I have a JVC 20" flat screen CRT TV (AV20F703) which I really like a
lot and has gotten a lot of use in the 4 years I've had it.

A few months ago it started having some waviness on the right side
when the unit was first turned on. Once it warmed up the waviness
would diminish somewhat.

Then a few weeks ago the waviness disappeared and instead the picture
had a lot of visual "noise" when first turned on, which would also
diminish after it was on for a while.

Starting last week I would turn it on and it would turn itself off.
I'd turn it on again, it would turn off. First it would take a few
tries and then it would stay on. Then it would take like 8 tries...12
tries... I guess after enough tries it would warm up just enough to
stop the failing whatever from turning off again.

I'm bringing this TV in for repair tomorrow. I can't find any other
TV's available right now that are nearly as good as far as picture and
sound go so getting it fixed is important to me. (I bought the
current JVC in this series and it stunk. They removed some nice
features. I then bought a Samsung Slimfit which has a mediocre
picture and some whining sound through my external speakers when I
turn it off.)

Any ideas of what could be the cause and does it sound fixable?

Thank you-
Vickie

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On May 11, 8:35 pm, Vickie wrote:
Any ideas of what could be the cause and does it sound fixable?

Thank you-
Vickie


I am glad to hear you say that you are taking the JVC television in
for repair tomorrow...
The JVC is a superior television and is worth fixing and YES.... it is
fixable.... as long as it still comes on after a few tries it may be
a fairly economical repair.
The original symtoms you witnessed.... "waviness" and "noise" were a
sure indicator of problems in the power supply circuitry... then as
the fault progressed you then had the symptom of "won't stay on"...
stop using the television immediately and get it repaired.
DO NOT keep trying to make it stay on... you will eventually make
things worse and then the television won't turn on at all, and the
repair will be more expensive.
In the future when you start seeing something out of the ordinary you
should take it to a shop right away instead of waiting.... it will not
heal itself and will only get worse and will be a more expensive
repair.
electricitym

Thank you for your reply.

I really like this TV. My original plan, when it seemed as if my
current JVC TV might be going south, was to replace it the current JVC
model in the same line. (i'Art)
I was waited longer than expected for Sears to ship me the new TV, so
I had to use the old one in the meantime, which got worse as I used
it.

JVC has the current 20" as having BBE audio, as my old one did, but I
found once I received the TV that it was an error. This TV only has a
Hypersurround setting, which stinks. The audio, even through my
external speakers was terrible and the picture was very odd. I could
not read words and when I would try to read the online cable guide it
was if it was over exposed. JVC's suggestion was to disconnect the
coax and connect it again, which didn't help.

I really wanted a 20" CRT TV with a flat screen, decent audio, and a
headphone jack. I bought the Samsung Slimfit, which is a big
disappointment. Seems like a low-end picture, sort of how I associate
RCA and GE TV's to be. There's bowing and the egdes are blurred. The
audio is pretty mediocre as welll, although I have to say the new JVC
was even worse. To top it off, my Sony universal remotes won't
control this Samsung TV, so it's really annoying.

So...basically I've looking for a TV which is exactly like the JVC I
already have so I'm hoping the repair shop can just fix this one and
I'll be happy.

Thanks again-
Vickie

On May 12, 1:17 am, wrote:
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On May 11, 8:35 pm, Vickie wrote:

Any ideas of what could be the cause and does it sound fixable?

Thank you-
Vickie

I am glad to hear you say that you are taking the JVC television in
for repair tomorrow...
The JVC is a superior television and is worth fixing and YES.... it is
fixable.... as long as it still comes on after a few tries it may be
a fairly economical repair.
The original symtoms you witnessed.... "waviness" and "noise" were a
sure indicator of problems in the power supply circuitry... then as
the fault progressed you then had the symptom of "won't stay on"...
stop using the television immediately and get it repaired.
DO NOT keep trying to make it stay on... you will eventually make
things worse and then the television won't turn on at all, and the
repair will be more expensive.
In the future when you start seeing something out of the ordinary you
should take it to a shop right away instead of waiting.... it will not
heal itself and will only get worse and will be a more expensive
repair.
electricitym

"Vickie" wrote in message
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I have a JVC 20" flat screen CRT TV (AV20F703) which I really like a
lot and has gotten a lot of use in the 4 years I've had it.

A few months ago it started having some waviness on the right side
when the unit was first turned on. Once it warmed up the waviness
would diminish somewhat.

Then a few weeks ago the waviness disappeared and instead the picture
had a lot of visual "noise" when first turned on, which would also
diminish after it was on for a while.

Starting last week I would turn it on and it would turn itself off.
I'd turn it on again, it would turn off. First it would take a few
tries and then it would stay on. Then it would take like 8 tries...12
tries... I guess after enough tries it would warm up just enough to
stop the failing whatever from turning off again.

I'm bringing this TV in for repair tomorrow. I can't find any other
TV's available right now that are nearly as good as far as picture and
sound go so getting it fixed is important to me. (I bought the
current JVC in this series and it stunk. They removed some nice
features. I then bought a Samsung Slimfit which has a mediocre
picture and some whining sound through my external speakers when I
turn it off.)

Any ideas of what could be the cause and does it sound fixable?

Thank you-
Vickie


Dried out electrolytic capacitors most likely. It would have been much
easier to repair if you'd taken it in when it first started acting up rather
than continuing to use it until more damage occurred. It should still be
repairable, but it will cost more.

I picked up the JVC TV from the repair shop yesterday. It was two bad
capacitors and cost around $90 to fix it. (Well worth it, since I
tried three separate new TV's in it's place and they all were
inferior, including the new JVC which took its place in their line.)

Thanks-
Vickie

On May 12, 2:34 pm, "James Sweet" wrote:
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I have a JVC 20" flat screen CRT TV (AV20F703) which I really like a
lot and has gotten a lot of use in the 4 years I've had it.

A few months ago it started having some waviness on the right side
when the unit was first turned on. Once it warmed up the waviness
would diminish somewhat.

Then a few weeks ago the waviness disappeared and instead the picture
had a lot of visual "noise" when first turned on, which would also
diminish after it was on for a while.

Starting last week I would turn it on and it would turn itself off.
I'd turn it on again, it would turn off. First it would take a few
tries and then it would stay on. Then it would take like 8 tries...12
tries... I guess after enough tries it would warm up just enough to
stop the failing whatever from turning off again.

I'm bringing this TV in for repair tomorrow. I can't find any other
TV's available right now that are nearly as good as far as picture and
sound go so getting it fixed is important to me. (I bought the
current JVC in this series and it stunk. They removed some nice
features. I then bought a Samsung Slimfit which has a mediocre
picture and some whining sound through my external speakers when I
turn it off.)

Any ideas of what could be the cause and does it sound fixable?

Thank you-
Vickie

Dried out electrolytic capacitors most likely. It would have been much
easier to repair if you'd taken it in when it first started acting up rather
than continuing to use it until more damage occurred. It should still be
repairable, but it will cost more.- Hide quoted text -

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