Ken, I have seen similar problems while using a splitter that is not grounded or a tuner not properly grounded..though these were horizontal bars going up/down the screen. Jeff -- Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:55 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Sharp 13GM100, Poor pix Friends, This set is from my bedroom. Have put up with the lousy pix for at least six months. Thought it was a cable problem, so ran all new wiring in the house. Some channels worse than others, but on most channels, the pix was distorted. The best way I can describe it is if there were a vertical bar on the screen, both sides of the bar would be jagged, like sideways v's. There may be a technical term to describe it, but I know of none. With a shop full of TV's, I finally decided to bring it in. In the shop, the set looked much better--almost perfect. I had to look hard to see the distortion. Took another set home last night, expecting to see the distortion on it. I did not. It was fine. Now, I feel real stupid for putting up with the problems for eight months when I have at least a dozen small sets in the shop I could have taken home. Not worth much money, but I would like to know the cause of the distortion. If someone has seen such a problem, would appreciate learning the cause. TIA, Ken Smith Gulf Technical Services 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/