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TELEVISION REPAIR? William Hufham 04-13-2008
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Posted by William Hufham on April 13, 2008, 2:49 pm
My home recently burned and I lost everything. Because of the loss and
expense of replacement I had to buy a tv from a pawn shop. It worked
fine for about 2 weeks. Now the (webtv) color will just pop off. I would
turn off the webtv and the tv would have color again, Without the webtv
turned on the color is fine on the tv However I hooked the webtv to a
13" tv and the webtv works great. The reason I think it is the tv is
because of other problems with the tv. 1( When I cut off the tv (after
it has been on awhile) if I cut it right back on the picture will be
scrambled. I have to cut off the tv and wait at least 10 minutes before
I can cut the tv on again and get a clear picture. I have also noticed
that the tv is now making a vibrating noise for a few seconds and then
stops then comes again, Is this something that should be repaired or is
it something expensive?=A0I like the tv but don't want to put too much
into it. Thank You -William (from Carolina Beach NC)





Posted by BillGill on April 14, 2008, 9:01 am
William Hufham wrote:
> My home recently burned and I lost everything. Because of the loss and
> expense of replacement I had to buy a tv from a pawn shop. It worked
> fine for about 2 weeks. Now the (webtv) color will just pop off. I would
> turn off the webtv and the tv would have color again, Without the webtv
> turned on the color is fine on the tv However I hooked the webtv to a
> 13" tv and the webtv works great. The reason I think it is the tv is
> because of other problems with the tv. 1( When I cut off the tv (after
> it has been on awhile) if I cut it right back on the picture will be
> scrambled. I have to cut off the tv and wait at least 10 minutes before
> I can cut the tv on again and get a clear picture. I have also noticed
> that the tv is now making a vibrating noise for a few seconds and then
> stops then comes again, Is this something that should be repaired or is
> it something expensive? I like the tv but don't want to put too much
> into it. Thank You -William (from Carolina Beach NC)
>
>
>
>
I hate to have to say it, but it is probably not worth the cost of repair.
I doubt if you can get a technician to even look at it for less than
$75 or a $100 dollars.

Bill Gill

Posted by AZ Nomad on April 14, 2008, 11:44 am
wrote:
>My home recently burned and I lost everything. Because of the loss and
>expense of replacement I had to buy a tv from a pawn shop. It worked
>fine for about 2 weeks. Now the (webtv) color will just pop off. I would
>turn off the webtv and the tv would have color again, Without the webtv
>turned on the color is fine on the tv However I hooked the webtv to a
>13" tv and the webtv works great. The reason I think it is the tv is
>because of other problems with the tv. 1( When I cut off the tv (after
>it has been on awhile) if I cut it right back on the picture will be
>scrambled. I have to cut off the tv and wait at least 10 minutes before
>I can cut the tv on again and get a clear picture. I have also noticed
>that the tv is now making a vibrating noise for a few seconds and then
>stops then comes again, Is this something that should be repaired or is
>it something expensive? I like the tv but don't want to put too much
>into it. Thank You -William (from Carolina Beach NC)

search google for the sci.electronics.repair faq




Posted by HeyBub on April 14, 2008, 3:43 pm
William Hufham wrote:
> My home recently burned and I lost everything. Because of the loss and
> expense of replacement I had to buy a tv from a pawn shop. It worked
> fine for about 2 weeks. Now the (webtv) color will just pop off. I
> would turn off the webtv and the tv would have color again, Without
> the webtv turned on the color is fine on the tv However I hooked the
> webtv to a 13" tv and the webtv works great. The reason I think it is
> the tv is because of other problems with the tv. 1( When I cut off
> the tv (after it has been on awhile) if I cut it right back on the
> picture will be scrambled. I have to cut off the tv and wait at least
> 10 minutes before I can cut the tv on again and get a clear picture.
> I have also noticed that the tv is now making a vibrating noise for a
> few seconds and then stops then comes again, Is this something that
> should be repaired or is it something expensive? I like the tv but
> don't want to put too much into it. Thank You -William (from Carolina
> Beach NC)

I'm sure the pawn shop from which you purchased the defective unit will
cheerfully refund your money or trade the TV for one of similar or greater
value. Here's the way to do it:

You: "Do you sell guns?"

Pawn shop: "Yes, we have several nice ones for sale. Are you interested in a
pistol?"

You: "We'll get to that in a minute. First I want to talk to you about this
shitty TV you sold me."



Posted by Smarty on April 14, 2008, 3:45 pm
Do you have the webtv connected to your TV via the Video IN jack or do you
connect it through the antenna connection?



> William Hufham wrote:
>> My home recently burned and I lost everything. Because of the loss and
>> expense of replacement I had to buy a tv from a pawn shop. It worked
>> fine for about 2 weeks. Now the (webtv) color will just pop off. I
>> would turn off the webtv and the tv would have color again, Without
>> the webtv turned on the color is fine on the tv However I hooked the
>> webtv to a 13" tv and the webtv works great. The reason I think it is
>> the tv is because of other problems with the tv. 1( When I cut off
>> the tv (after it has been on awhile) if I cut it right back on the
>> picture will be scrambled. I have to cut off the tv and wait at least
>> 10 minutes before I can cut the tv on again and get a clear picture.
>> I have also noticed that the tv is now making a vibrating noise for a
>> few seconds and then stops then comes again, Is this something that
>> should be repaired or is it something expensive? I like the tv but
>> don't want to put too much into it. Thank You -William (from Carolina
>> Beach NC)
>
> I'm sure the pawn shop from which you purchased the defective unit will
> cheerfully refund your money or trade the TV for one of similar or greater
> value. Here's the way to do it:
>
> You: "Do you sell guns?"
>
> Pawn shop: "Yes, we have several nice ones for sale. Are you interested in
> a pistol?"
>
> You: "We'll get to that in a minute. First I want to talk to you about
> this shitty TV you sold me."
>


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