Overscan occurs on your high definition LCD, plasma and projection TVs when the video image is enlarged slightly and the outer 3% is cropped off. Engadget HD has an extremely thorough explanation of overscan, but we’ll boil down the important points here for you. Overscan is a remnant of CRT TV days when images...
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One of the most common questions from new widescreen TV owners is: “Why are there black bars on my widescreen TV?” The simple answer is that your TV and the video you watching have different aspect ratios. There is nothing wrong with your TV. This “pillar box effect” most often happens when you are...
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If your Plasma or LCD TV picture is blurry or fuzzy there are several things that may be causing the problem. It’s worth running through the following list before seeking service. You may find yourself saving the full cost of a TV repair. Make sure you are using the appropriate cable box for your...
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I was looking around at the Pioneer plasma TV repair support site today to get a sense of common repair problems they have with their TVs. They list only 6 problems in their FAQ, leading me to believe these are their most common issues. Or at least the ones most easily handled without professional...
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If you have a large, flat-panel plasma TV, no doubt you have collected finger prints on the screen. Luckily cleaning a plasma TV screen is a simple process that shouldn’t take too long. Modern plasma TV screens are more sensitive to being damaged by cleaning than old, cathode ray tube televisions, but with a...
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Today we added an article on repairing plasma TV screen burn in. It’s not hard to try and many modern plasma TV sets even include a feature specifically for this purpose.
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This video shows a fairly unsophisticated — but effective in this case — method of clearing up stuck pixels on a broken plasma TV screen. Again, we recommend proceeding at your own risk.
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Today we posted a new article on repairing a broken plasma TV screen. Unfortunately it’s difficult to repair plasma screens due to the way they are built. But if you have a minor crack or scratch there are a few things you can do to repair your cracked plasma TV screen.
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