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I have a 54" Sony rear projection TV that is now 15 y/o. IO have never had a problem until 2 days ago. The screen now bends downward at the sides and the red and blue are splitting at the sides. There are very few repairmen in our area. Is it worth it to try to have it fixed, or can it be fixed?
It is an east fix the convergance amps have gone bad they are stk392--560 there are 2 they need to be replaced along with 2 4 amp pico fuses in the power supply but at 15 years okd im sure the tubes are really weak i say retire it RIP
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call sony. they have been offering new tvs at a discounted price for that problem. whatever they offer take asap. yes its a throwaway tv. sony the only company that is helping customers with that problem, other manufacturers say tuff. 18002822848.
No, my problem is not solved. I thought I'd get 7 days free with no conditions whatsoever attached as your introductory screen wrongly suggests; and not have to sign-up for your service even on a trial basis, which I'm not interested in doing at this time. I'd rather not subscibe to such a service that utilizes these kind of 'bait-and-switch' tatics; it really suggests a very unbusiness-like, non-genuine service. Almost the lowest of the lows. Thanks, anyways.
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.
GKarposted 2006 Oct 10 15:31TooLFooL :
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.)
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