Hi guys:

I have just noticed that when watching Freeview on my '96 Avant yesterday that the screen was ever so slightly flickering, almost like a very, very mild straight ripple effect at the bottom of the screen (when I say ripple effect I mean that the ripple occurs in a straight line from left to right as opposed to in ever increasing circles from a centre point).

The Freeviw box is not expensive and the scart lead ditto. I haven't done any further tests. However from the information given does it look like my beloved TV is dying? Also, as it sits in a shared living room is it going to di quietly or quite possibly burn out and be a fire hazzard!

Thanks

Graham

Hi Graham

I'd definitely check another source/lead etc before reading last rites to your Avant.  I once was asked about a ripple-type picture problem, to discover it was nothing more than the transformer in the VCR  - the magnetic flux was wobbling the TV picture ever so slightly at the bottom.  I swapped it & the DVD around and all was well....

It may well be your Avant is poorly, but I'd certainly look at other possibilities first.

Good luck.

Hi Graham1982

Check yuor connetions(scart?) between your avant and your freewiw box

old avants have trouble with the picture tube try to bump a little hard on the top of your avnt and see if the picture flickers

regards

jan

Hi:

It appears to not be doing it at the moment so I am going with the cheaper diagnosis that it is the connections.

Thanks for all your help, I am hoping that it was a false alarm.

Graham

No worries.  Will keep fingers crossed. (Well, not literally, but YKWIM)