Can a TV "wear out" on only one channel? Bizarre problem.... Please help.

[DevilsAdvocate]

I own a POS Curtis Mathes TV that I picked up on Thanksgiving morning a couple of years ago. This morning my wife fired it up to watch the CBS Morning Show, and no sound.

Every other channel had sound. She turned on a TV in another bedroom of the house, and there was sound, so it was not a problem with the signal.

I started to flip the channels, and found thre is sound for a split second on that channel, and then it goes silent.

Any suggestions? Is it new TV time?

Thanks...

 

[Pepsi90919]

tuner is fvcked.

 

[flot]

It isn't necessarily new tv time - just get a cable box or tune with your vcr. (or buy a vcr)

 

[waggy]

pfft dont listen to them!

its a good excuse to go buy a new HD tv!

 

[jurzdevil]

did SAP get turned on by accident?

 

[MrScott81]

Originally posted by: flot
It isn't necessarily new tv time - just get a cable box or tune with your vcr. (or buy a vcr)

 

[Legendary]

Your tuner is messed up, but get a new TV man.

 

[Hammer]

wierd. never heard of that. some "static" channels like the weather channel or stock channels can burn into a tv, but that's the only "wear" i've seen.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: jurzdevil
did SAP get turned on by accident?

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: Gnote

Originally posted by: jurzdevil did SAP get turned on by accident?

I'm not sure. I'll check that out.

I'd think CBS would have SAP, anyway... but who the hell knows. If SAP is on, I'll shut it off.

Otherwise, I will assume the tuner is fvcked, and I'll go pick up a new TV.

 

[desy]

Now you have done the obvious and UNPLUGGED it not just mearly shut it on and off again to reset the electronics right?

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

No... did not occur to me. Thanks for the help and your obnoxious response.

 

[desy]

Sure, two for one

Did it fix it?

 

[Analog]

does it have a knob, or buttons?