Re: TV is blue tinted

On Jul 28, 1:10 pm, phil-news-nos...@xxxxxxxx wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:49:57 -0700 Trevor L. <LionKing...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| On Jul 28, 2:16 am, Abe <no...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
|> >Hi, Im Trevor. The LCD HDTV I have is a Westing House 19 inch
|> >widescreen. When I went to turn it on today, every channel had a blue
|> >tint to it, that I cannot even remotely change by changing the hue and
|> >tint controls. All the inputs (DVI, Component, SVid, RCA) are tinted
|> >blue. Dad is asking me to fix it, and I don't know what happened to it
|> >so it will be very hard to fix something that I dont know how to fix.
|> >Ive tried resetting to the default settings, and nothing happens.
|>
|> >Any help?
|>
|> If it's happening on all inputs and you can't correct it by resetting
|> the TV, it sounds like a service call is in order. I'm not familiar
|> with your specific model, but check if there is a way to
|> 'reinitialize' the set (which is different than simply unplugging it
|> for a time). It usually involves pressing some obscure set of buttons
|> on the remote.
|
| ok, thanks. the OSD (on screen display) is the only thing that is
| 'normal' looking. Ill ask dad if he can call customer support today.

Well, that at least rules out some physical hardware issues. Customer
support is probably the way to go, but if you can find a manual online,
it might have the reset sequence, too. Google for the exact model number
and see if anyone anywhere has posted anything about it.

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Never mind, I got it fixed. Dad unplugged it and plugged it back in
and now its working. It's hooked upto my laptop through VGA and it
nice a colorful :)

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