Panasonic Plasma Screen Issues

[citychap26]

Hi Guys,

I bought my mother a Plasma a few years ago (panasonic th-37pe30). I popped over to see her last night and noticed that the screen is blinking and reception is pretty rubbish.

It is on digital mode, however I am still using the old aerial that is attached to the roof.

Oh just to note that my mother is based in Croydon... Is this an issue with the TV or aerial?

Cheers

Sunil

[headcase]

Its hard to say from your post. Try a retune, make sure the aerial plug is fitted correctly. A quick and easy way to test it would be to connect up a freeview box and see if that works or if it has similar issues to the TV's built in freeview. Im pretty sure there is a Software upgrade available for that set relating to either 64Quam or negative offset issues after switchover.

[Deva Link]

We have 37PX80 and it's been a bit iffy for the last few weeks. Some evenings it breaks up a lot. Next door neighbour has the same model but from the year before (so a 37PX70), and his is the same.

Yet watch through the BTVision box and it's absolutely fine.

[headcase]

Deva Link said:

We have 37PX80 and it's been a bit iffy for the last few weeks. Some evenings it breaks up a lot. Next door neighbour has the same model but from the year before (so a 37PX70), and his is the same.

Yet watch through the BTVision box and it's absolutely fine.

Could be faulty tuners (70's and 80's use the same one) and there was a time that they were problematic but its doubtfill that 2 TV's would go faulty with the same fault at the same time, it could be that reception in your particular area is marginal therefore some types of tuners work just on the good side other on the bad side. First thing to do there would be to have your aerial meter tested to find out specifically the quality of signal you are recieving.