It is estimated that more than 80 percent of televisions end up in landfills, despite a growing number of state laws that prohibits dumping them. If your TV breaks, it may just need a simple repair, so you can prevent it from adding to the landfill.
If your image on your HDTV seems to be too big or stretched out, check the picture size settings on your television. Most sets have a button that adjusts picture size for people who don’t like the side letterbox when watching a 4:3 program on a 16:9 television.
The latest and greatest television technology is probably 3D. Although 3D sets that require the use of special glasses are gaining market share, technologies in development today lose the glasses for seamless 3D effects.
For the first few years that electronic TVs were available, the main complaint was that the screen was too small. The development of the cathode ray tube made it possible for TV screens to increase in size and clarity.
Care to guess one of the most common service problems encountered with all types of television sets? If you guessed forgetting to plug the set in after unplugging it for some reason, you're right. Luckily this is one troubleshooting fix that can be handled over the phone.
A color TV screen is coated with red, green, and blue phosphors, the substance that emits light in your TV, arranged in dots or stripes. If you look closely at the screen with a magnifying glass, you will be able to see them.
