Sony BRAVIA KDL-40XBR3 40 in. LCD HDTV - Answered Questions & Fixed issues
I need to know what
U mean u want ur tv to getting a Free DTV AIR incomming broadcasting tv channels?Yes.U must have a good antena like a roof or a digital antena plug into the tv hole that said ANT.Go into tv menu goto SETUP go down CH. enter and pick AIR and then press enter again for scanning for Free AIR DTV incomming broadcasting tv channels.
4/4/2011 2:28:00 AM •
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Had my TV for 3 years then all of a sudden I get
Samsung and sony panels are mfctd. at the same plant in Korea. Tab Bonding Problem. I have same problem with my Samsung LN40A750. Read-on...I too have had this problem with the very same model, it is most often
improperly diagnosed as a t-con board issue by most who just want to
provide an answer for the sake of there own ego at various forums. This
is a manufacturing defect. I have been dealing with Samsung for over a
month now and have been offered a replacement model of lesser
quality(LN40C650L1F) at a prorated cost of $300.00 to me which I have
not accepted as of yet. My TV began having this issue almost exactly 1
year beyond warranty period. Typically it will only happen when TV is
cold(if temp in room falls to approx. 68 deg or lower). When cold due to
naturally occurring shrinkage as with anything, the tab bonding
contacts to the screen are broken and therefore gives you 3 thin
horizontal lines across separating the screen into four quadrants
vertically and blurry details of everything including channel info, menu
info, etc. It goes away after several minutes of warm up time, as the
unit warms up expansion of the panel resumes and contact through the
defective tab bond is made and picture is back to normal. A quick test
to determine this is if you gently squeeze the bezel(frame) around the
panel at the top left corner approx. 2 to 4 inches from the corner(this
is where the defective tab is located for this particular problem) the
problem will go away until the unit is turned off and has ample time to
cool off again. When you squeeze you are effectively forcing the tab
bonding back together and contact again is made. Another way to diagnose
would be to turn your thermostat in house up above 72 degrees or so and
wait a few hours for the TV to acclimate to the temp(expand) .This is
why if left alone for a few minutes to warm up the problem disappears.
Consequently people who keep there homes on the warm side, say above 70
deg. don't often see this problem, but the more heat-cool cycles the
units go through the more likely this problem will rear up its ugly
head.I believe this defect will pop up eventually on all samsungs
produced with the same tab bonding method or materials that were used
for however long they were manufactured that way. Naturally everything
moves(expands and contracts) through heat-cool cycles but proper
engineering methods or materials should prevent something like this from
happening for at least, lets say 10 years, the average life expectancy
one would expect to get out of a $1500.00 or more purchase depending on
screen size. Common sense would dictate larger screens would be more
prone to this problem due to more movement and smaller less prone.
Unfortunately there are numerous tab bonds all across the top of the
screen(panel) and different ones affect different functions of the
operation of the set, therefore there may be many other various problems
people may be experiencing with there samsungs due to a failure of one
of these tab bonds. They are often erroneously diagnosed as circuit
board failures due to laziness on the part of the tech. I would
recommend to anyone experiencing intermittent or any problems to gently
squeeze all along the top of the bezel to locate a defective tab bond.
As for dealing with Samsung, all I can say is good luck, it is difficult
to reach their corporate office and even more difficult to get a
resolution. I would gladly join in any class action lawsuit if brought
about as the one regarding their capacitor issue disappeared once they
sought to start addressing the issue and this was only after an absurd
amount of complaints to the NJ BBB and consumer affairs websites. I
think they realize that they have a huge problem with most models
manufactured in the last 3-4 years(primarily due to using cheaper
components as a cost reduction/profit boosting solution) and as with any
large corp., are not willing to issue any recall as it is cheaper to
just deal with angry customers on a case by case basis, very unfortunate
for them as their sales will suffer terribly because most people
research on the web before making major purchases in today,s world and
thank god for that.
5/9/2011 3:48:28 PM •
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on May 09, 2011
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My sony tv lcd screen
The cost of a new screen for your TV is not cost effective. And you will need to add labor, if someone does this for you. Sorry. Thanks for asking!
2/26/2011 7:05:11 AM •
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on Feb 26, 2011
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My Sony Bravia 46
It sounds lcd screen problem and lcd panel (screen) will be replaced. Please check with local tv repair shop or nearest Sony service center for lcd screen replacement.
6/17/2010 2:54:53 PM •
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on Jun 17, 2010
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Sony Bravia 46 XBR has the input bar stuck at the top of screen.
Unplug the TV for a while and hopefully, that should reset the circuity. If you're using the original remote control, check for the display button and press it.
I would also suggest doing a factory reset if your TV has that feature and if the TV allows you to do it after unplugging it.
9/30/2022 3:10:56 AM •
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on Sep 30, 2022
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How can I watch Netflix on a tv Sony wega that isn’t hooked to the internet. It’s wirelessly connected to Vizio ( smart tv Netflix built in) but I want to be able to watch in a different room
netflix is a 100% internet web site , streaming site.
thus the net in flix.
what did you mean by hooked?\
do you have internet at home at all?
do other things in home work to the internet, like PC or cell phones.
what I can not under stand is (different room) this phase
implies some rooms do work (netflex)
and wifi gets weak if my move any TV farther from the home router
and will fail past 25 feet or more. wifi is super weak through walls
for sure brick, or 2 walls.
if home is small one wifi access point is all you need
if huge home more.
distance matter, TV to router.
no TV model # told. (tells me wifi spec)
if you said my TV works in room 1 but not room 2, wifi;.
it be super more easy to answer.. is this true?
if true , get a tech to upgrade your wifi.
or go wired, Ethernet.(a better home upgrade)
3/24/2022 2:24:22 PM •
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on Mar 24, 2022
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I need to remove the back off a Sony Bravia KD-48X81J
The front and back pieces are like a clam shell and are compression fit with tabs into one another. You need to use something like a guitar pick or spudger to separate the pieces. Dont use metal objects due to damage that will happen to the plastic .
8/25/2022 5:14:39 AM •
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on Aug 25, 2022
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No sound some channels
HI
IN THIS CASE YOU LED TV CHANG AUDIO FORMATE PLEASE GO TO TUNING SECTION THEN IN FINE TUNING AND THERE IS SOUND OPTIOND LIKE BG DK I AND M SELECT ONE ACCORDING TO YOUR COUNTRY
THANKS
M NASIR
10/3/2021 4:54:49 PM •
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on Oct 03, 2021
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