So I got a 27" magnavox that's been giving me some issues lately.
in the space on the screen right beside each speaker I get rather intense colour impurity. I'll describe one example...
so I'm playing xmen vs street fighter for saturn through svideo and everything looks fine. However after a couple minutes the colour blue will be displayed as pink/purple on the left and right sides of the screen. This will not go away at all, and I've had it degaussed a few times with a wand.
It is my guess that there is simply poor shielding between the monitor and the speakers which contain magnets. Am I correct in this assumption? And either way, can this tv be fixed or is it going straight to the dump?
This only seems to happen with very bright colours being displayed on the screen for a few minutes.
I can post pictures if necessary.
thanks,
King.
Is my tv beyond repair? (colour impurity issues)
Sounds like your screen is getting magnetized, do you have any speakers sitting beside the TV? Anything else sitting around it that could have a magnetic field?
If so move them, the discoloration could stay even after moving though. Unplug the TV from the wall, let it sit a few minutes the plug it back in. You might have to get a demagnetizing wand to fix it....
If so move them, the discoloration could stay even after moving though. Unplug the TV from the wall, let it sit a few minutes the plug it back in. You might have to get a demagnetizing wand to fix it....
Damn Tim, you know there are quite a few Americans out there who still lives in tents due to this shitty economy, and you're dropping loads on a single game which only last 20 min. Do you think it's fair? How much did you spend this time?
That does sound like an issue with the speakers. If it were up to me, and I liked the TV, I would probably simply remove the speakers. That's what I did for my $5 27-inch wooden cabinet garage sale television, but that's moreso because the speaker was as old as the TV (made in 1975) and very scratchy-sounding.
(That was actually what got me started in using a stereo for games, TV and movies.)
Alternatively, perhaps you could 'add' more shielding to the speakers, or even perhaps maybe the existing shielding has come loose. If you remove the speakers even temporarily to check or add shielding, you could try a quick game with a stereo connected to see if it's truly the speakers or something else (conduits in the walls? I'm not very experienced in this field).
It does sound as though the TV has a self-degaussing feature (as when the set is turned on after being off for a while), so any color issues shouldn't be permanent if you're able to remove the source of the distortion... unless the problem is with the magnets on the tube that are used to direct the electrons. Then you're in trouble, but it's probably only the built-in (right?) speakers.
(That was actually what got me started in using a stereo for games, TV and movies.)
Alternatively, perhaps you could 'add' more shielding to the speakers, or even perhaps maybe the existing shielding has come loose. If you remove the speakers even temporarily to check or add shielding, you could try a quick game with a stereo connected to see if it's truly the speakers or something else (conduits in the walls? I'm not very experienced in this field).
It does sound as though the TV has a self-degaussing feature (as when the set is turned on after being off for a while), so any color issues shouldn't be permanent if you're able to remove the source of the distortion... unless the problem is with the magnets on the tube that are used to direct the electrons. Then you're in trouble, but it's probably only the built-in (right?) speakers.
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at the last 2man shmupmeet, iatneh used a demagnatizing wand with no results at all.
The tv is flanked by a cable modem and a wireless phone station, but after moving those, the tv itself, and leaving it unplugged for a while I have the same problem.
I've even had it tate'd with the same results in the same spots beside the speakers.
I was thinking about what icepick said and just somehow remove the speakers totally. They don't sound very good anyway. Just not sure how they're hooked up. Hopefully a screwdriver, some plyers and a bit of electrical tape will do the trick.
The tv is flanked by a cable modem and a wireless phone station, but after moving those, the tv itself, and leaving it unplugged for a while I have the same problem.
I've even had it tate'd with the same results in the same spots beside the speakers.
I was thinking about what icepick said and just somehow remove the speakers totally. They don't sound very good anyway. Just not sure how they're hooked up. Hopefully a screwdriver, some plyers and a bit of electrical tape will do the trick.
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the fact you tate the tv is probably why it is the way it is now. some tv's really don't take that to well, others are ok with it.I've even had it tate'd with the same results in the same spots beside the speakers.
Damn Tim, you know there are quite a few Americans out there who still lives in tents due to this shitty economy, and you're dropping loads on a single game which only last 20 min. Do you think it's fair? How much did you spend this time?
if that's the case then this baby's done.
I know arcade monitors are the most reliable for tate, but I wont be building a case or buying a non-locally.
Are most Sony tv's capable of the tate?
I was even able to find a 19" sony trinitron pvm with the rgb BNC hookups in a pawnshop but $250 sounds like a bit much to me.
any suggestions?
I know arcade monitors are the most reliable for tate, but I wont be building a case or buying a non-locally.
Are most Sony tv's capable of the tate?
I was even able to find a 19" sony trinitron pvm with the rgb BNC hookups in a pawnshop but $250 sounds like a bit much to me.
any suggestions?
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