My TV???

[Lilwolf]

Well, somewhere close to my house, the cable (time warner) was hit by lightning.   Sucks, my cable phone gone... my network router... gone..

but for the bad one.  my year and a month old TV is now almost gone.

It is a Toshiba (at work, can't get the rest of the model) 27" TV that used to have a GREAT picture... but now both sides (left and right) have been moved in by about 2 inches.  And all 4 courners have weird colors like a TV that needs to be degaussed.

I got my degausser out and that wouldn't fix the color problems.  And there aren't any settings to change the width.

I'm assuming this is all fixable.  But is it easy fixable at home?  Should I open it up and start moving dials until something seems to start fixing it? 

Are there free places to get the board manuals for newer TVs on the net?

Thanks!

[USSEnterprise]

I would try and see if your cable company would pay for the damages. They might as long as you had the devices going through surge supressors.

[AlanS17]

I would try and see if your cable company would pay for the damages. They might as long as you had the devices going through surge supressors.

Even if it wasn't protected, I'd still complain to the cable company.

[USSEnterprise]

they paid for an old cable modem that a surge destroyed

[Magnet_Eye]

also, if you have home owners insurance or renters insurance, that should cover all of it. look into it if the cable company doesnt replace your stuff.

[USSEnterprise]

but would his insurance have a deductable higher than the value of the TV, Router, and VoIP box?

[tommy]

also, if you have home owners insurance or renters insurance, that should cover all of it. look into it if the cable company doesnt replace your stuff.

The cable company will do anything NOT to cover you, make them!

[Lilwolf]

btw, I did complain... but they aren't going to do anything... They did replace all their own equipment.

but even new... the tv cost 200 bucks.  And the router is replaceable for 30...  And my deductable is 500... so no insurance...

anyway, I'm not annoyed about the tv and their fault (some of the lightning strikes hit less then a block away.  It really might not have been behind any of their surge suppressors.  I am annoyed about the router because that WAS behind the cable modem... and they shouldn't have the amount of voltage coming in shouldn't effect the amount going out the other side.

But anyone have any ideas about possible fixes for the TV that I can do at home?

[USSEnterprise]

From the sounds of it, either the tube or the flyback is shot. File a civil suit against the cable company, and in the future, use surge supressors with coaxial passthroughs

[richms]

Was any of the kit on a surge protector? They usually have some offer to cover you for a few 1000 if the thing plugged into it is damaged by a surge.

[Lilwolf]

It wasn't the power surge supressor for sure.

[USSEnterprise]

You'd have to but a flyback directly from the manufacturer, so probably a lot. Plus, thats probably not something you should do yourself. From now on, get surge supressors that have coaxial passthroughs.

[Paradigm1969]

I work at a cable company.
From my experiance, surge supressors that have coaxial passthroughs can cause problems on the rf return path. i.e. - no modem sync or digital interactive tv.
Check this before you buy one.

Also, I have gone out to inspect storm damage to tv's / pc's and such.
As a rule, if there is evidence the surge came through the cable line, we would replace the unit.
9 out of 10 times its from A/C side.

You can see were or smell where the spike hit.

just my 2 cents