Bottom Scroll and infobars slant left

[jcarrera]

Has anyone acquired this symptom suddenly...

4:3 TV. The Bottom Scroll and infobars slant very slightly downward to the left. On some channels, the very bottom of the scrolling text is cut off just a bit on the left side of the screen, while at the right side there is a bit of space below the letters.

If you hit the info button, there is a definite larger gap from the bottom of the bar on the right compared to a smaller gap to the bottom of the screen on the left.

It is also very observable when a 16:9 scene is presented with top and bottom black bars to create the 16-9 format on the 4:3 screen

[Khandurian]

To check to see if its the box, disconnect the box and plug the cable directly into the TV.

If it looks good, your box took a dump. If you still notice this while on standard cable (no box) then your convergence in your tv is either starting to go bad or has gone bad and needs repair.

Some tv's have auto convergence re-adjustments. If its an Hitachi, you can have the tv re-adjust the convergence automatically. I think a few other brands do this as well.

[jcarrera]

There appears to be no distortion or "slant" in the picture...only on the overlay information. I would think convergence would affect everything.

[Khandurian]

Box went bad. Call and have a tech come out and replace. Or a quicker way is to stop in melbourne office and exchange it out.

[jcarrera]

Ack. I have a ton of stuff on it I haven't burned to DVD yet.

Is this a known "failure" that has been seen before?

[jcarrera]

I think I said something wrong before. A scene came on (actually a "table" on a news show) that had lots of horizontal lines in it. I looks like the top lines were parallel to the top of the screen, but the bottom line slanted downward left. Is that the definition of improper convergence?

Also when I did a reboot, the mystro screen has a box, and the top looked ok but bottom line of the box slanted.

LATER: Doing some reading on the web about convergence, it sounds like it has a lot to do with color. I don't have any color problems.

[Khandurian]

I used to do tv repair. Convergence, although it does have a direct relation with the colors, can go bad and you still have a perfectly colored picture. My own personal tv is proof of that.

When something is in letter box mode, I can see a very distinct wavy line at the bottom. I know it's not my box, it is the tv.

This is why I asked you to disconnect the box and hook it up to the cable directly by-passing the box. Channel 10 without the box (I think) should have the scrolling tv guide. Since this has many different little boxes inside the screen, this could give you an idea if it is the box or not.

And in case your wondering why I haven't fixed my own tv? Quite simple, I repair tv's that have died. I am unable to properly align convergence. That takes hours and an overlay set that is just not worth a one time purchase.

[Khandurian]

As a matter of fact, 24 is on right now and it's broadcast in letter box on FOX. Would be a good way to look at things.

[jcarrera]

Thanks Khandurian.

I DVR 24 from WOFL (3); just looked at it. The slant is still there. Interestingly, mine is not letterboxed! ??? And since it is a 4:3 TV, I don't have a zoom or stretch function on it.

[Khandurian]

Is it still there with the box or without? If its there without the box, check the manual for your tv. Alot of the newer tvs come with auto convergence correction feature.