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What happened to my TV set? - Black Landlord - 12-20-2008
Toshiba 27" TV (VCR combo), CRT, circa 1995-1996.
Turned it on last night, and after watching Melissa Etheridge on whatever late night show she was on for about 20 seconds, the picture 'turned off' (made a click and turned off, as if it had been turned off.
Turning the TV off and on made no difference.
I ended up leaving it on to listen to the show (I remember now, it was the tail end of Leno when I turned it on and I was listening to Conan).
Fell asleep, this morning the picture's back and everything's fine.
Anyone know CRT TVs? Did some sort of breaker trip? Dieing tube?
Thx.
Re: What happened to my TV set? - cbelt3 - 12-20-2008
flyback transformer is on the way out. Really, don't you remember the same thing from your mac Plus ? :confused:
Either that or your TV is biased against gay performers.
Re: What happened to my TV set? - Black Landlord - 12-20-2008
cbelt3 wrote:
Either that or your TV is biased against gay performers.
Er, if that were the case, it would have quit years ago . . .
Maybe bad teeth?
Re: What happened to my TV set? - kap - 12-20-2008
There times when no explanations could explain the unexplainable!
I am going back to bed!
Re: What happened to my TV set? - cbelt3 - 12-20-2008
BL- take it as an excellent excuse to take advantage of the many sales on large screen LCD TV's out there. Or call 'em monitors and deduct as a business expense !!
Note- our old CRT bit the big one earlier last year with similar symptoms. After disassembly, I noted a couple of large power capacitors that had bulged and a rather smoky looking high voltage transformer. Since nobody fixes TVs any more (I mean, NOBODY), we got a nice 42" LCD, which made the kiddies very happy.
Re: What happened to my TV set? - Rolando - 12-20-2008
Woohoo, you get a new TV!
Re: What happened to my TV set? - Black Landlord - 12-20-2008
Not dropping $700 just because my TV picture went out temporarily once.
Re: What happened to my TV set? - Doc - 12-20-2008
'Happened to my great old Sony CRT tv. 'Blew a solder joint on the power board.
Letting it cool off before powering up helped a few times, then it wouldn't turn on at all.
'Got it repaired for $150 and all was well for a few months, then it blew again. Still under the repair-warranty.
Got it repaired again.
A few months later, it blew again.
'Looked into getting the board replaced instead of repaired. No parts available through channels anymore. The repair guy found one for $200, plus he quoted me another $200 for the repair.
I bought a new tv.
Now's a good time for your old set to die. There's a glut of LCD panels and retailers are desperate to boost seasonal sales. Next year panel production is going to be halved so it's pretty likely that prices will go up.
When buying a new tv, remember that you're losing vertical-space on a widescreen set with the same diagonal measurement so a modern 27-inch tv is not a replacement for a 27-inch CRT. Measure the height of your set and try to find something with the same height.
Re: What happened to my TV set? - Black Landlord - 12-20-2008
Doc wrote:
'Happened to my great old Sony CRT tv. 'Blew a solder joint on the power board.
Letting it cool off before powering up helped a few times, then it wouldn't turn on at all.
'Got it repaired for $150 and all was well for a few months, then it blew again. Still under the repair-warranty.
Got it repaired again.
A few months later, it blew again.
'Looked into getting the board replaced instead of repaired. No parts available through channels anymore. The repair guy found one for $200, plus he quoted me another $200 for the repair.
I bought a new tv.
Now's a good time for your old set to die. There's a glut of LCD panels and retailers are desperate to boost seasonal sales. Next year panel production is going to be halved so it's pretty likely that prices will go up.
When buying a new tv, remember that you're losing vertical-space on a widescreen set with the same diagonal measurement so a modern 27-inch tv is not a replacement for a 27-inch CRT. Measure the height of your set and try to find something with the same height.
Thanks for the perspective.
Already sort of decided a 32" 1080p (Toshiba 32RV530U) would be my choice.
I would never consider spending anything on a repair. Every time I have tried to get an appliance fixed my experience has been exactly as you describe.
A TV is not exactly a necessity in my life-- no reason not to wait until complete flatlining. I can live without while I shop around for a few weeks if necessary. My eyeTV USB (thanks again tuqqer!) on my iMac can carry me through any 'emergent' viewing needs.
Re: What happened to my TV set? - mikebw - 12-20-2008
Also consider that any old TV will not be functional after February next year due to the digital switch. Make sure you get a new TV with a built-in ATSC tuner.