#352155 - 16/05/2012 01:33 Re: What's wrong with my television? [Re: wfaulk]
RobotCaleb
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Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
Indeed. I should add that it only does this on the left half.

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#352163 - 16/05/2012 12:00 Re: What's wrong with my television? [Re: RobotCaleb]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
First step is to determine if it's the TV itself doing that, or the device that you are using to provide the signal (eg. cable set-top box).

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#352169 - 16/05/2012 12:17 Re: What's wrong with my television? [Re: mlord]
RobotCaleb
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Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
Definitely the TV. It persists across inputs and occurs when no input is live.

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#352171 - 16/05/2012 12:37 Re: What's wrong with my television? [Re: RobotCaleb]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
Well, the usual two possibilities come to mind then: (1) failing power supply (possibly due to #2), and/or (2) bad capacitor(s).

Have you googled for others with the same model and similar issues?

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#352172 - 16/05/2012 12:41 Re: What's wrong with my television? [Re: mlord]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
Actually, since you say it does it only when warming up, then perhaps it's a loose connection on a data (ribbon) cable inside. As it heats up, the metal expands, improving connections and making the problem go away.


Edited by mlord (16/05/2012 12:41)

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#352212 - 16/05/2012 23:26 Re: What's wrong with my television? [Re: mlord]
gbeer
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Registered: 17/12/2000
Posts: 2665
Loc: Manteca, California
The last time I saw something like that, a trip to the tube tester at the drug store solved the problem.
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#352237 - 17/05/2012 11:56 Re: What's wrong with my television? [Re: gbeer]
tanstaafl.
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Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5549
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
Originally Posted By: gbeer
The last time I saw something like that, a trip to the tube tester at the drug store solved the problem.
"Tube"? What's a tube?

Oh, wait. My bicycle has tubes that give me trouble sometimes. Are you saying that his TV set is leaking? smile

tanstaafl.


Edited by tanstaafl. (17/05/2012 11:57)
Edit Reason: Re-posted because I answered the wrong post before.
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