Any Computer Monitor/TV repair experts out there?

Posted by Chris Garrett (B) on August 22, 2004 at 14:16:18

Hello and sorry for the cross post,

I have an 12 yr old Mitsubishi 27" regular TV in the bedroom that I was watching maybe a year ago and all of a sudden the screen turned off color and there was a circular distortion taking up most of the screen, like looking through a 'fish eye' lens or through the bottom of a Coke bottle. I can turn the color and tint down and pretty much watch it in B/W and the circular doohickey is not a major issue.

However, last night, my big 36" Toshiba tubed Gateway computer monitor suddenly turned a nice pretty shade of light blue. The picture quality and TV function (All In Wonder Rage Pro 128) all seem to be perfectly in focus with no distortions that I can see. Since this has individual R/G/B adjustments, I really can't do black and white, but I was just wondering if this is the same problem, more or less?

Some have said a color gun could have gone out, others thought just a component or something has burned out. The Mitsu TV issue seems to be a focus thing to a degree, but with this monitor, it is like one of the color thingys went south. I did not hear any noise and I was just looking at a picture of a speaker when it suddenly happened.

I have tried reseating and cleaning the monitor cable at both ends, I have tried the degauss function and I have rebooted and even let it sit for six hours or so, off. One AA chatter said it could be a thermal/cold solder joint, but this monitor is on for the better part of most every day, so she has a lot of hours on her over the 6+ years I have had her.

Do these sound like catastrophic problems, or something that can be fixed with a little cash by a TV/Computer repair guy? The monitor is 185# and quite bulky, so it is not easy for me to move it around without the help of somebody else. What should I say that I think is the problem if I call some shops?

Sorry for all the questions, but I could have lived with the B.R. TV being on the fritz, but this monitor is the L.R. TV and its tough to get a fun picture to watch, obviously.

Thanks for any help that you can provide.

Chris

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Topic - Any Computer Monitor/TV repair experts out there? - Chris Garrett 14:16:18 08/22/04 (0)

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