top and lower corner of TV suddenly went purple/green! help!!?!?
10-14-03, 09:49 PM
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top and lower corner of TV suddenly went purple/green! help!!?!?
Hi guys,
I bought a toshiba 32" flat screen tube at Best Buy last year. It has been absolutely perfect until tonight when I was watching baseball playoffs suddenly i noticed the top left and lower left corners the color was messed up (purple/green) similar to when u put a magnet to a tv.........i turned the tv off for a second and back on and it was normal then reverted to messed up again a few seconds later. I then turned it off for about 10 seconds and back on and its been fine for hours.......should i be worried??? what is going on? Luckily I bought the Best Buy 4 yr extended warranty.....
I bought a toshiba 32" flat screen tube at Best Buy last year. It has been absolutely perfect until tonight when I was watching baseball playoffs suddenly i noticed the top left and lower left corners the color was messed up (purple/green) similar to when u put a magnet to a tv.........i turned the tv off for a second and back on and it was normal then reverted to messed up again a few seconds later. I then turned it off for about 10 seconds and back on and its been fine for hours.......should i be worried??? what is going on? Luckily I bought the Best Buy 4 yr extended warranty.....
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10-14-03, 11:18 PM
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Not necessarly ! I had that same problem last week on all 4 corners after the cable company came out. I was supposed to have HDTV installed and they were having problems. They temporarly relaced the main cable outside and I got the problem. It went away when they took off that new cable and put the old one back on. A cable guy that was over today said they probably just had that new cable on too loose.
10-15-03, 09:06 AM
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Could be interference, could be some dying guns, could be alot of things. I say if it happens again, take it back to BB and demand a new one right away. If they don't give it to you, start yelling until they do 
10-16-03, 06:08 AM
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Is there a magnetic field generated somewhere nearby on that side of the TV? For example, from a speaker or a clock radio or other items that may have a magnet, even a small one?
If so, move the object and see if the distortion clears up. I know that you are already aware of magnets based on your original post but there might be something nearby that may not seem to create a field but may be. Also, although the TV is big, can you move it somewhere else away from anything and does it clear up?
If so, move the object and see if the distortion clears up. I know that you are already aware of magnets based on your original post but there might be something nearby that may not seem to create a field but may be. Also, although the TV is big, can you move it somewhere else away from anything and does it clear up?
10-19-03, 08:34 PM
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ngp got it. i mentioned to an elecronics technician i know and he asked if a magnetic field was around it such as speakers......which reminded me that about 5 minutes before the colors appeared my brother was fiddling with a bass box and the wiring on my stereo, which is next to the tv. anyway, turning the tv off apparantly "degaused" the television or something and now its fine. thanks.
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