Question:
Anyone got any ideas as to the next step I should take?
Basically I've been getting the 'pink tinge' in one corner of my screen for ages and I decided to invest in a degaussing wand to get rid of the problem.
Ive been messing around with the thing for a few days and the discolouration fades for a while but after a few hours later is back as bad as it was before.
To be honest if I could lift the set (it weighs a bloody ton) I would throw it out the window as it really detracts from watching a film.
I have heard that placing a magnet near the edge of the screen might work but Im a bit wary of leaving a magnet permanently attached to the screen,also it would probably look a bit rubbish.
Move any nearby loudspeakers. If that either isn't applicable, or doesn't have an effect, then the solution IS to place permanent magnet/s in the appropriate place near the tube. They can go near the front of the set, or on the back. But you have to use a magnet of the right strength and place it in the right place. If it bothers you enough, but the TV is otherwise a happy experience, get an engineer out. An engineer should come equipped with little sticky magnets that are affixed to the neck of the tube, inside the set, to resolve the problem.
Having your Contrast value set too high can encourage discolouration patches to appear. Worth giving it a go...
I've been having exactly the same problem with my 32" Panasonic. It is so irritating. If I move the set around the room it comes and goes depending on whereabout the set is in the room. It is no where near any speakers or radiators either.
Aliens or ley lines ? :smokin:
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. sorry but I had this problem recently on an older 21" Sony and I waved a strong (but small) magnet over the screen in lines top/bottom and left/right and it seems fine now (6 months ago).
Sometimes you have to keep perservering to get it right.
Thanks everyone for the advice.
I would try moving the set but it weighs a flippin ton and the tv unit it sits on is one of those corner thingies.
As soon as I get home I'll try adjusting the contrast and see if that hides the offending pink blob.
I'll keep trying the wand as well as I have heard it sometimes takes a few goes to cure the problem - That and the fact that I paid £40 for the thing and if I dont use it more than a few times the wife will moan that I've been wasting money again.....
You may need more than just a wand. Good TV engineers will have a big circular version of this. Basically it's a heavier duty version, that will do the trick.
I had the same problem on my Panasonic 33AK10, nothing else worked until he turned up with this thing.
Anything meaning magnets on your tube probably means the tube is on it's way out. Most new sets have an auto degaussing feature in-built anyway which should work every time you mains switch off the set.
Also leaving a set in standby for long periods induces this problem.
Try switching the set off, pull the plug out and leave for at least an hour or so. See if that does anything.
Basically I've been getting the 'pink tinge' in one corner of my screen for ages and I decided to invest in a degaussing wand to get rid of the problem.
Ive been messing around with the thing for a few days and the discolouration fades for a while but after a few hours later is back as bad as it was before.
To be honest if I could lift the set (it weighs a bloody ton) I would throw it out the window as it really detracts from watching a film.
I have heard that placing a magnet near the edge of the screen might work but Im a bit wary of leaving a magnet permanently attached to the screen,also it would probably look a bit rubbish.
Answers:
Move any nearby loudspeakers. If that either isn't applicable, or doesn't have an effect, then the solution IS to place permanent magnet/s in the appropriate place near the tube. They can go near the front of the set, or on the back. But you have to use a magnet of the right strength and place it in the right place. If it bothers you enough, but the TV is otherwise a happy experience, get an engineer out. An engineer should come equipped with little sticky magnets that are affixed to the neck of the tube, inside the set, to resolve the problem.
Answers:
Having your Contrast value set too high can encourage discolouration patches to appear. Worth giving it a go...
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I've been having exactly the same problem with my 32" Panasonic. It is so irritating. If I move the set around the room it comes and goes depending on whereabout the set is in the room. It is no where near any speakers or radiators either.
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Aliens or ley lines ? :smokin:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. sorry but I had this problem recently on an older 21" Sony and I waved a strong (but small) magnet over the screen in lines top/bottom and left/right and it seems fine now (6 months ago).
Sometimes you have to keep perservering to get it right.
Answers:
Thanks everyone for the advice.
I would try moving the set but it weighs a flippin ton and the tv unit it sits on is one of those corner thingies.
As soon as I get home I'll try adjusting the contrast and see if that hides the offending pink blob.
I'll keep trying the wand as well as I have heard it sometimes takes a few goes to cure the problem - That and the fact that I paid £40 for the thing and if I dont use it more than a few times the wife will moan that I've been wasting money again.....
Answers:
You may need more than just a wand. Good TV engineers will have a big circular version of this. Basically it's a heavier duty version, that will do the trick.
I had the same problem on my Panasonic 33AK10, nothing else worked until he turned up with this thing.
Anything meaning magnets on your tube probably means the tube is on it's way out. Most new sets have an auto degaussing feature in-built anyway which should work every time you mains switch off the set.
Also leaving a set in standby for long periods induces this problem.
Try switching the set off, pull the plug out and leave for at least an hour or so. See if that does anything.
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