Ahh! I think my tv is busted...

[dmurray14]

Not getting much at avsforum, so I'll try here too...

Yesterday I got my brand new tivo, set it up, and all was well. I was a little upset to see that every once is a while the color would get all weird and flicker on the screen. I was kind of disappointed, figuring I got a bad tivo. I tried turning everything off and then back on, and it seemed to solve it. WELL, today I come home and get ready to see what the tivo has for me, and when I turn on the TV, the picture is completely messed up. It looks like HORRIBLE convergence, if that describes it. It seems like its only the blue "gun" that's off, but it's off by like an inch or two. I can't fix it with convergence either. It seems to be a little more off at the top than it is in the middle. I don't understand how this happened though, because it was fine when I turned it off last, and completely screwed when I turned it on. I have tried turning it off and on, and that doesn't help. This appears on all inputs and all channels. The TV is a Mitsubishi 51" 4:3, it's a few years old. I have no clue what the model number is. Any ideas what's going on here? Please tell me it can be fixed and that my TV isn't completely bust.

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[Tetsuo]

Are your speakers shielded...

 

[dmurray14]

Yeah...

This tv has been fine exactly where it is until today.
Thanks though.

 

[sillymofo]

Have you always have your speakers and electronics in those places? Looks like it's time for you to upgrade to HDTV friend, if in fact all inputs and devices gave the same picture.

 

[dmurray14]

Yes sir, its always been like that. I already have HD on a 110" screen downstairs, I just want my TV to work!

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: dmurray14
Yes sir, its always been like that. I already have HD on a 110" screen downstairs, I just want my TV to work!

what kind of projector do you have? BTW... your tv is busted.

 

[nsafreak]

Your TV = Busted. It may be fixable, hope you have an extended warranty though as it probably won't be cheap to fix. Personally I would recommend taking all that stuff off the top of the TV set. The most I would personally put on the top of my set is my center speaker for the surround sound & that's it.

 

[dmurray14]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: dmurray14
Yes sir, its always been like that. I already have HD on a 110" screen downstairs, I just want my TV to work!

what kind of projector do you have? BTW... your tv is busted.

Sanyo PLV60HT...and this is bad news. Looks like the projector is about to get a lot more lamphours!

 

[Dulanic]

They may beable to realign the guns if you call someone to repair it, if not theyll likely have to replace that gun, and when you replace one you really gotta replace them all or theyll be different brightnesses and your blues will be brighter then anything else.

 

[dmurray14]

Hmm, interesting. Who would I call to do this kind of thing? Any idea what this will run me? I appreciate it....

Dan

 

[Tetsuo]

It would be cheaper to buy a new tv

 

[Topher]

This is a rear projection TV not a CRT, so unshielded speakers aren't causing this, and the magnets would need to be HUGE for it to affect more than a corner of the screen on a CRT anyway. This is definitely a bad gun, hopefully it can be realigned by a tech, but I couldn't begin to tell you what it might cost, as I would have no clue. Keep us posted on what the tech says.

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: Topher
This is a rear projection TV not a CRT, so unshielded speakers aren't causing this, and the magnets would need to be HUGE for it to affect more than a corner of the screen on a CRT anyway. This is definitely a bad gun, hopefully it can be realigned by a tech, but I couldn't begin to tell you what it might cost, as I would have no clue. Keep us posted on what the tech says.

The guns are CRT, and while once the image leaves the CRT guns it cant be effected by magnets, nearby magnets can effect the CRT guns themselves. Tho that doesnt seem to be the problem here.