Westinghouse W32701 27" LCD Display???

[SgtRock]

Greetings BadCappers:

1) Am I correct that the "No Input" blue screen picture, indicates that the LCD screen itself is OK?
2) Does any one know where to obtain the remote code that will allow this unit to be controlled by a Universal Remote?
3) Your suggestions are humbly solicited.
4) I will post pictures of the inside when I do the teardown.

"If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners."
Johnny Carson 1925 - 1992

Best Regards
Clear Ether

[Dgtech]

Re: Westinghouse W32701 27" LCD Display???

Why would you tear it down if it's working? You haven't told us how it does not work. All you mention is about remote code. You can't gain this by opening it up.

[SgtRock]

Re: Westinghouse W32701 27" LCD Display???

Dear Dgtech:

--Thanks for the prompt response. "Display???" is mentioned in the title of the thread. I am trying to use the good offices of this forum to determine if the problem is a bad LCD screen or whether the problem is more likely a circuit board. Either eventuality will require opening her up. The display with no input seems right enough, but with the Computer and TV inputs, there is a quite noticeable problem on the right side. Please have another look at the pics and let me know what you think.

"Marconi invented the radio but he had to wait years and years till anything decent was on."
Johnny Carson 1925 - 1992

Best Regards
Clear Ether

[selldoor]

Re: Westinghouse W32701 27" LCD Display???

Cant really tell myself perhaps if you said what is actually wrong with the picture
is it half or a patch or focus or brightness
If it is exactly half may be the panel.
Try cleaning and reseating all leads.
Is it stuck in Demo mode if it has one?
Try these - not mine - off net
Three digit universal remote setu codes for White Westinghouse Tv are:
097/ 100
Four digit codes for White Westinghouse TV are:
0100 0130 0138 0136 0227 0279 0080
Four digit codes for Wastinghouse TV are:
0143 0114

[SgtRock]

Re: Westinghouse W32701 27" LCD Display???

Dear Selldoor:

--Picture is a perfect blue when there is no input but is switched on. Does the screen have a blue tint, because the CCFL tubes (I believe) are white? In the computer mode and the TV mode there are flashing pixels in the picture. This is much more obvious on the right half of the screen. Freeze spray and tapping does nothing. I will take the back off in the next couple of days, and try re-seating all cables and pressing down on the ribbon cables where they connect to the screen. I will provide pictures, so that they will be part of the record, for anyone else.

--I thank you for the remote codes. I have only tried them on a couple of different brands of universal remote, with no joy yet, I will keep trying though.

--Oddly enough my RCA DTA809 digital converter remote will control this Westinghouse TV with code 226. But 226 will not work with and of the other universal remote controls. Duh.

--In any case thanks for the good advice.

"If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice."
George Gobel 1919 1991

Best Regards
Clear Ether

[Dgtech]

Re: Westinghouse W32701 27" LCD Display???

I finally see the problem on the picture with the color bars. The whole right side is fuzzy a little.

This may sound goofy but... I had a Westinghouse SK-32H240S that had no picture and the fix was simply gently cleaning off the ribbon cables at their contact points. It may have started out looking like yours. I only found that fix in another forum.

It was like they used the wrong stuff when making the TV and it made these connections more insulative than conducting.

[killian6pk]

Re: Westinghouse W32701 27" LCD Display???

You might also check the continuity of the ribbon cable (if there is one) from the IR sensor to the main board. Also check each end to make sure the individual contacts are not crossed. These are easily messed up putting them in an out of the connector.

[SgtRock]

Re: Westinghouse W32701 27" LCD Display???

Dear Badcapers:
Problem solved, a $12.00 T-Con Board fixed the issue. Interesting note, this particular TV has the tape with the conductors attached at the bottom of the LCD screen, thereby avoiding the heat at the top of the unit.

Best Regards
Clear Ether