blank screen

[hollberry]

i wa watcing t v left the room came back ,no picture ,i have sound but no picture,could this be the tube has gone or something else ,how do i fix it please help i cant afford a new tv ,

[johnpol78]

check the contrast from the tv menu settings . you can use the buttons at the front of the tv. if the contrast is zero than the screen goes back and you will found no picutes on the tv screen.
if the problem still there , contact the local technician for help,

[ACtheTROLL]

what a pol (lock)
so the theory is that the phantom contrast fairy turned it down?

you don't say if it's an old style telly or a flatscreen
either way it doesn't sound good

with all these things many faults "just happen"
it could be a loose connection .. it could be the tube ... or it could be something else completely
(I always check the contrast ;-/

the one thing that is certain however is that unless you know what you are doing there are some pretty high voltages in there 40,000v+ and just having a poke round could be the last thing you ever do

the next problem is ... unless the shop gives free quotes (finding the fault can be time consuming) just paying for the engineer's time will run to �40 or so