Vizio tv stuck on black and white - Vizio 42 in. LCD TV

Hi,

the accessories replacement was a smart move. Please attempt to run a channel scan before updating your tvs firmware. Otherwise, I would run a factory reset on the tv and watch for the display-color issue again.

Thank you.

If you're in a country that has PAL for its TV standard, then black and white is all you'll get.If that's not the case, then the main board in the TV is bad

Are the normal TV images ok except the player?

Check and replace the damaged component/s at its main board. Contact any service technician. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/

I think you may have the same thing going on that we had happen several times, I think its stuck in RGB mode. Go to the TV itself, and turn it on manually. As SOON as you turn it on, hold the input button on the side of the TV for 30 seconds. This should get it back to the normal TV mode. We got this fix from Vizio ppl.

it could be your flux capacitor is out. you might need to plug it in goto menus and check to see if ur runnin 21 gigawatts if not leave it plugged in and off for two days and it should refresh it

Look through the ventilation slits at the back of the TV with the room lights out. If you do not see white light light bleeding through the back, you have a back light failure. It could be the inverter circuit which lights up the CCFL ( cold cathode fluorescent lamp ). You will need professional help to replace it and could cost you about 70 to 100 $ to fix.

HERE'S THE FIX: I just went through this with my Vizio VX37L. TV is stuck in RGB input. This is the fix.... TV is stuck in RGB input.
(option 1) Power on TV, and press the INPUT button repeatedly and rapidly until you can change to a different input, such as AV.
If that doesn't work, try:
(option 2) With the TV off, press and hold the INPUT button on the side of the TV for about 5 seconds. The TV should power on and the input list will appear. The TV will no longer be locked, and the INPUT button should function properly after that.

Option 2 worked for me!

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