I have the above TV which is appr. 2 years old..never had a problem with it until now. I always view it via AV4 input which is for HDTV. I have my HD digital cable receiver connected to the AV4 input via 5 component cables. Last week I started being unable to view some channels, mainly lowered numbered channels through AV4. The audio is fine but the picture is totally unviewable with broad vertical and horizontal colored bands runnung through the picture. The channels that I can't view are watchable if I view them on channel 3 via the coaxial cable input which you can't watch HD through. Sometmes the cable guide is also not viewable. I connected a DVD player via the component cables into the AV4 input and played A DVD which was unviewable. Same symptons as before. I was told that this means the problem is definitely with the TV. Any feelings on this ? Is anyone aware of any hidden recalls on this TV for simolar problems. I am told that Magnavox is not a very good TV and that the potential repair could be as much as $400..don't know if the TV is worth this much to repair. Any advice would be appreciated. thanks
No, I do not know of any recalls for this set as manufacturers do not like to admit that they made a crappy set. You problem is most likely in the input board. This is where most of the problems you described happen on other TV sets. If the input board needs to be replaced, and I really cannot determine that, or anyone could not for that matter, without fisrt troubleshooting the TV set, the $400.00 fee sounds about right. Good Luck