This set according to customer was playing fine until they hooked up a used direct tv receiver.After connecting the receiver (tru rf connector,not a\v jacks) and powering tv up,the pix pulled in from the sides,the color went bad and smoked a little.They turned it off right away,waited for 5 min and tried again.All is ok other than pix lacking vertical about 5in. at the bottom.They brought it in yesterday and I checked it out (no manual) and could not see any physical damage (burned parts).I had an extra vert.ic tda-8172and tried it but no difference.I checked low ohm resistors and diodes and they check ok. Does this ic use the -13v and +13v.I would like to know what res. and diodes feed both of this voltages.Maybe the eeprom went bad.Any tips and idea's will help. Thanks Mando Birdie's TV & Electronics Casa Grande,AZ ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/