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Mike S.

wrote:
On Jul 8, 8:57 pm, "Mike S." wrote:
I have a Zenith tv (model Z19A02) that's about 11-13 years old. Today,
the red color went out suddenly. There was no indication that anything
was wrong. Everything else seems to be normal. Does anyone have any
idea what the problem(s) could be? Would it be worth taking it in to
be repaired and how much might it cost to be repaired?

Likely the walk-in cost of the repair will exceed the cost of a new
flat-screen 19" TV these days. Sadly. I have seen such go for less
than $100.

I will, however, ask a silly question: You have gone over all the
controls and suchlike? Have there been any sudden impacts?

The TV seems to be working normally now. It was turned off for about
seven hours and when it was turned back on in the morning, everything
was normal. I wonder if maybe it overheated?

I did check the color controls when it wasn't working. I even hooked
it up directly to the antenna to make sure something else (like the
cable box or VCR) wasn't causing the problem. There have been no
sudden impacts to the TV. It's connected to a surge protector but we
haven't had any storms recently. I know nothing about electronics so
I'm not going to open it up.

It was hot yesterday and the room it's in reached 80 degrees
Fahrenheit. The back of the TV is a couple inches from the wall but
the vents are on the sides and are unobstructed. The TV had been on
for a couple hours when the red went out.