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Extending the Life of TVs
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I have been servicing TVs for years. One thing I learned, when I see a picture, I can usally tell if the picture tube is getting "soft" (below normal emission). When I see this in TVs that are not very old, I will check the picture settings (via menu), and sure enough, almost every time, the "Contrast/Picture" and/or "Brightness" is turned up full or almost full (high). I always reduce the settings and tell the customer. Most times, this is the default setting from the factory, and you know what that means? Shorten the life of the TV requires replacement sooner. Brad Before you type your password, credit card number, etc., be sure there is no active key logger (spyware) in your PC. |
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The price of a new television is so cheap, who cares????
"Brad" wrote in message ... Hi, I have been servicing TVs for years. One thing I learned, when I see a picture, I can usally tell if the picture tube is getting "soft" (below normal emission). When I see this in TVs that are not very old, I will check the picture settings (via menu), and sure enough, almost every time, the "Contrast/Picture" and/or "Brightness" is turned up full or almost full (high). I always reduce the settings and tell the customer. Most times, this is the default setting from the factory, and you know what that means? Shorten the life of the TV requires replacement sooner. Brad Before you type your password, credit card number, etc., be sure there is no active key logger (spyware) in your PC. |
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I generally turn all my monitors and TVs up bright and the contrast on high
too. The only ones that dont seem to need it for a decent picture are Sony's. J |
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Actually you can adjust the bright and focus from the flyback
transformer. I find that if I buy a monitor or TV, the focus can always be tweaked just a little bit at least to get a sharper picture. Sometimes this adjustment can be made without opening up the unit, but not usually. Anyway, the bright can be adjusted quite a bit from the flyback as well. The only thing I'm concerned with is the CRT. Sometimes you can see that it has a bit of a green background and there's nothing you can do about ti. Sometimes it's due to it's age and how much it's been used...and sometimes it's like that right from the manufacturer. Here's an interesting thing I found while fixing a monitor the other day... I notixed the manufacturers label was peeling off the CRT. It's said it was an LG CRT, but had a Hitachi manufacturers label right underneith. The company who made these monitors was called "Hi-Vast"...and are likely no longer in business. The FDA were after them for a few reasons as well....anyway. I'm just saying this to illustrate the point that you might not get a "NEW" Monitor or TV even if you buy it as new. Best to stick with a manufacturer with a good HR dept. Dan (Brad) wrote in message ... Hi, I have been servicing TVs for years. One thing I learned, when I see a picture, I can usally tell if the picture tube is getting "soft" (below normal emission). When I see this in TVs that are not very old, I will check the picture settings (via menu), and sure enough, almost every time, the "Contrast/Picture" and/or "Brightness" is turned up full or almost full (high). I always reduce the settings and tell the customer. Most times, this is the default setting from the factory, and you know what that means? Shorten the life of the TV requires replacement sooner. Brad Before you type your password, credit card number, etc., be sure there is no active key logger (spyware) in your PC. |
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