On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:52:53 -0400, Andrew Erickson wrote:

The first place I'd look is the RF or video input connection (on the
outside of the TV)--perhaps the connection is loose or corroded, or the
cable is breaking near the connector.

The video input is about 1" from the power cord. The power cord seemed
to be -very- sensitive to the condition, the vid. input less so, but
after firmly re-seating the vid. input, the problem seems to have
disappeared. So it was either the video input as you said or it's
an intermittent problem that's likely to be a real headache down the
road.

Much Thanks,
P

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