Why does my tv take a few minutes to turn on?

The picture tube is wearing out. It has a heated filament that boils off electrons which form into the beam that are attracted to and strike the phosphor coated screen. With age, it takes time to reach the higher temperature necessary to create a decent electron stream. This causes the delay you described.

At one time boosters were available that raised the filament voltage and, therefore, the filament's electron emmission.

I have an old 1970 Zenith still in bathroom duty which has had its filament voltage boosted from 6.3 volts to 7.5 volts and works fine; without the boost, it would be a lost cause.

Could be a number of reasons!

There could be a high voltage leakage causing bad performance. It also could be the tube just being old and worn out! Which is the more likely cause considering how old the TV is!

My recommendation is to junk the TV and get a new one! The cost to repair this old one just isn't feasible!

Good luck!

Are you helpful you have checked the timer on the two gadgets? Is there a separate menu for the television and the DVD participant ; even tho it is one unit? Does your television have a V-chip? Is it by some potential activated? What ever the situation, you're able to desire to circulate on line to the manufactures' website for "troubleshooting" solutions.