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jetta45
Apr 19, 2009, 10:59 PM
My 25''zenith color TV has white lines running vertical to horizontal on screen and the picture is really blurry. Impossible to watch. Help please.

Perito
Apr 20, 2009, 08:24 AM
White, vertical lines. I'm not sure what "vertical to horizontal" means (diagonal?). Blurry. Sounds bad.

While I don't like saying this, (and it probably could be repaired, but it will probably cost more than the TV is worth), "TV is toast".

DanielF
Apr 20, 2009, 09:19 PM
Could also be a bad antenna connection, giving a very weak (analogue) signal.

Is the problem equally bad on all channels, or are some worse than others (the latter would suggest a signal strength problem)?

Try wriggling the antenna connectors at the set and at the wall. If you have a spare indoor antenna, try plugging that into the set in place of the outdoor one, to see if it's any better (just as a temporary test - the problem could be up at the roof end of your antenna system - this will save you going up on the roof to check).

Daniel