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Expert: cleggsan
Date: 10/5/2008
Subject: Toshiba 50H82
Question
Hello!
I have a Toshiba 50H82 TV that has recently began having color issues. It started out with he "bleached" look. Would stop after a day and go back to normal. Then it went to B&W and has finally rested on a beautiful green color. Strangely enough, if you put it in POP mode, both the split screens have really good color. I tried unplugging the TV, and checking to see if it was possibly my satellite box by hooking up my video recorder in the front (with no luck). Any suggestions on what it could be and how expensive it might be to fix. Trying to determine if this is able to be fixed fairly inexpensively. Thanks in advance!
Answer
This is a strange set of symptoms and I fear it is one of the main boards going/gone bad. Such a repair would be well in the $400 area if so.
Try the whack and smack test. These symptoms remind me of many intermittent conditions that I have seen over the years. An intermittent condition is caused when there is a bad or loose connection or cold solder joint. The smack or whack sends vibrations into the internals of the wiring jungle and will, often, reactivate an errant connection.
So, while the set is on in its miserable condition, smack the set with your hand or fist quite vigorously in a variety of places around the cabinet. If you get any change in operation or even restoration of the picture then chances are you have one of these illusive bad connections going on inside. They are usually miserable to find but once found are simple to fix.
Hope this helps.
C
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