I've got a 2 year old Bravia 40" lcd (KDL-40V3000) that just today decided not to turn on. It tries to click on and then turns off after a couple seconds and flashes the stand by light 13 times. Here's what i've found that could be a possible fix but i'm no tv repair man but I do enjoy taking things apart. http://www.agoraquest.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35845&forum=34 I'd greatly appreciate help any of you lcd/tv pros might be able to offer. Now to get on the phone with Sony and have some words.
it is true, you need a new screen, it can not be repaired past that except at a factory. When I was doing TV repairs last October a new screen ran about 2300 dollars. But Sony was slowly going away from repairing TV's and helping the customer replace them with a financially reasonable option. You can also contact www.shopjimmy.com and see if they have one. They are out of bloomington so you can even save on shipping. If you track down a screen I would be more then happy to have a few beers with you and help you do the repair. I can not offer to completely do it as I am on lifting restrictions for about another month of 20 pounds. hope that info helps. Let me know if you have any more questions and what becomes of this.
So replacing a possible burnt out ccfl tube is not going to fix it? Damn, was hoping it would be more along the lines of a $20 fix vs $$$ and or totally junking a 2 year old tv. I checked out shopjimmy but didn't see any screens for sale, you have any idea what a new one would go for? $200? $500? Thanks for the info and offer, i'll be contacting Sony and we'll see what they have to say. If I do manage to find a screen i'll let ya know.
If you're lucky the parts required to repair your TV will no longer be available. FTC rules require manufacturers of durable goods to provide spare parts for something like 7 years. I had a Sony large screen TV fail after 2 years and because parts weren't available they gave me a large credit towards a new Sony TV through their online shop.
I think the world of TVs has changed substantially. Increased in price dramatically and decreased just as dramatically in longevity. I seriously doubt we will see these new sets still in use 20 years after they were made as was common with CRTs. Their life will be somewhere between that of a typical car and a cell phone.
the part is available is my guess. not sure what shopjimmy will charge for a new screen, you can call them maybe they know they are getting one or will track one down for you. good luck
Well Sony customer service was all of no help and is super excited to send out a tech, have one scheduled but at $99 I think i'll be canceling that. All research i've done points to of course the lcd being out but people are fixing this with the replacement of a ccfl. I did find that Shopjimmy doesn't have a screen and chances are they won't but if they did it'd sell for around $500 and new screens from Sony run $1900. I can get a new Sony 40" 60hz for $650. Being that I have not the money to do any of the above i'll put in one more call to Sony and then i'll be ordering up a ccfl for $20 and giving the install a go. Whats the worst that could happen, its garbage anyway.
That would be awesome, greatly appreciate the offer. I'll keep you posted on the arrival of the part.
CCFL tube has arrived! Itching to take my tv apart! Might even go at it tonight. Blubru- i'll probably just go at it with my friend tonight, have some directions and have read up alot. Any suggestions though? Gonna set up a clean table to work on and clean the basement as best I can. I have some basic step by step directions so it should go fairly smoothly. From what I can tell its alot of screws, keeping the screen filters in order and being carful with the ccfl tube clips. And the lcd screen of course. I assume I can just lay the bezel/glass/filters on top of each other in reverse order on a table?
Have you tried searching YouTube for a DIY video on this repair? I found one for a Samsung repair. The website AV Sciences is a wealth of information. http://www.avsforum.com/ Good luck.
Didn't have time for the install this weekend but i'll post up with results wether its good or if its in pieces on the curb. I did find some step by steps on that avs forum but I have yet to find a DIY video for the sony bravia's. If anyone comes across one i'd greatly appreciate.
I can finally put an end to this thread. Dug into my Sony Bravia last night and uncovered exactly what I had expected to see, a burnt out ccfl tube. Removed the old and installed the new(them ccfl's are fragile as ice), only broke a couple clips that hold the middle of the ccfl tube and held my breath as she fired up on all cylinders! No better feeling than tearing apart a lcd for the first time ever and fixing it myself. The 40" Bravia is back in the living room and the 32" is back in the basement. I am now a tv repair man
Thanks! dlp? Isn't that the one with all the tiny ass mirrors? Probably not a good idea that I get anywhere near that thing lolz "The DLP chip is perhaps the world's most sophisticated light switch. It contains a rectangular array of up to 2 million hinge-mounted microscopic mirrors; each of these micromirrors measures less than one-fifth the width of a human hair."
