Sporadic loss of v-hold on Toshiba 36" TV

[MAG]

Hi folks-

Looking for some advice.

My Toshiba 36" TV, bought in March 2001, model 36A40, may be developing
a problem. It sporadically loses vertical hold for a a second or so,
sometimes less, mostly during commercial breaks. It seems that
transitions from one scene to another are now no longer handled as
smoothly. In rare cases it will do it during a show's content but this
is the exception rather than the rule.

I'm guessing I've got some sort of component that is drifting out of
spec and service will be needed.

The TV is way heavy, not sure I can take it in to a shop. So, before
calling one to investigate in-home service, I thought I might get some
ideas here about what the problem might be and what fixing it usually
costs (I'm in MD, for what it's worth).

Any thoughts appreciated.

Marc

Sorry but its not worth fixing.
Once you fix something the electrical values change as the newer part is
more to spec than the older parts in the set, so your chance of something
else breaking down increase. My brother fixed his Tosh against my advice for
150$ and it broke about six months later. Also toshibas are sorry tv's.
Now you might be willing to pay 150 to 200 to fix it but why hassle with it?
K-MART has a 35in brand new tv for 349$, for 499$ you can get a 30in
widescreen hi-def and K-mart isnt the cheapest place to buy a set.
Factor in that any standard def set will be obsolete in a few years and its
a no brainer.
Drill a hole in the side, attach a rope, and drag it out to the curb, you
will get more tv for less agravation in the long run if you replace it, but
for gods sake dont get another toshiba
The economics of modern tv ownership just doesnt favor fixing over just
tossing and starting over. If your set was newer maybe, but at five years
theres newer and better sets for not much more than fixing cost.
So you might want to live with you little problem untill you just cant stand
it, that might be a year from now, and when the old standard is phased out
you can just get a new hi-def instead of the converter box you'll need for
this one

"MAG" <Somebody@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c65ba0f270d8c4989838@news.md.comcast.gig anews.com...
> Hi folks-
>
> Looking for some advice.
>
> My Toshiba 36" TV, bought in March 2001, model 36A40, may be developing
> a problem. It sporadically loses vertical hold for a a second or so,
> sometimes less, mostly during commercial breaks. It seems that
> transitions from one scene to another are now no longer handled as
> smoothly. In rare cases it will do it during a show's content but this
> is the exception rather than the rule.
>
> I'm guessing I've got some sort of component that is drifting out of
> spec and service will be needed.
>
> The TV is way heavy, not sure I can take it in to a shop. So, before
> calling one to investigate in-home service, I thought I might get some
> ideas here about what the problem might be and what fixing it usually
> costs (I'm in MD, for what it's worth).
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Marc

[MAG]

In article <B2yLd.9115$t67.6799@bignews5.bellsouth.net>, steve99
@bellsouth.net says...
> Sorry but its not worth fixing.
> Once you fix something the electrical values change as the newer part is
> more to spec than the older parts in the set, so your chance of something
> else breaking down increase. My brother fixed his Tosh against my advice for
> 150$ and it broke about six months later. Also toshibas are sorry tv's.
> Now you might be willing to pay 150 to 200 to fix it but why hassle with it?
> K-MART has a 35in brand new tv for 349$, for 499$ you can get a 30in
> widescreen hi-def and K-mart isnt the cheapest place to buy a set.
> Factor in that any standard def set will be obsolete in a few years and its
> a no brainer.
> Drill a hole in the side, attach a rope, and drag it out to the curb, you
> will get more tv for less agravation in the long run if you replace it, but
> for gods sake dont get another toshiba
> The economics of modern tv ownership just doesnt favor fixing over just
> tossing and starting over. If your set was newer maybe, but at five years
> theres newer and better sets for not much more than fixing cost.
> So you might want to live with you little problem untill you just cant stand
> it, that might be a year from now, and when the old standard is phased out
> you can just get a new hi-def instead of the converter box you'll need for
> this one
>

Your point is well taken, though I'm not sure if I agree yet, having not
done my research thoroughly.

As to the fixing of a TV, I still have my vintage 1989 27" Toshiba that
has been fixed twice (successfully, 5 years apart, total cost of both
repairs together <$250)and it works just fine. One repair was the
starting coil, the other was a scanning issue with some of the screeen
doubling up on top of the image.

Anyway, this Toshiba is a pretty good set. In 2001 it went for $750 on
sale best price. I wouldn't compare its quality to a K-mart low end
unit.

The problem is a pretty minor one so far, and only seems to happen with
signal coming out of the cable box, not the TiVo, and usually just in
commercials for some reason, so I may be able to ignore it.

Thanks for the reply! I will consider your advice.

Marc