My 6 yr old tv went bad

dholmes
dholmes Posts: 1,136
edited May 2007 in Electronics
My 6 yr old Zenith 65 in tv is broken, I thinks its in the aliment of the picture tubes, mine are the old crt based. It was every once in a while but now its permanment.Theres a half circle of red on top & half circle of green on bottom, the picture is out of focus bad. What is wrong & is it worth fixing? ps all of the tubes are working I have red,green,& blue thanks
My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2007
    Very common problem on Big Screens, be happy it lived 6 years.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited May 2007
    Congrats - TV's have come a long way in the last 6 years. Now you have a real reason to upgrade that even your wife should agree with. (at least you will be able to pass the "whats wrong with the TV you have now?" question - to be honest, I rarely make it past that so I am unsure what questions come next....)

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited May 2007
    HA!!! New toys. DLP, LCD, Plasma....... the choices
    Michael


    Samsung 50" HD DLP
    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited May 2007
    Sorry to hear.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited May 2007
    Well, I turn it off & unplugged it & its working okay. Like I said its done this before & I thought it was dead, now it works. Hard for a repair man to fix!!
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited May 2007
    TV went bad, awesome. Time to go for that front projector and 96 inch screen. Forget buying a new TV, if you have space opt for a projector man. From there it only gets bigger.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited May 2007
    No doubt but go with 106" screen.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited May 2007
    Thanks, Ive already have a projector in my Ht that I built in 1/2 of my garage.I have a Pany 900 & a 106in 16x9 screen,the tv is in the living room.
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,020
    edited May 2007
    Oh BOO HOO !!
    Just go buy a new one...you know you will.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited May 2007
    Yeah, I have a 57" rear projection Hitachi HDTV (integrated digital tuner) that I spent $3k on three or four years ago that I literally cannot give away for free. Unfortunately it still works.

    I was at the big box store yesterday and saw a 40" LCD or Plasma (I wasn't really paying attention)listing for $999. It wasn't even on sale.

    Dude - throw that RCA in the trash heap and go flat. It is extremely affordable.

    I listen to the HT Guys podcast (very good, I recommend), and they think that what we used to upgrade every three or four years - the PC - is now the TV.
    Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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