Hi Brenton



 BG> and limits the problem to either the tuner/IF of the VCR

 BG> (which is not impossible, although extremely unlikely),



 BV> and "definitely" the cause of my problem.



 BG> or the chroma circuitry of your Sony monitor.



 BV> Impossible as the tapes PB okay from cold.



VCR cold or monitor cold? If the problem varies in a fairly

reliable way after half an hour, try turning one on an hour before

the other and see what happens.



Just a thought from a tech whose first law is "assume *nothing*"...



Cheers



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