red tint on samsung tv?

friends tv has a red screen still has picture and audio tho ,hes tryed switchin it on and off and changin scart but no joy!. any1 any ideas

if he has kids tell to try on remote menu>down 1>color>seting my kid done it on me on a samsung and that how i got it back

iv just been trying to make it happen on my own telly and could not get it but it was in there that i fix it the last time it happen

Originally Posted by mkwabbey

friends tv has a red screen still has picture and audio tho ,hes tryed switchin it on and off and changin scart but no joy!. any1 any ideas

is it plasma or lcd if plasma u have to get refreshed

Thanks mtv, that's right, there is an option to whitewash the screen on most plasma tv's, give that a try.

thanks for the replies its not a plasma r lcd its prob 5 r 10 years old one of th bulky ones with matchin stand

chuck it m8 get yourself down to aldi 330 euros 32 inch lcd

mkwabbey

Is this a "DLP" (Digital Light Processing) type tv? If it is, sounds as if the "light engine" is going out. Unfortunately if that is the problem and you don't have any type of service contract on the tv, will probably be cheaper to buy a new tv than to attempt to get fixed.

Going from experience here... had a Hitachi 50" DLP and it started to develop what folks on the web called the "Hitachi blob".. It was basically a red cast to the screen that started out small and hard to see, then got bigger and bigger and redder and redder. Researched it and found the cure was to replace the "light engine" (at a cost of about $650 USD a little over 3 years ago)... Initally we decided to try living with it and then we got an offer from the company we bought it from (it was already out of warantee) to buy an extended service contract. So we jumped.. bought the contract, waited a couple more months and called the company.. They sent out a tech, diagnosed the light engine, ordered a new one and replaced at no charge to us other than what we paid for the contract (approx $10 month, so about $30 at the time).. It was worth it and the tv was like brand-new again... but we couldn't have done it if it was all out of our pocket.

Again, don't know if this is what you've got, but just an fyi...

Originally Posted by mtv1

chuck it m8 get yourself down to aldi 330 euros 32 inch lcd

i told him to chuck it if its too dear to fix hes goin to get a 37inch from xtravision for£330
welcome to tk mtv1

thanks m8 thats a good deal but aldi 3 year warranty xtravision 1 year

i sent my new 37 samsung back as tv picture not right only 3weeks old