Broken LCD TV? Blacks appear as green

I have a Digihome 26" LCD TV that I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.

I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
the TV settings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
Sometimes I can just turn the TV on and off and that'll temporarily
fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
and that seems to fix it temporarily too.

Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?

Thanks for your help.

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I have a Digihome 26" LCD TV that I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.

I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
the TV settings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
Sometimes I can just turn the TV on and off and that'll temporarily
fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
and that seems to fix it temporarily too.

Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?

Thanks for your help.

Since it is obviously under warranty, why not ask the manufacturer or
dealer?

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I have a Digihome 26" LCD TV that I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.

I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
the TV settings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
Sometimes I can just turn the TV on and off and that'll temporarily
fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
and that seems to fix it temporarily too.

Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?

Thanks for your help.


Only a couple weeks old ... return it. Don't open it and void your warranty.

On May 16, 10:09 pm, "Jeff" wrote:
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I have a Digihome 26"LCDTVthat I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.

I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
theTVsettings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
Sometimes I can just turn theTVon and off and that'll temporarily
fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
and that seems to fix it temporarily too.

Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?

Thanks for your help.

Only a couple weeks old ... return it. Don't open it and void your warranty.- Hide quoted text -

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Well, actually I bought the screen used so I'm not even sure it's
under warranty any more. What are my options?

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: On May 16, 10:09 pm, "Jeff" wrote:
: wrote ...
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: I have a Digihome 26"LCDTVthat I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
: It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
: blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
: that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.
:
: I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
: DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
: theTVsettings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
: Sometimes I can just turn theTVon and off and that'll temporarily
: fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
: and that seems to fix it temporarily too.
:
: Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
: myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?
:
: Thanks for your help.
:
: Only a couple weeks old ... return it. Don't open it and void your warranty.- Hide quoted text -
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: - Show quoted text -

: Well, actually I bought the screen used so I'm not even sure it's
: under warranty any more. What are my options?

If the set is out of warranty and you can not live with it as is then the
only option I can see is to get a new one.

Cass

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On May 16, 10:09 pm, "Jeff" wrote:
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I have a Digihome 26"LCDTVthat I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.
I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
theTVsettings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
Sometimes I can just turn theTVon and off and that'll temporarily
fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
and that seems to fix it temporarily too.
Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?
Thanks for your help.
Only a couple weeks old ... return it. Don't open it and void your warranty.- Hide quoted text -

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Well, actually I bought the screen used so I'm not even sure it's
under warranty any more. What are my options?

If it is out of warranty, you should at least call Digihome (?) and
see if they will cover it. Odds are against this, obviously, but if the
TV is less than 1 year old, they may be willing to fix it. If hitting
the backside fixes it for a short time, this suggests the problem is
with a loosely seated board or component. If you have some technical
skills, UNPLUG the TV, wait at least 5 to 10 minutes for any capacitors
to drain, and then take off the back cover. Look for for anything that
may have worked loose. Be careful in what you touch!

Alan F

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I have a Digihome 26" LCD TV that I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.

I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
the TV settings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
Sometimes I can just turn the TV on and off and that'll temporarily
fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
and that seems to fix it temporarily too.

Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?

Thanks for your help.



My friend had a 2 year old Samsung LCD monitor that was doing the same
thing. We opened it up, and it was pretty obvious what the problem was.
There was a plug that was only partially pushed into the socket. We had
it fixed in 2 minutes, but we were kind of shocked how crappy it looked
inside. Poor soldering, wires taped together with that strapping tape
stuff that oozes adhesive after a few months. We hit all the bad looking
joints we saw, and it's been working great since then.

BDK

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I have a Digihome 26" LCD TV that I purchased a couple of weeks
ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes
all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every
color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.


Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could
repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?

WGAF.

Take the thing back to the store for an exchange
or refund.

Geez. The store and manuf. warranty should have
been included in the price of the product
unless you bought if off the back of a
white van along with big speakers.

In, that case get out the Philips or flathead
and start looking for loose wires. Oh, and
don't forget to unplug it first.
--

Rick Evans
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Lon -71° 04' 35.3"
Lat +42° 11' 06.7"

On 16 May 2007 12:13:42 -0700, wrote:

I have a Digihome 26" LCD TV that I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.

I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
the TV settings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
Sometimes I can just turn the TV on and off and that'll temporarily
fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
and that seems to fix it temporarily too.

Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?

Thanks for your help.

Open it up and spend a couple of hours inspecting every connector and
solder joint you can see. Rig a power connection up with a mirror
and jiggle the wires while watching for the problem to appear. You
may need to recrimp a wire or resolder a connection.

On May 17, 12:59 pm, BDK wrote:
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I have a Digihome 26" LCD TV that I purchased a couple of weeks ago.
It's been working fine but now after I watch for 15-20 minutes all the
blacks in the video start turning green. Eventually every color
that's supposed to be black is now green and it's unbearable.

I don't think it has anything to do with the feed from the cable or
DVD player since they're all channels are the same. I've looked at
the TV settings and there's definitely no setting to fix this.
Sometimes I can just turn the TV on and off and that'll temporarily
fix the problem. Lately I've been having to smack the backside of it
and that seems to fix it temporarily too.

Do you think it's just a loose component inside that I could repair
myself? Any ideas what piece it might be?

Thanks for your help.

My friend had a 2 year old Samsung LCD monitor that was doing the same
thing. We opened it up, and it was pretty obvious what the problem was.
There was a plug that was only partially pushed into the socket. We had
it fixed in 2 minutes, but we were kind of shocked how crappy it looked
inside. Poor soldering, wires taped together with that strapping tape
stuff that oozes adhesive after a few months. We hit all the bad looking
joints we saw, and it's been working great since then.

Even in cheap components, poor soldering is pretty unusual. Most of
these things are flood soldered. IOW, the whole underside of the
board is dipped in molten solder.