On 4/1/04 15:38, in article , "Jerry G."
wrote:

You will have to have someone who knows the Philips set to service it at the
component level for you.

There are most likely some parts that have become thermo sensitive with age.
The fault is most likely in the video path in the respective colour channel
that is causing the fault. Going by your description, I doubt the CRT is
bad, therefore the service cost should be relatively reasonable.

This is why before buying any used TV, it should be properly checked before
paying out for it. Sometimes a repair cost can add enough to the price to
make the total cost to be around the cost of buying a new set.

Hummm. Lesson learned. I've had a Panasonic that's done nearly 20 years
service. I didn't realise modern TV had these sort of manufacturing probs.
Stupid me. Thank you for your comments, and yes, I probably would have been
better off buying new. Now I have to decide whether to flog it cheap, or
repair what may go bad again.