Sky+ box and Philips LCD picture quality

multiformat14 · 05-01-2008 01:44AM #1

Not sure if I should be here or in the TV forum so bear with me.

I recently bought a Philips 42'' LCD and noticed what appeared to be four areas of ''clouding'' on the screen , two at the top , two on the bottom - particularly noticeable during night scenes.Problem was there on all stations and DVD movie's.

Went back to the shop and complained and was given a new one no problem.Set the new TV up and the problem was still there albeit in the extreme corners this time - brought the TV back and they set it up in the shop , worked perfectly ! Very helpful and patient guy in the shop said it could be caused by either unshielded speakers or a faulty Sky+ box.

Brought the TV home , set it up again and moved all the surround sound speakers away from the Tv , the ''clouding'' is now just over one area in the top right hand of the screen now ! Sky box is set to RGB and I've disconnected the surround sound DVD altogether.

Has anyone any ideas , I read in other forums that LCD's are not affected by speaker magnets like the CRT's so could I have a duff scart lead , weak Sky+ box as suggested or could it be interference from an electric wire running up the inside of a stud wall to a wall light situated right behind and above the TV ? The Sky+ box is a Pace and I've checked the signal strength and its very good.

Any advice or theories would be welcome.

alan4cult · 05-01-2008 01:49AM

I saw a Phillips 42" LCD TV on display in Tesco and it was noticeably "cloudier" than the other LCD tvs. Then when i saw the same TV in Harvey Norman, it again had the same sort of cloudy picture. Both TVs were playing DVDs. Sorry I can't help you directly but I have noticed this in Phillips TVs

slave1 · 06-01-2008 11:06AM

any chance of a photo, I have a Philips 42" LCD and have not noticed this

multiformat14 · 06-01-2008 07:59PM

slave1, hav'nt the equipment to post a photo - all my money went on the TV ! However if you play a DVD with night scenes or change the screen format around to 4:3 ratio it might show up if its there , but I reckon if you hav'nt noticed it then you do'nt have a problem. Its not very noticeable but I'm a stickler for perfection.

I do'nt have any other complaints about the TV , the picture quality across the vast area of the screen is 100% and colours are perfect. My hunch is that there is some other equipment interfering with it . I'm going to try and move it to another area in the room later in the week to see what happens and then maybe see if I can get someone from Philips to come and have a look at it , as I said the set was perfect when I brought it back and set it up in the shop showroom.

Dr. Nick · 06-01-2008 08:46PM

There were some slight 'clouds' on mt Sony when I bought it, but nothing too annoying. I had to send it back to komplett because a thin green line appeared running top to bottom.
When it was repaired and returned, the clouds also had disappeared (along with the green line of course). This would point to a problem with the TV itself, but doesn't explain why it was ok in the shop of cousre...

watty · 07-01-2008 01:28PM

It may simply be less visible in shop lighting.

Is it worse or better in a totally dark room?

multiformat14 · 07-01-2008 02:10PM

Watty , I thought of that and tried it with lights full on in my room and it was still there and when I was in the shop I shielded the TV from the downlighters and it was'nt there - I've also looked at it from various angles. Last night I removed the surround sound dvd and vcr from the cabinet and no change. The only other thing thats nearby ( 4 feet )is a cast iron stove in the fireplace which I can't move. I might try and move the TV to another room just so I have every possibility covered.

Sky+ box and Philips LCD picture quality

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