"Shoreline Electronics" wrote in message
om...
If when the picture comes on , shows a pinkish or poor color quality , the
picture tube is showing its age.

The sony sets will blank or black out the image when the CRT gets weak.
Picture will blink on/off/on/off.........



Yeah but usually that just happens when the set is cold and gets better as
it warms up, also the sound doesn't blink.