DISTORTED PICTURE RECENTLY MY TVS PICTURE HAVE BEEN DISTORTED LOOKS LIKE IF I AM USING A RUGULAR HOUSE ANTENNA BUT I HAVE CABLE TV THE SAME HAPPENS WHEN I PUT ON A DVD. PLEASE HELP CANT AFFORD ANOTHER TV. WHAT CAN BE THE PROBLEM?

Antenna problem aim in signal direction.

Ur tvs in ur house it is getting a paid tvs incomming broadcasting tv signals like a cables or a satalites dishes companies?Yes,than that incomming broadcasting wire that plug into ur tv Ant. input port hole might have some kind of signals interference at that channel frequencies,call ur cables tvs or satalites tvs companies providers for an answers and get their field Tech. to come out and check it out.If all ur tvs in the house are analoge tvs and u are using a DTV signal through a DTV converter box to getting a Free over the air DTV air to recieving tv broadcasting tv channels stations only than tries it with another antenna signals sources like a better antenna design like a portable digital antena or good roof antenna should solved this problems.

This is what digital signals do if there is not enough signal to paint the picture on your set. If you are using an antenna, then the signal coming from the station over the air is not strong enough or is being blocked by the trees and buildings. The TV needs a signal at least 60-70 % to get the data, and since the FCC mandated higher frequencies for over the air TV, the stations signal will not travel very far. You can try a better TV antenna, with a higher DB gain, but it seems to be a loosing battle for the present.

If you subscribe to cable TV and it is happening, then by all means complain to your Cable Provider as they should send yo a signal that will run your set.

What is your signal source, OTA or cable? Did lightning or another type of power surge recently hit? Make sure you have the TV on the desired input.

If OTA check your antenna direction and that you have the Channel Setup (from the menu) set to Antenna. Also check if you have the right antenna to get stations in your area. Antennaweb.org gives the most likely channels and directions. tvfool.com will give more detailed information and more stations. Both sites assume outdoor antennas but the direction information is always good. Look for new construction or big trees that might block the signal. Do you have multiple TVs sharing the same antenna? You might need an amplifier.

If cable, check the Channel setup. Check for someone recently damaging your cable installation (cutting the wires, trying to split the signal to get it for free) Splitting the signal to multiple TVs may also be an issue, get an amplifier of the correct type. Some cable systems may require a bidirectional amplifier.

If you recently had a power surge, see if the TV works with other inputs.
Tuners can be replaced if the TV is worth the labor costs for you.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
( My household had three tvs and a digital to analog converter that lost their tuners after a nearby lightning strike. We chose to replace the TVs since two were over 15 years old and the third was also out of warranty.)

No,Ur Digital antena not getting a good signal,because of lanscape like hills or big buildings,blocking the signal,that why u not getting good signals,or no signals at all.Buy another name brand digital antena with a stronger signal amplifier.Or buy a digital roof antena,well help or solved these problems.

if this is an older tv and your state might have changed to digital programming then i would suggest trying to look at the back of the set and see if you have anything to fix this problem or you might want to CHECK AND SEE IF YOU HAVE VIDEO ON or CABLE on or TV on. Sometimes if you have Antenna switch to cable then your channels would be red and picture distorted. change the antenna to air for tv. or from tv to cable.

rf cables will work fine for older tvs. newer tvs should use the composite (yellow, red and white cable) to produce a digital picture and sound. FYI the indoor antenna works best when positioned in a window. Best thing to do is install an outdoor antenna in the attic near the gable vent or on the exterior of the house.

This is a convergence rpoblem that is either bad connections on the pins of the convergence ICs or defective ICs. If you can solder and are comfortable working inside TVs where there are potentially dangerous high voltages, let me know and I'll provide additional details and instructions for fixing this yourself.

Dan

have the digital modual replaced

Hello buddylaw,

Can you post a picture of the TV screen with the problem? It will help in the diagnoses. It looks like you may have a thermal sensitive component causing this issue. But I will have to seen a picture of the screen to properly diagnose this problem as to the possible section that may be causing this problem.

Thank you.
Shuttle83