Tosh 36ZP38 has no Red in the picture. Why?

StuH · 26-10-2005, 7:47 PM

My two year old Toshiba 36ZP38B has suddenly started to display green/yellow and blue only on the screen. When first switched on, it may display a normal RGB full-colour picture, then suddenly drop the red component after a couple of minutes. Conversely, the normal picture my restore itself after the TV has been on for about 45 minutes. What's happening? Is this fixable without taking a second mortgage??

JayCee · 27-10-2005, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by StuH

My two year old Toshiba 36ZP38B has suddenly started to display green/yellow and blue only on the screen. When first switched on, it may display a normal RGB full-colour picture, then suddenly drop the red component after a couple of minutes. Conversely, the normal picture my restore itself after the TV has been on for about 45 minutes. What's happening? Is this fixable without taking a second mortgage??

It could be a dry joint or...worst case scenario...faulty crt.
You won't know until you've had it looked at by an engineer.

StuH · 27-10-2005, 1:04 PM

JayCee, Thanks for this.
Called an Engineer today and was told it could be a faulty DFS unit. (whatever that is?)
TV is being taken to the Workshop next Wednesday. Large van and two men calling to collect it!!

Follow up: Diagnosed as a faulty DFS unit. Replaced, cost £144 + VAT. Picture now perfect again!