Dim picture Philips Magnavox Model #8p6044 c101, picture is dim, hard to see in bright sunlight, as long as room is completely dark, it's ok, but not good. Have tried adjusting color, tint, brightness, etc., but nothing really makes a difference.

Yes the coolant gets crud buildup in it over time which will cause the color and clarity to get very poor with obects that will glow around certain bright ojects. You can get the Phillips CRT coolant replacement kit from www.tvrepairworld.com which has the CRT coolant for all 3 CRTs and also includes the Cd with instructions on how to do the replacement.

mine is doing the same thing and it is the same tv same year

Philip Magnavox sets have a clear fluid that floats between the lens and the tube. It is used to keep the tube cool. After a few years the fluid will get cloudy and cause the video to have one or more of the following symptoms...

• Video looks dull
• Video looks bright white
• Video looks red
• images have halos around them

You can see some examples and find a fix here...


http://www.fixya.com/support/r2861467-solution_video_looking_whiteish_dull

These TV's are known for polluted coolant in the picture tubes.The coolant is between the lense and the tube. The factory has a Service Bulletin about this problem and they say to change the coolant in each picture tube. This will make the TV look like it did when it was new.

The CRT fluid is cloudy and should be replaced. Goto www.TvRepairKits.com. They have a kit to do it yourself.

Ed

Projection TV tubes have a liquid coolant that is used to keep them from overheating. After many years the coolant in the blue and green tubes will become cloudy and cause the screen to...look white, look dull, look red/orange, etc. You may even see halos around images. 

What you will need to do is replace the coolant and clean the crt. You can get a repair kit from www.TvRepairKits.com that includes replacement coolant, photos. instructions, etc.

Take a look at the blue round capacitors. They stand on end and about the size of a dime and 1/8" thick. They should be by the highvoltage transformer. That's the plastic box with a spark-plug wire sticking out the top. The circuit board should have numbers printed by the parts. Look for c811 or C8** . The C means capacitor and the 800 numbers means the circuit it's in. This is a horizontal output capacitor your looking for. You will see it burnt. Might not be blue...could be yellow or orange. But you should know what kind of capacitor to look for by the description I gave. This seemed to be a problem with these sets....or atleast one problem of MANY. If it's not that, then you need big time service. I wouldn't waste your money on a Magnavox. They just don't hold-up to repairs very well. If you find the burnt part, let me know what the location is...C8**....and I'll tell you what the value is. You won't beable to read it if it's burnt. Now atleast you know what your looking at. Sometimes if you have someone turn the set on while you look at the board in a dark room, it will spark. Hope that helps. Good-luck.

as far as the foggy / blurry appearance goes, you more than lkely have contaminated CRT coolant. This coolant (inside the lenses) should be crystal clear, and normally over time, with heat and time the crt's will grow a sort of bacteria in the coolant. I have drained crt's and the coolant has looked like applesauce before. Once you clean the crt's and replace the coolant with new coolant, the pic should be just as good as new!

are you able to see the picture in a dark room ? does it appear bright enough then ? if so the lights behind your screen have dimmed or gone out completely. this may just be the power supply for the lights or your lcd panel may need to be replaced

Hi

Is your Tv Blurd?

Thanks!