The tv was working great until yesterday. All of a sudden the left side of the tv has a pink line on it about a half an inch thick and all the words are messed up(looks like double vision) on the left side. the right side and middle still look perfect. please help
You have a typical convergence problem that happens or will happen on almost, if not all, rear, tube type, projection set ever made. These are STK###-### IC's and the #'s are numbers. They stand up on a heat shink and both need to be replaced at once. There also my be cold solder connections around the IC's and associated componets. These are soldered into a printed circuit board. If you have had solid state repair experience, then this is an easy repair for you. If not , a TV set is not a place to be experimenting inside of. Please contact a trained tech to assist you with this repair. It should run somewhere around 250 to 350 bucks for this to be done, unless there are other concerns or problems with the set. Good Luck and please share with us what you found out with the set.