A series of horizontal, thin, white lines (they are about one inch apart from each other) appear intermittently on my tv (sometimes they appear when the tv is powered on, or they will appear when changing channels). They can appear for a few seconds or they may stay longer (minutes, even hours). Also, sometimes the screen appears to have a film on it with the picture still visible behind it. The sound quality is fine. Is this something that can easily be fixed or should I consider looking for a new tv?
Look for the capacitor on the secondary side of the flyback, that supplies the screen voltage to the CRT board. If you do not understand what I am saying, or have no experience in solid state repairs, play it safe and call in a pro to assist you. But this set will most likely cost you almost as much to repair as a new set would be. Good Luck, and let us know if you had the set repaired.
i seem to hve the same problem with a rca which is about 10 years old. horizontal lines appear but sound seems to stay on and this can happen when i am watching a cd or tape or cable. assume this is a tv not a vcr problem. any easy, l.e. control fix or if this a call in a repair problem ? any way to find out cause? any help appreciated.
It is a call in a tech problem I'm afraid.