Question about Hitachi 43GX01B 43" Rear Projection Television

Blue screen I recently replaced the convergence ICs on my set. all was well until recently. After dusting the Red, Green, and Blue lenses and the rear mirror with an eyeglass cleaner (basically a barely moistened towelette), i turn on the tv the next day and there is a blue haze over everything when i use component cables. I have switced to composite cables to see if my component cables were the problem. With the composite cables, the blue haze is gone, but the blue barely registers. I have tried adjusting the color both from the OSD menu and from the individual knobs inside the set, both with no results. I'm not afraid of electronics, but i am not a TV repair person either. Is this something i can fix, or do i need to take it to a pro? Thanks.

Terrence Williams Dec 29, 2006

I'm pretty sure my component cables are bad. i plugged them in and now i get a red haze. That mystery is solved but i still have a problem.

I connected my s-video cable, and i get the same problem i was getting with the composites. The blue is weak. the picture quality is good, but it is dominated by reds and greens. i have adjusted the blue knob inside the set and that puts a blue flush on everything.

Also, i forgot to mention this in my original post, but my rear projection mirror was broken when i got the set, but was fixed prior to this problem starting. (fixing the mirror was why the TV was open in the first place, and then i cleaned everything.)

I recently discovered by service menu. How do i go in there and adjust the colors so that the blue is stronger? Is there a table of recommended service menu settings somewhere that i can use?

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I would look for something real simple here. The problem appears to be in your component cables (I would suspect one being bad or connected to a wrong jack). If they are connected properly, try moving them a bit to see if the blue haze comes and goes or try different cables.

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