We just moved house and when I turn it on now we just get a blank screen. I can't tune it in as the menu doesn't come on, but I can hear interfearance. Do I need a new telly?
2006-10-01 23:58:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
black screen.
little portable telly works fine in the same place so it isn't the ariel.
2006-10-02 01:12:19 · update #1
Hi, this could be whats called frame collapse. Basically the TV picture in the UK is made up of 625 lines to make your picture, and sometimes the chip that decodes these lines either get a dry joint or fail. the fact that you have moved the TV could still mean either. The reason that you can hear noise is because if you leave the screen collapsed what you will see is a very bright white line across the middle of the screen. If left on this will actually burn into the glass and cause a permanent mark so the TV shut down to a safe mode.
You MAY be able to prove this by turning up the brightness and contrast to full. It sometimes is possible to see a very faint line.
2006-10-04 00:40:56 · answer #1 · answered by biker550_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you connected the tv with the ariel? If you have then possibly you may need a new tv but I doubt it. I think there is a connection problem somewhere. Check at the back of the tv at whether the cables are connected properly to the right place.
2006-10-02 00:11:33 · answer #2 · answered by babybitch69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are getting a blank screen and not the normal snowy screen of a tv that hasn't been tuned in I would say that yes your TV is broken. It might have had a knock in the move that has damaged it. you could try getting it repaired but sometimes it is cheaper to buy a new one depending on what the problem is.
2006-10-02 00:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by Tuppence 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you might. Much depends on the age etc of your TV. Is it still under warranty? If not there are so many available on the market at this time at varying prices so may well be a better option to purchase a new one with a warrently than invest in a repair that could be costly.
2006-10-02 00:01:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wild guess: Many VFR's and T.V.'s must be run through their automatic channel detection routine before you can receive anything. This also happens after a long power failure. But you usually get a screen telling you to set the time and some options about language and whether you are on a cable.
2006-10-02 02:12:09 · answer #5 · answered by Scoop81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i reckon that if there have never been any problems before your move, it can be only 2 things. 1) tv has taken a knock while moving.
2)tv needs retuning with the remote
i think most likely is number 2
2006-10-02 06:43:55 · answer #6 · answered by darius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may have taken a knock on the back, the tube is very delicate there and if the glass bulb breaks then it's bye bye TV.
2006-10-02 00:28:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just wish that would happen to my TV, I'm dying for an excuse to splash out on a new 42" LCD TV
2006-10-02 00:05:47 · answer #8 · answered by Paul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-02 00:03:18 · answer #9 · answered by Romeo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
whatever you do, do NOT open it and fiddle around with it unless you have experience. The CRT tube can have a charge that is 28k to 35k volts.
2006-10-02 00:07:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋