Purple Screen Problem

Here is scenario: My Sanyo TV messed up and I had to have it repaired. I never had a purple tint problem at all with the ATV2 before. When the TV got fixed (New Main PCB), I hooked everything back up, and it now has a purple tint to the ATV2. I tried switching inputs with the DirecTV receiver, and on the same input channel, the DirecTV looked fine, so I don't think it's my TV. I have two ATV2s so I switched them. Whichever one is on other TV is fine, whichever one is on newly repaired TV is purple. Any ideas? Both are updated to newest OS.

spiderguy84 wrote:
Same cable works on a different tv. I have a different theory I would like to throw out for feedback. I used iPad to start a movie from our home network. The screen didn't stay pink, as the movie started the audio was fine and the picture moved, it was just out of whack like an acid trip. When they replaced the main pcb on the tv, if they hooked something up wrong, or backwards, could it be causing the problem with hdmi output of ypbpr but not rgb, and the reason the directv looks fine is because it doesn't use ypbpr hdmi output?
If you mean Component when you say RGB, that is totally different because it is an analog, not digital signal. The circuitry is different. Also, just because a cable works on one TV, doesn't mean it will work on another if the TV specifications are different (support different levels of signal). If your other equipment is RGB and not HDMI, you can't compare the problem or results. Hope this helps and good luck.

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