Picture not as good as i expected

after 4 or 5 yrs (depending on usuage ) in some TVs on mainboard & CRT tube's circuit board at some soldering joints cracks develops ... then due to loose contact TV behaves as you have described ........ when you are hitting that lightly on its side then these cracks at soldering joints are getting connected temporarly & for few seconds or minutes you are getting normal picture ....... so solution is most of the soldering joints on mainboard & on CRT circuit board has to be resoldered ....... only good tv service engineer can do this without shorting joints or damaging components..... so in your place contact few TV service engineers & ask them how much they will charge for resoldering joints on mainboard & crt tube's circuit board ......

Hello,

what was pressed on the remote is "Zoom" button, that's why the picture size is large.

So try to identify the Zoom button on your remote by pressing every button on your remote in order to get the zoom button function.

I hope you understand my message.

Good luck.

The street value would be 100-150 dollars. If TV is a cheap model or abused or very used, you should pay less.
Consider a Sony or a Toshiba in tube style since all are cheap now.

yes all tvs are of internation standards, just check the voltage in put of your tv to 115-240 volts.

if you fail to have picture set your tv on automatic sweeping or searching. the it self will search for you.

The problem is definitely NOT the tube. Sounds like adry solder joint on the pcb. Only way to find it is to inspect the pcb and resolder. Joints that usually go are where the heavy transformer are seated. Get it sorted else it may arc as it gets worse and burn or..the arcing may blow a component on the board.

Hi there!
I noticed that you were having some difficulty with ratings or something. But I also don't see a solution to your problem. The problem you have is not common and could be anything from electronic to software fault in the EEprom. I would have the transmitting on the remote tested first. It can be done without the TV at a repair technician that has the relevant tools. Note: Don't know who you communicated with, but this service is free as far as we are able to help people like yourself with basic information. Like myself and all the others we do not get paid to sit on this site and certainly don't expect ratings. We monitor our ratings to see how many people we could help with their problems and for me personally, is enough. If you have any question please mail Fixya direct. Good Luck with the problem, JUS004

sound like you have 1 or a couple of leaky/bad capacitors in the tv's vertical circuit, typically, there sould be 5 to 10 caps. in all, but you just need 1 bad one to cause your problem. good luck.

you have to get into the tv to do the adjustment. take the cover off and then look for the CRT tube and follow the yoke cables that will lead you to the printed circuit. you should see some small tiny knobs there. something like vertical phase or horizantl Phase..you need the verital to adjust the vertical size of the pic..good luck

sounds like your crt tubes...meaning Red, Green and Blue are out of alignment...or possibly 1 of the crt's is burned out.

what is a jvc xv player? how about if u connect ur tv to a cable program, does it give u the same problem? if not, ur xv player is not compatible with ur tv or tv needs to configure setting and also that means ur tv is ok. if yes, there is a problem in the color circuit of ur tv. have it check by a serviceman. but if its not economical to do it, just buy a new one.