Samsung slimfit TX-S3065WR Picture gone blurry

[berq]

Hi

I have this samsung slimfit TX-S3065WR CRT TV.
just switching on one morning the picture has gone blurry.

here are the symptoms.

1. When Powered:
1a. on a thick green horizontal line appears in the middle of the screen for two seconds.
1b. for few seconds green screen appears with horrizontal lines on it, which are shorter in the middle.

1c. the picture comes and is blurry.


2. When I change the channels the green screen with the lines appear.

3. When I power off, a green screen appears with lines and than a bright small deformed spot appears which fades away slowly.


I am not a TV expert, but I can solder and change components based on my handy mans experience.

Any help in diagnosing the problem is appreciated.

Thanks

[minnie]

SOUNDS LIKE A BAD PICTURE TUBE

[berq]

It is a just three years old TV, from the samsung warranty site, it shows manfafcture date of june 2006.

My understanding is that these picture tubes last farlonger than the lcd and plasma tv's. and there is some circut that is gone bad, like some transistors or capicitors, but which one that I have come to get help in this forum.