On Dec 19, 3:09 am, "James Sweet" wrote:
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Hi,

I have a chance to pick up a nice 32" TV for free. Not sure of the
brand or model yet, but the owner says it only displays 3/4 of the
picture until the set warms up for 5 minutes, then it's fine until
shut down.

What would typically cause this and is it a fairly easy repair? I
have soldering skills, etc. but am not a tech.

Thanks.

Bad capacitors in the vertical section, you don't really need any special
tools, just replace all the suspects, it'll only cost a few dollars. This is
a good candidate for a beginner learning to repair TVs.

Would the same apply if there were *no* picture (apart from menu
items) for the first five minutes while the set warms up? This is
the problem I'm having with one of mine.