I got my first SAM xmas 1989 and on boxing day I was about to show it off to some mates when it went B&W. I was really pissed about this, I tried everything to get the colour back but nothing worked. I rang MGT a few days later and they said it must be the modulator, so I sent back my power supply and got a new one..... yup it was still b&w.
By this time I was really pissed so I told them to send me a new SAM & psu, but they gave me the 'this is not company policy' shit. In the end I hassled them so much they arranged for 'Business Post' to pick up my SAM at the same time as giving me a new one, and it worked.... *except* that I get horrible streaky lines running over the screen when certain colour combinations are used. I couldn't be arsed complaining again (it was about Feburary at this point), so I just put up with getting a huge headache every time I used my SAM on a tv. Life Sucks! Paul.
