Home Theatre Person...

[MeredithMan]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

What was the problem?

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The color suddenly was not right. Anything blue seemed almost gray, and the reds and greens were more intense than usual. I thought the TV was shot, but that didn't make sense to me, since it is a Sony Bravia and is only about 8 years old.

Some backstory on the installation:

The TV is embedded into the wall over a fireplace. The opening for the TV has a motorized print that can open and close, thus making it look like there is a big picture on the wall when the tv is not in use. All of the equipment is in a closet on the other side of the room. This install was done 8 or so years ago by the previous owner. My understanding is that HDMI cables were not in vogue then, so CAT-5 cable was run from the equipment, through the wall, to the opening for the TV. The CAT-5 is plugged into a BALUN, which connects to the Red, Blue, Green video cables coming from the TV. Because it is a complex installation, I wanted to have a professional take care of it, not the dopey homeowner, (aka, Me)

When the home theatre guy came out to diagnose the problem 6+ weeks ago, he said that the Blue tone was not being recognized from the TV. Could either be a bad Blue cable or the BALUN had failed. He was going to go off and research the part, get me a price on a new one, etc. That was the last I heard. So, time to find someone new....

[ishoot308]

You can try contacting Ron from Orbit Satellite in Tilton. Not sure how busy he is doing new installs but worth a shot.

Dan

[Just Sold]

Jerry Boyson at Lake Winnipesaukee Home Theater 4 Whittier Hwy rt 25 (next to kayak store). Moultonborough, NH 03254 . (603) 630-1392

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by MeredithMan

The color suddenly was not right. Anything blue seemed almost gray, and the reds and greens were more intense than usual. I thought the TV was shot, but that didn't make sense to me, since it is a Sony Bravia and is only about 8 years old.

Some backstory on the installation:

The TV is embedded into the wall over a fireplace. The opening for the TV has a motorized print that can open and close, thus making it look like there is a big picture on the wall when the tv is not in use. All of the equipment is in a closet on the other side of the room. This install was done 8 or so years ago by the previous owner. My understanding is that HDMI cables were not in vogue then, so CAT-5 cable was run from the equipment, through the wall, to the opening for the TV. The CAT-5 is plugged into a BALUN, which connects to the Red, Blue, Green video cables coming from the TV. Because it is a complex installation, I wanted to have a professional take care of it, not the dopey homeowner, (aka, Me)

When the home theatre guy came out to diagnose the problem 6+ weeks ago, he said that the Blue tone was not being recognized from the TV. Could either be a bad Blue cable or the BALUN had failed. He was going to go off and research the part, get me a price on a new one, etc. That was the last I heard. So, time to find someone new....

I saw a similar setup a year ago. The TV is pre HDMI and a unique HD plasma TV. with composite cables. The TV was built into the wall of an elaborate theatre setup. The original installer from Bedford have retired. Local businesses told the owner to get a new state of the art system. The install is to cost more than the technology!

Called Phil's TV in Franklin. He was able to replace the electronics in the old TV and made color corrections. The TV is outstanding!
I would give Phil a call.

[MeredithMan]

After the recommendations here from ishoot308 and WinnisquamZ, and other research, I decided to go with Ron from Orbit. Happy to report that he came out last week and got me back on line fairly inexpensively. Turns out he found the problem to be a crappy cable that had been supplied by.....wait for it.....wait for it..... Metrocast! Boooooo!.....Hissssss!


Thanks ishoot and WinnisquamZ for the recommendation!