Philips 28PW6006 - Colour splodge probs (degauss?)

[John Jennings]

I've had a Philips WS TV (28PW6006) for a while now and have started to notice that I'm getting colour splodges appearing.
I get these when watching programmes that have large areas of especially bright colours / high contrast for extended periods (The Simpsons tends to bring it out fairly quickly). A still image of a two-tone black and white logo on a DVD menu I have brings it out in about 30 seconds. No probs on other things

Tends to be splodges of purple or green on opposite ends of the screen. I can get rid of them by constantly flicking through channels for a while or turning the telly off for a while, so it sounds like a degauss prob.

It's not a magnetic source prob as all of my speakers are shielded (I've even tried moving the speakers away, just in case, and it still happens).

Probably going to get an engineer out to look at it, but I was wondering if anyone else has seen this problem? Basically I'm wondering if it's a design flaw with this model, as I seem to remember someone else mentioning it a few months back. I don't really want the engineer or supplier to just say "oh we'll send out a new model" if the new one is going to have just the same problem.

Any comments appreciated.

Thanks,
John

[cjb110]

ditto!!! At Last! Well similar

I get a blue blob on the just in from the left top corner, yellow on the right. example here (http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/c1j1b0uk)

Ok I've a Toshiba 28W8DB TV and a LG 3350 DVD player which shows exactly the same problems!

I also had a Thomson that had the same problem only much much worse.

However I have found that it must be the DVD player at fault and not the TV. I've got a Telewest Cable TV box, and the pointless self help channels where down, and replaced with this nice bright white error message...left the tv for a while and no blobs

Tried a mates DVD player(Thomson DTH4200) same problem but less than mine.

Its also less of a problem with SVideo connection...I've got mine as a daisychained RGB scart.

People have said reducing the contrast and brightness helps

The tv tech man that replaced the tube in mine thought it might be called 'blooming'

Somebody else has suggested earths magnetic field! As does the tosh manual...but they don't explain the problem well enough!

Personally I think the DVD output is at fault, either too high power or sommit like that. But I haven't ruled out low quality scart leads either...not sure where to get decent ones from (and if they are worth it!)

[John Jennings]

Thanks for the info. Is this maybe a common problem on a lot of modern W/S TVs then?

I've noticed the problem with terrestrial broadcasts as well as DVDs and I already use S-video for my DVD player so can't try that one. I also use decent IXOS cables, so it can't be that.

I did try turning the contrast down and it still happens, but happens more slowly, so it could be related. I don't have the contrast that high anyway (only about 60%), so I wouldn't be satisfied by an engineer just telling me to turn the contrast down. Hmm, time to call him out I think...

Cheers,
John

[cjb110]

Ok to anyone that has a similar problem.

I have just changed the scart lead that goes from the DVD player to the TV from a JVC (the ones dixons sell) to an IXOS one.

The problem is gone, well near enough...it still occurs (alot slower)on high brightness/contrast levels. So a combination of quality scart and low settings helps.

Why...I've no idea...anyone?

[cjb110]

Some pictures of the problem for anyone that might be able to help! (Note 500Kb+ sizes) (http://www.cbeach.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/homecinema/)