We have had our Mitsubishi 35" CRT TV for over 10 years, and even then it was a refurbished model. It's been working beautifully all these years but today when it was turned on there was nothing but a horizontal line across the screen.

Sound is fine. Moving colors are seen in the line; in fact, it looks like someone took the picture and scrunched it into a line that barely registers on a ruler.

Does anyone know what might be wrong and if so, is it an expensive fix? This TV has had a beautiful picture and is a piece of furniture in itself. In fact, we've felt no need to get a flat panel because the pic on it was huge and colorful.

Any ideas or suggestions would be most appreciated.

gerone, November 2012

You have a simple problem with the Vertical output circuit. Either No power to it, or the Vertical output has failed. I'd suggest a TV repairman, and most likely I would charge about $250 to fix it.

But I don't live where you live, therefore my inexpensive cost of living would certainly not reflect a TV tech's costs in your area.
To know how much your repair costs, I would advise you to contact different repairers and dealers to compare the prices. This is because the cost will vary from one place to another. Here you are a tech website www.tvrepairjacksonvillefl.com , maybe it can help to know the repair´s price.

nexx, November 2012