"Ivan" wrote in message
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Hi,

My TV (Philips 32" widescreen crt, low end model) has been playing up
recently and I'm wondering if it's worth a repair or time for a new one.
It's only 6 years old, all problems have started in the last 6 months or
so.

Until recently the only problem was the speakers which periodically stop
working for a few hours at a time. I haven't bothered getting them
looked at because I normally use home cinema speakers anyway.

More recently the remote control sensor has become a bit unreliable and
doesn't always work. The remote control has also had a hard life so I
usually use a programmable remote.

Earlier today I was watching and all of a sudden the menus started
popping up and going through multiple language options etc at a very
high speed. I switched the TV off, left it for a few hours and when I
turned it on all I had was a blue screen. I left it another while and
now the picture is back but the geometry is a mess. It's like watching a
TV with a fisheye lens camera. As the tv warms up the picture improves
but it's still very bad.

I have had a google and know I can probably get at the service menu to
tweak the picture but with multiple things going wrong I think I would
be better just taking it in for a repair. On the other hand I was going
to change it this year for a flatscreen to save a bit of space so I
don't want to spend a lot of money on it.

In that case, get a new TV sooner than later.

Before I go to the effort of arranging time off work and lugging it into
town I was hoping someone here could tell me if it sounds it should be
fixable at a sensible price?

It would not be a good decision to have it repaired where I live (Florida,
USA). You did say it was a low end model and 6 years old ... just my
opinion.