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The Pliers Years

Tube — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:10:37 -0800

How common were broken-off knobs on old TVs? When I was a child back in the 1970s, our TVs main rotary channel switching knob broke off, forcing us to use a pair of needle-nose pliers to change the channel. This went on for what seemed like many years until we got a new TV that used buttons.

So was our family's experience exceptional, or were broken-off TV knobs common?

I hate tvs.

CwgrlUp — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:58:49 -0800

How can I get my satellite and old tv to play nice? I have an old Sanyo tv: model DS19530. Haven't turned it on in a couple years. I hooked it up to my satellite and can't get a picture. (This is just strictly coax, tv is too old to even have RCA hookups.) I don't have a second receiver so I hooked up a splitter to just mirror the signal. My newer tv is working fine but not the Sanyo. I have checked the splitter backwards and forwards, switching the cables and it doesn't matter which output I use, the Sanyo will not show a picture and the new one will. I hooked up a nintendo to it, flipped to channel 3, works fine. But no satellite? I have flipped through all the menu options and other than switching it from air to cable, I don't see what else I can change. Help? Suggestions? Thanks!

PS Called the helpline. The guy knew less than I did.

What is that TV Buzzing Noise?

toftk — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:19:24 -0800

My TV does this annoying buzzing sort of humming noise (vibrating?) a lot and I want it to stop. Should I take my TV in to get fixed? If so, how much would that cost? Can I fix it myself? Is it easier to just buy a new TV or to ignore it? It especially seems to do it when I have the volume turned down low (or else I just don't notice it when it's up high).