ginger72 ha escrito:
I feared that it may be a fatal problem but hoped it might be
something simple!
Thanks for your advice, guess I'll have to look to buy a new one....

Remember that there are some amazing bargains to be had (local small
ads, freecycle etc) with CRT sets as people 'upgrade' (sic) to plasma
or lcd. I know someone who got a 4 year old 32" panasonic for about
60 pounds! It's a great time to buy, as people are sucked in by the
need to have the latest piece of tat irrespective of the fact that
most of the time what they're replacing outperforms it by a long
way.

On a related note, I would not invest in HD ready sets yet as by the
time the transmissions start in earnest, most will probably under
perform. A large quantity of supposed 'hd ready' sets can't actually
produce the correct resolution or have to upscale with appalling
impact on the image.