My tv is doing some reely goofy stuff....some scenes are good ...and others look like this....


Also the reds wash out to the side on ocations...

any ideas?....

The reds bleeding out to the right can indicate a tired CRT, especially if it's worse with the brightness cranked up. Not sure what causes the tearing.

What set is this? Tube? Transistor? Tearing could be AGC or sync separator.

Magnavox - HD2502
...Solid state...about ..ooooohhhh.........15 years old.........

R2R, I know squat about TV's, but I do envy the fact you can see B5 reruns! :cry:
Tom

Probably a bad electrolytic capacitor...looks like some kind of an oscillation going on that is not getting filtered out. Checking all caps with an ESR meter is a good troubleshooting test for problems like this. Have not personally seen this particular problem but had weak vertical deflection in a similar age magnavox due to bad caps.

Maybe it's allergic to Bruce Boxleitner? :scratch2:

15 yrs old? Maybe it's about time to part company w/this guy....-Sandy G.

Here's a totally know nothing possiblity...

Your Mach I's And Forte's are sucking the life outta your boob tube ? :scratch2:

Guessing neither is shielded...

Only reason I say this is I was refoaming a pair of 12" woofers, sat them too close to my CRT and man it didn't like it at all :no:

I do envy the fact you can see B5 reruns! :cry:
Tom

You betcha!!...copyed them during the first run on TNT!...all in order on VHS....commercial free!!...thank you ReplayTV....Great series.. but you have to see every episode from the beginningof the run.....the best there was! "IMHO"

Back to the set!...the other thing its doing ....When you turn off the set with the power button...it dont shut off ..just the sound..but...the picture straightens up


Go figure!!..... :scratch2:


Your Mach I's And Forte's are sucking the life outta your boob tube ?

Cant be that ...the speakers are twenty feet away ...in another room .....I dont do 'HT' anymore....just two channel stereo!!!...the only way!!! surround is a novelty.. for watching TV but I pretty much just watch the news anymore.....

Oh ...and B5!... (&porno)

Could be decision day Gary.

If it's an easy fix, it's $100 or more at the shop; worse is more. But a NEW 27" or better can be had for $200 or so.

So Bunky, how much you like that old set??

Does it do it with the VCR/DVD only, or TV only?

Scott

Cant be that ...the speakers are twenty feet away ...in another room .....I dont do 'HT' anymore....just two channel stereo!!!...the only way!!! surround is a novelty.. for watching TV but I pretty much just watch the news anymore.....

Oh ...and B5!... (&porno)

Figured that wasn't the case, but I've heard that killer setup of yours and it coulda been a possiblity even at twenty feet :D

Good Luck Buddy :thmbsp:

I've seen a lot of Magnavox sets from that age with bad soldering and bad caps in the power supply. They aren't usually hard to repair, but it's probably not worth doing unless you can do it yourself. Those sets are nothing special. You could buy a much better used set for what a professional repair will cost.

Well ...thats why I asked for ideas... :)

Looks like it will be going "Down The Road"!..... :yes: