Recently my picture (Hitachi proj hdtv 53fdx20b) is losing some of its black shades and becoming much more darker in areas to where i have to turn up the 'brightness' which does produce a brighter picture but loses blackness depth.
I have tweaked the video settings trying to correct this with no luck. Its hard to describe the change because some scenes are bright, but dark scenes are way to dark because all dark shades seem black. TV is still very watchable, but no where near the clearness and brightness of dark scenes as before.
I believe the bulb may have too many hours use on it, if so where can i buy the bulbs for my tv- and could i repair it myself.
Thank you.
Thank you, in the am ill give a call to a local tv guy downtown.Thank you, in the am ill give a call to a local tv guy downtown.
AnonymousMar 14, 2014
tv seems fine other than colors are darker than usual and dark parts of ashow or movie are so dark you can hardly tell what's going ontv seems fine other than colors are darker than usual and dark parts of ashow or movie are so dark you can hardly tell what's going on
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Re: Darkening tv picture
The Picture tubes(not bulbs) do and probably are weak. There replace should only be done by a trained service person. One reason would be the hI Voltage issues related to the crt's, as these tubes store alot of HI voltage even after its unplugged for a while, and another reason would be that these tube can very easy implode then explode and that wouldnt be a pretty sight. Third would be the alighnment involved after all three tubes are replace. There ba cross hatch generator and alot of time involved with the alighnment. Please seek a pro to assit you when your ready to spend at least 900 TO 1000 bucks. Good Luck
Great Ideal!!! As it may not be the tubes and could be a simple capacitor. Let us know how it goes please.Great Ideal!!! As it may not be the tubes and could be a simple capacitor. Let us know how it goes please.
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If you are saying that the picture is getting darker and you have already tried to adjust the picture through the menu feature on your TV then it is more than likely the cooling fluid around the CRT tubes. Over time the fluid in these tubes gets cloudy and causes your TVs picture to become dull and distorts the color. You can google tv repair kits .com and I believe they will have a kit for your model.
It sounds that lamp in TV is weak and not throwing enough light to bright the screen for good image. How old is this TV and did you replaced its Lamp recently? If lamp has not been replaced yet or in last 2-3 years, replace it.
It powers up but no picture? In my experience with Hitachi TV's this has been an issue with the convergence IC's failing. You will need to have a technician replace those if needed.
TRY ON THE DISPLAY PS3 SETINGS TO NOT LET THE HDMI DO AUTOMATIC,,CHECK OFF A FEW ,,LIKE TRY JUST DION IT CUSTOM,,CHECK 480P,,AND 1080I,,,NOT 720P OR 1080P,,TRY THAT AND IF YOUR TV IS A 1080P,,JUST CHECK THAT,,OR IF ITS A 1080I,,JUST THAT
I purchased mine from Circuit city back in spring of 2002 as a display model that they were no longer selling. So I would assume 2001 which would be almost 8 years old. Excellent tv!
KIT10 $29.50 Repair Kit for Hitachi convergence Chassis DP-14G KIT10 Includes 2 pcs STK392-150 , 1 each of the following 1W axial lead fusible resistors:
KIT10 $29.50 Repair Kit for Hitachi convergence Chassis DP-14G KIT10 Includes 2 pcs STK392-150 , 1 each of the following 1W axial lead fusible resistors:
use the advanced options page and reset the factor blue and red convergence defaults then do re apply the auto color defaults color at first it seemed very red (which is good because red was the missing factor in the green picture) but after reseting all the color and tints to the normal ranges I then reset the color auto correct again and all seems fine.
Thank you, in the am ill give a call to a local tv guy downtown.
tv seems fine other than colors are darker than usual and dark parts of ashow or movie are so dark you can hardly tell what's going on
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