What Is The Difference Between A Normal Tv And A Flat Screen?

It depends on what you mean by “flat TV” – are you talking about a flat TUBE or an LCD-type screen. If you are talking about a flat tube vs. a regular tube – which is what I think you mean – the difference is that the flat screen more accurately displays the picture. This is because on a normal tube TV the front of the tube is curved – like looking at an eyeball from the side – and that tends to distort the picture at the edges. A flat screen does not have to bend the picture to fit the curved edges and therefore its a more pleasing, non-modified, uncurved view of the picture. Also, flat screen TVs don’t reflect as much ambient light from the room making it a nicer looking picture during the day.

My Flat Tv Just Shuts Down The Picture But Still Plays The Audio. Any Ideas?

The very first and simple step is to check whether your TV still displays menus after the picture is gone. For example, press the volume up button. If you do not see the volume bar, most likely your TV has a problem with display circuitry (TV has to display menus even if there is no external video feed). If you see the menus, start playing with the signal settings. Make sure that your TV is compatible with the signal source (like SD TV will not show 1080p video) and all cables plugged correctly. But it fails the “menu test”, it may need to see a tech. If the picture is on for some time after you power on the set and then goes away at some point, most likely, it’s either power supply or backlight (in LCD TVs) failure.