Picture gets dark and light

Odd problem. The VCR part of the combo tv didn't work any longer so we hooked up a different vcr to the television. Some VHS movies would play without a problem while others would go from dark to light about every 5 seconds for the duration of the film. We left it alone and only watched some movies. Just today, we hooked a dvd player to it and removed the vcr. Same problem. Some dvds are fine...the rest go dark and light. What is that?? Originally, we thought it was the vcr. But, now it seems it must be the television. Any insight? Many thanks.

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Try the same brand vcr 0r dvd some brands will not work will with other brands.

Posted on Feb 27, 2007

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