is there any hope for my dying TV?

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:52 pm

i have a little old black and white TV that works just fine......for about 10 minutes. after about 10 minutes, the picture scrolls up and down and it makes watching it very annoying. i don't think it has anything to do with the reception because i used it with my dreamcast and it did the same thing. is there a peice that needs to be replaced or what? how could i fix it?

Post by **Gamelver** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:32 pm

hmmm.....perhaps something's getting overheated

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Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:14 pm

sounds like it's time for an $8 goodwill tv.
they're generally bigger and more colorful.

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:22 pm

Same problem with my old color it stop after i played gamecube on it but i fix it by hitting it hard and it stops.

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:52 pm

Get a Mini-ITX motherboard and build a computer inside of it...at least it'll stop the scrolling! (though the TV will no longer function anyway)

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:12 am

Well if the controlls for the screen are fried you can always see about reusing the receiver, antenna and cable input. May com in handy down the line.

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 8:14 am

See what happens if you turn it off as soon as that happens and then turn it on again. Thats what works for my tv.