AboutNagy George Expertise Bsc. in Electronics and Communication engineering. Satellite dish installer, trouble shooter and Quality Auditor for 12 years. Author of the Satellite news article in the "satellite Guide Magazine". Member of the satellite club international (SCI). Member of the IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
Member of the Australian Institution of Engineers.
Expert in signal distribution on many TV sets. Deep knowledge in related fields such as CCTV (closed circuit TV), surround sound and speakers.
Having said that, I have no experience in TV repair.
Expert: Nagy George Date: 1/25/2007 Subject: TV Starting Trouble
Question We purchased a Sony KV-32S22 in 1998. When the TV is turned on, it used to take about 5 seconds for the picture to show. This is normal.
Just recently we experienced the following problem. It now takes about 10-15 seconds for the picture to show. And sometimes it takes about 3 seconds for the picture to show-up if you change channels right after you turn TV on. This would occur for about 3 back-to back channel changes.
Something is going wrong. Is this a major problem?
Thanks, for taking the time to answer our question.
C. Rui
Answer I apologize as I am not in TV repair but what I would personally suggest is to keep using the TV till it renounces life, no offence but being close to 10 years of age, TVs are not as robust as in the old days when it was made to last forever.
