Grey bars on side of TV - DISH Network ViP722 DTV Receiver / 350-Hours Video Recorder

In both case, the problem is a defective display LCD panel.

If there is a factory reset button on the back of the TV, try pressing this while the unit is powered on.

This is more likely a loose connection. You would need to remove the TV stand, back panel. Remove the front cover and panel. Where the TV stand sits on the front of the TV there is a cover you need to remove. It's easy there is a metal frame all around the front panel, at the base is the what you need to get to. There are 2 white computer cables, one controls the left side, the other the right side of the LED's. When this cable comes loose, you have the problem you described. to remove the cable lift up on the small black bar just above where the cable connects.

The grey bars signal that the source image is originally in 4:3 format - if you are using a box of some kind get in its menu and change the format from there to 16:9. The black bars appear when a 16:9 image is sent to a 4:3 format in Letterbox mode - leave it like that or the Pan and Scan mode will chop the sides.

my colour is green why?

Remove the tail light, then the grey bar with all the lights by removing the two screws at the top and bottom. play with the light socket that dosen't work and chances are that it is cracked and broken. If it is broken then the contacts within are not making contacts becuase the black plastic socket is used to hold the contacts together. If you are handy, you can tear open the grey bar and solder the contacts together, then epoxy the bar back together. Or, find, purchase and replace the grey light socket bar.

Unfortunately, this has to do with the way each channel is broadcast. Some have gone to 16:9, but some have not (even those in HD--See ESPNHD for one example). Most TVs have a way to "strech" the picture somewhat so you can fill more of the screen, but of course then your image may be distorted. I agree that they grey bars are annoying; I wish they would go to a true black.
Sorry I couldn't be more encouraging. Enjoy your TV!

Hey, I found this on a blogsite about lcd rear projections....looks like our tv's screens have been burned by the "pillers" that surround the tv when switching from 4:3 to 16:9 or fullscreen... read below, I hope it helps !
cheers!
Vern

Rear projection crt's,the first generation widescreen tv's were notorious for that.Lcd and plasma can have the same problem,but it takes much longer and is not as harsh.Dlp's use tiny mirrors,so it isn't a problem with them.Lcd and plasma tv's should be ok unless you watch them with blck bars on them all the time.
We have lcd monitors at work,and i've seen them after a year with bad burn in.They also run 24 hrs a day 7 days a week with the same display.


GKar posted 2006 Oct 10 15:31 TooLFooL : i have 51" sony rear-projection and those freakin' grey bars burned themselves right into the screen...

I read that to avoid the burning you had to limit your 4:3 viewing time to 15% of total time viewed. (applied to my TV but apparently yours and others as well...great! now they tell you :-x , this applies unless 4:3 aspect was changed to stretched or zoomed...yuck :-x )

This really sucks as a Star Trek/Lexx/Farscape fan as they are mostly 4:3, fortunately the upconvert player/hdmi combo sends a 1080i 16:9 signal to my TV so the effects are drastically reduced by nearly filling the TV without the grey bars or burn in problem without stretch or zoom modes being used. yay! :wink: (default grey bars set to black automatically, apparently grey isn't needed due to screen area covered is sufficient for burn in not to be a problem.)

Problem is solved. I unplugged my DVR from my receiver for about a minute, reconnected it, and the that solved the problem.

It would be in video settings mode if avail. Being a plasma it might not be available,this feature is to prevent burn in.