Chosen Solution
This is a very old, small TV with built-in VCR. Can’t find any answers for a really old TV like this one. Probably should just throw it out. But more than anything I want to be sure there really is a problem. It is connected to ATT’s U-Verse service, and sometimes that gets in the way of diagnosing problems. But usually the whole thing goes out, not just the picture while the sound is fine. So, should I just give up on it, or does it seem salvageable?
To answer your first question, I just meant that when it’s a U-Verse problem usually it all fails, not just the picture. But your suggestion to try the VCR was genius. I pulled out the plugs to the U-Verse box, put in a tape, and lo and behold, it worked! But wait, there’s more. When I plugged the connectors back in, the picture came back on then, too. And now it’s fine. What do you suppose happened? At any rate, thank you so much for fixing it. Why didn’t I think of that?
