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(Message started by: Jonny on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:08pm)

Title: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Jonny on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:08pm

50 in Hitachi rear projection, 7 years old.

I know this is a long shot but just thought maybe there was someone out there that could advise me on this, dont want to get screwed by the TV fix it guy.

Heres what its doing, sometimes it clears up and sometimes not. It also does this with a VHS or DVD in play....Theres no way I can go back to a smaller TV.....LMAO ;;D

Thanks!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d801b3127cce9231b301cbcb00000016108AZM2bNk5bM6

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Bob P on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:10pm

HBW seeds!

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Jonny on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:13pm

on 06/20/05 at 18:10:54, Bob P wrote:

HBW seeds!

LMMFAO....TOUCHE' ;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:27pm

Ya could always firebomb it! ;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Jonny on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:31pm

on 06/20/05 at 18:27:31, Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote:

Ya could always firebomb it! ;;D

HEY!!!!! :(

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Ueli on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:34pm

Dig out the manual and look up if there is a knob to twiddle to get it into sync on external sources.

[smiley=smokin.gif]

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:54pm

Ueli has the better idea - when in doubt RTFM! Give it a try - what have you got to lose?

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Jonny on Jun 20^th, 2005, 6:57pm

Theres a button on the front that when pushed it aligns the three heads...it does nothing.

But I will get out the manual....Duh!!...why didnt I think of that...LMAO ;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by yikes-another-one on Jun 20^th, 2005, 7:01pm

;;D
I hope you are not dealing with Catho-ray tubes
and that there isn't a moth stuck inside the projector.
[smiley=huh.gif]

My sis had one that was back on the 1990's
and the colors would fade in and out...
so we had to replace the color-thing-a-ma-bob :P

but I know that doens't help you one bit. ::)
Sorry :-X

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by eddie on Jun 20^th, 2005, 7:03pm

have a speaker on and hold it facing towards the screen
and go round and round in front of the TV a few times 8
it sounds crazy
eddie

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by cazman on Jun 20^th, 2005, 7:54pm

get rid of it and buy 52in sony plazma tv then fire bomb it

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Sean_C on Jun 20^th, 2005, 8:09pm

The tv fix it guy always charges half of what it would be to buy a new one. Go to Best But dude, tv's are pretty cheap now.

Sean.................................

There's also a place in Cambridge thats wicked cheap for home entertainment, I'll see if I can dig it up for ya.

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Jonny on Jun 20^th, 2005, 8:17pm

on 06/20/05 at 20:09:38, Sean_C wrote:

Go to Best But dude

Isnt that Dons place?.....I hear he has a special....free lude with the purchase of every butt ;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Gator on Jun 20^th, 2005, 8:23pm

on 06/20/05 at 19:03:17, eddie wrote:

have a speaker on and hold it facing towards the screen
and go round and round in front of the TV a few times 8
it sounds crazy
eddie

Not really too crazy. Too bad televisions don't have a degauss button. Just don't touch the speaker to the screen.

Is that a speaker on top of the television? If so, try moving all speakers away from the set. Maybe one is going out and throwing some magnetic interference.

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by don on Jun 20^th, 2005, 8:26pm

Quote:

Go to Best But

LMMFAO!

Been down on L Street today Sean? LMAO!

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Jonny on Jun 20^th, 2005, 8:27pm

on 06/20/05 at 20:23:29, Gator wrote:

Is that a speaker on top of the television? If so, try moving all speakers away from the set. Maybe one is going out and throwing some magnetic interference.

No, but those black things holding up the plant thingys on either side are external speakers...theyve been there for years...Ill move them and let ya know.

Thanks guys and gals.

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by burnt-toast on Jun 20^th, 2005, 8:42pm

Have you ever had the mirrors cleaned/realigned? May be the problem. I haven't had mine done either but it's supposed to be annual maintenance.

Tom

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Charlie on Jun 20^th, 2005, 9:34pm

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/tape.gif

Problem solved.

Charlie

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Donna_D. on Jun 20^th, 2005, 9:36pm

I say have the T.V. repair guy come over and fix it...

...and then when he asks for payment...

....fire bomb HIM!

Good luck with fixing the TV, Jonny...Wish I could help but my VCR still flashes 12:00 at me and I have NEVER successfully recorded anything from the television.

DD

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Opus on Jun 20^th, 2005, 10:04pm

This is going to sound crazy but give it a good hit with your open hand. If that helps, or changes the problem then it probably is bad solder joints. The Chinese suck at soldering and most bad electronics I have seen can be fixed with a steady hand, which I no longer have so I toss them :)

Opus/Paul [smiley=smokin.gif]

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by cootie on Jun 21^st, 2005, 1:02am

Give it to the armless guy........tv's for the poor Pam ;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by alchemy on Jun 21^st, 2005, 3:44am

isn't that the image of mother mary on your screen, charge admission to come and see it then buy a plasma tv. [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Jun 21^st, 2005, 8:57am

I've already seen my thoughts on the cause twice. It looks like it's been magnetized. Move the speakers and anything else magnetic away and then have your TV dude give it a degaussing.

I kind of like it that way though. It reminds me of my High School years. ;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Jun 21^st, 2005, 8:58am

on 06/21/05 at 03:44:56, alchemy wrote:

isn't that the image of mother mary on your screen, [smiley=laugh.gif]

Sell it on eBay for some obnoxious amount of money.

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by seasonalboomer on Jun 21^st, 2005, 9:05am

try cleaning the screen with Noni juice

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Langa on Jun 21^st, 2005, 9:37am

Jonny, if you give me money, I can fix it…I’m gifted that way, ya know? ;;D

Langa

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Lizzie2 on Jun 21^st, 2005, 9:50am

LOL yeah pretty much looks like what happened to my old computer monitor when it got demagnetized. But it didn't stop there...one day the thing just went black.

I like the suggestions made here!! :)

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by sandie99 on Jun 21^st, 2005, 11:11am

on 06/20/05 at 18:27:31, Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote:

Ya could always firebomb it! ;;D

;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by forgetfulnot on Jun 21^st, 2005, 1:30pm

Hitachi, one of the best electronic co's on the planet. 7 years is about all your going to get out of any thing these days, most everything is assembled in China or Mexico. I have a 19" Hitachi monitor .21 dpi three years old, awsome piece. Assembled in Mexico. Think the trash guys will haul that big bastard off?

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Gator on Jun 21^st, 2005, 3:40pm

on 06/21/05 at 13:30:36, forgetfulnot wrote:

Nope. EPA guidelines (at least the ones here in Okieland) prohibit disposing of monitors in landfills. The computer store I worked for couldn't just throw dead monitors in the dumpster. I got in trouble for doing that once is how I found out.

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Jun 21^st, 2005, 4:07pm

on 06/21/05 at 15:40:19, Gator wrote:

That's why you throw away a bunch of empty boxes at the same time...To hide the stuff (monitors, toner cartridges, nuclear waste, etc) under them.

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by cazman on Jun 21^st, 2005, 4:59pm

picture looked ok to me last night when i looked at it just take an lsa dose that fixes everything lol

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by hurtinunit on Jun 21^st, 2005, 5:37pm

this is the same one my boyfriend was gonna buy couple years ago the guy at circut city said not to no idea why more useless information for your viewing pleasure

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by forgetfulnot on Jun 21^st, 2005, 8:13pm

on 06/21/05 at 15:40:19, Gator wrote:

Over here in tulsa, if you make friends with the Mexicans they haul off anything, but it is all taken to a trash burner.

Lee

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Drk^Angel on Jun 21^st, 2005, 8:21pm

My professional opinion... Give it a kick. If it helps... Good. If not... Well, it was broken anyways...

PFDAN..................................... Drk^Angel

P.S. No... Don't kick it there... Oh, nevermind.

DA

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Jonny on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 6:19pm

on 06/21/05 at 20:21:05, Drk^Angel wrote:

My professional opinion... Give it a kick. If it helps... Good. If not... Well, it was broken anyways...

I took the Opus advice and slammed it three times, on the third hit it was fine.....10 mins later it was doing it again, slam did not work again.

I moved the speakers and that did nothing.

Manual says check connections...they are fine.

I think I will mail it to Lee so his Mexicans can take care of it ;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by Kevin_M on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 8:38pm

on 06/20/05 at 18:08:20, Jonny wrote:

just thought maybe there was someone out there that could advise me on this, dont want to get screwed by the TV fix it guy.

What do I look like, Ann Landers. Quit sending him flowers.

Quote:

I moved the speakers and that did nothing

Try moving yourself away from it _far_ It don't like you either. Hope that helps.

*being Mr Happy is not here right now, these comments brought to you via proxy.

_{*disclaimer* any resemblance to real life is strictly coincidental}.

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by clarence on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 10:27pm

on 06/22/05 at 20:38:43, Kevin_M wrote:

What do I look like, Ann Landers. Quit sending him flowers.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

[smiley=crackup.gif]

Casey

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by forgetfulnot on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 10:54pm

on 06/22/05 at 18:19:59, Jonny wrote:

Postage 4,936.00 insured 8965.00 ;;D

Title: Re: Are there any TV geeks out there?
Post by TomM on Jun 23^rd, 2005, 8:21am

Buy a Sony Plasma. I purchased mine from www.plasmabay.com and saved about $1700.00 bucks.
Or, you can go bigger size for cheaper w/ a DLP here: http://www.bestbuyplasma.com/plasma/dlp_land.asp What ever you do, do not get the EDTV Plasma...it's a monitor.
My last bit of advice is to buy the most expensive you can afford and buy a good brand b/c you will never regret it. Research it thoroughly.
Edit: I have several Sony TV's, DVD players, and surround sound. Not a one of them has ever had a problem. I prefer Sony.
TomM