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Damien

31-03-2005 15:28

TV gone weird

My TV has gone a funny colour. Its gone all yellowish greenish!

Any ideas

Nugget

31-03-2005 15:30

Re: TV gone weird

Have you checked your contrast / brightness etc (just in case you've accidently sat on the control or something)?

Paul K

31-03-2005 15:30

Re: TV gone weird

Knackered? Have you tried powering it off, leave it to cool, switch it back on? Any magnets near it?

bob_builder

31-03-2005 15:31

Re: TV gone weird

At a guess I would assume that your red cathode gun has packed up. Try adjusting the colour settings and watch the BBC test card (is it still transmitted?).

dilli-theclaw

31-03-2005 15:31

Re: TV gone weird

Take the scart cable out and plug it back in.

Paul K

31-03-2005 15:39

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Check for yellowish green paint spillage? :p:

Salu	31-03-2005 15:46

Re: TV gone weird

You've run out of red TV ink. You can get refill kits at www.tvrefills.com

Nugget

31-03-2005 15:59

Re: TV gone weird

You haven't adjusted your settings to 'technicolour yawn' have you :disturbd:

paulyoung666

31-03-2005 16:35

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salu

You've run out of red TV ink. You can get refill kits at www.tvrefills.com

now wouldnt it be funny if that link went somewhere :disturbd: , anyway its not an rgb / s-video setting that has gone awry is it :erm:

Damien

31-03-2005 16:40

Re: TV gone weird

its working now, turned it off for a while

paulyoung666

31-03-2005 16:42

Re: TV gone weird

dont bank on it staying that way :erm: :D :D

Paul K

31-03-2005 16:57

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien

its working now, turned it off for a while

How old is the telly? Sounds like it's failling and you need to look to either get it in for servicing or replace it at some point.

gooner4life

31-03-2005 17:01

Re: TV gone weird

I remember smearing Ribena with a tissue all over my sisters old TV with my brother in law about 7 years ago to give the impression the tube was on its way out, he really wanted a Big Screen TV :D

Damien

31-03-2005 17:32

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

How old is the telly? Sounds like it's failling and you need to look to either get it in for servicing or replace it at some point.

2 and a half years

Sony One.

Jason1

31-03-2005 18:10

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien

My TV has gone a funny colour. Its gone all yellowish greenish!

Any ideas

Have you recently placed a speaker within about a foot of your tv ? Speakers have magnets inside which affect tv screens turning them green if there to close

dilli-theclaw

31-03-2005 18:18

Re: TV gone weird

Oddly enough your TV will also do this if you turn it upside down.

Seriously.

paulyoung666

31-03-2005 18:55

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Oddly enough your TV will also do this if you turn it upside down.

Seriously.

gonna take your word on that one :disturbd: :D :D :D

dilli-theclaw

31-03-2005 18:57

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

gonna take your word on that one :disturbd: :D :D :D

I built a tv projector out of an old portable and a fresnel lense. It goes all funny like that for a little while then settles down again. (I left it overnight)

Tuftus

31-03-2005 21:14

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I had an old TV that used to do this, turned out to be a dry joint on the back of the connection to the tube...

(PLEASE NOTE - THERE ARE LETHAL VOLTAGES INSIDE THE CABINET!!!)

Don't go prodding around if you don't know what you are doing!

cookie_365

31-03-2005 22:31

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Oddly enough your TV will also do this if you turn it upside down.

Seriously.

Is that why Neighbours always looks so odd ? ;)

danielf

31-03-2005 22:52

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Oddly enough your TV will also do this if you turn it upside down.

Seriously.

Oddly enough, it also happens if you watch tele whilst suspended from the ceiling long enough, but that may have little to do with the tele :disturbd:

paulyoung666

01-04-2005 09:08

Re: TV gone weird

Quote:

Originally Posted by danielf

Oddly enough, it also happens if you watch tele whilst suspended from the ceiling long enough, but that may have little to do with the tele :disturbd:

oh my god , i must stop doing that myself ;)

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