got my lamp replaced under my Sony warranty.

Velvet - I have a Sony extended warranty, but didn't think it covered a new lamp. Can you give me more details on how you got them to cover the lamp? When you called, did they give you any hassle? Did you have to send the old lamp to them? How did you make the claim? Thanks.

Mel

Has anyone experienced a strange blue light burst on the bottom of their Sony Wega 42"? I noticed it over the weekend while watching the race, the more I looked, it actually looks like there are a couple of these light bursts on the bottom; one in the middle (about an 1' off center) and the other is much larger (about 2.5" wide) on the right side of the screen (approx 3 inches from the right edge). Is this an adjustment issue or the light engine may be having an issue. Any help would be great. Thanks, Alan

Has anyone experienced a strange blue light burst on the bottom of their Sony Wega 42"?

Are you talking about a burst like a flash bulb going off or a lighter color, blue area?

Does it come & go or stay on???

Has anyone experienced a strange blue light burst on the bottom of their Sony Wega 42"? I noticed it over the weekend while watching the race, the more I looked, it actually looks like there are a couple of these light bursts on the bottom; one in the middle (about an 1' off center) and the other is much larger (about 2.5" wide) on the right side of the screen (approx 3 inches from the right edge). Is this an adjustment issue or the light engine may be having an issue. Any help would be great. Thanks, Alan

I had this exact same problem. The heat from the bulb has caused the plastic piece that holds the 3 LCDs to distort. In short, the heart of the TV is toast. That is the major design flaw in this set.

I sold mine when Sony would not do anything to resolve the problem. Whether that has changed over the last few months I don't know. Good luck.

light engine replacement

Wow, i can't believe i'm finding this thread today. i've owned the 42' a10 model since the beginning of 2006 and i'm now having my first problem. my screen has a reddish tint towards the bottom right corner extending up towards the middle. i only notice this tint/hue on a black screen. it's present on all inputs (ie video game/tv/dvd) but intensity varies depending on input. it does not affect the picture (watching tv, video game, dvd) only on a black/blank screen. does any one have any ideas what could be causing this? i was thinking it maybe the lamp but i'm worried it could be worse. with 300+ pages and the search function not specific enough i thought i'd ask the experts. Also, any hidden goodies to help with viewing or calibration tips?

thanks for your time.

Wow, i can't believe i'm finding this thread today. i've owned the 42' a10 model since the beginning of 2006 and i'm now having my first problem. my screen has a reddish tint towards the bottom right corner extending up towards the middle. i only notice this tint/hue on a black screen. it's present on all inputs (ie video game/tv/dvd) but intensity varies depending on input. it does not affect the picture (watching tv, video game, dvd) only on a black/blank screen. does any one have any ideas what could be causing this? i was thinking it maybe the lamp but i'm worried it could be worse. with 300+ pages and the search function not specific enough i thought i'd ask the experts. Also, any hidden goodies to help with viewing or calibration tips?

thanks for your time.

This was discussed by Dark Rain back in January, 2008, here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=12796448#post12796448
He says that it is because of the polarizers in the light engine, but others seem to think it is due to the light engine. Personally, I would take the word of UMR over anyone else....I also see the red tint in one corner on black screens, but I only notice it with my cable box. As for calibration tips, again, Dark Rain seemed to be the most respected on the Grand Wega Tweaks thread. His settings can be found here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6258295#post6258295

He kept his post up-to-date until he finally bought a new tv sometime last year. Good luck!

if i recall correctly i have my iris set to max, maybe if i turn it down the red won't be so noticable. also, who is UMR?

if i recall correctly i have my iris set to max, maybe if i turn it down the red won't be so noticable. also, who is UMR?

UMR is a calibrator that has contributed to the forum. He is very well-respected by everyone on the AVS forum.

Mel

I have seen many members mention how changing the lamp greatly improves picture quality/brightness. HOLY COW!!! I just replaced my original lamp(approx. 10,000 hours) with a new Philips lamp(XL-2400) from ebay. All I can say is I almost forgot what a beautiful picture this set displays. You can't really notice how gradually dim the lamp becomes until you put a new one in! Even the on-screen programming guide(Direct TV) is much more readable and vibrant. I had to turn dial my settings back a bit as well, bringing picture from 90 to 80. I have similar settings to Dark Rain but with a bit more color. I now remember why I bought this set 3yrs ago above the other competition.
If your lamp has considerable hours(7-8k hours) I strongly recommend buying a new lamp. You won't regret it :)

i am sorry, but how do you check the hours you have on the lamp?

FYI, there is a new website up at for A10/A20 owners who are suffering from the failed optical block issue. It's sonya20tvclassaction dot com (can't post the direct URL due to AVS Forum's spam protection)

Velvet - I have a Sony extended warranty, but didn't think it covered a new lamp. Can you give me more details on how you got them to cover the lamp? When you called, did they give you any hassle? Did you have to send the old lamp to them? How did you make the claim? Thanks.

Mel

I specifically asked the sony rep if the lamp is covered if that is the problem (I just made a general needs service claim that the picture was flickering) and their response was that lamps are not covered, yet... I pried as to what she meant by "yet" and she couldn't give a timeline but that "soon" Sony warranties would include bulb coverage. She had no idea if this would apply to those currently holding warranties or new purchases only.

But I didn't call in asking for a new lamp, I just did what you're supposed to do under the warranty, call and tell them you're having a problem. They process your claim and forward it to a local repair company who visits your tv and diagnoses the problem.

The repair guy spent about an hour with the tv switching inputs and trying different settings, went into the service menu, etc. When he was leaving he filled out some paperwork for the local business indicating that he recommended a new lamp & ballast. About a week later the repair guy came back and swapped in a new bulb out of a sony box, took about 5 minutes. He said his request for the ballast was denied (whether by Sony or the local company, I don't know).

I signed a sheet stating he did the work and that was it. :D

FYI, there is a new website up at for A10/A20 owners who are suffering from the failed optical block issue. It's sonya20tvclassaction dot com (can't post the direct URL due to AVS Forum's spam protection)

thanks, but what does it mean for us owners? do we get some sort of refund/replacement?

i am sorry, but how do you check the hours you have on the lamp?

Here is the procedure:

In standby mode, press the buttons on the Remote Commander sequentially, in rapid succession, as shown below:

1. Press Display , Channel 5 , Volume + , Power ON

2. To enter BE-micro service menu, press JUMP 2 times.

3. To display the lamp time, press Channel-4.
The screen displays:
“Total lamp time is 14 hours”

4. To display the panel time, press Channel-4.
The screen displays:
“Total panel time is 14 hours”

5. Press (jump) to return to the debug screen

6. From debug screen press (power) to turn the TV off and wait for the bulb to go out

"Standby Mode" means the tv is "off", and the "debug screen" is the first screen you see when you enter the Service Menu.

Mel

thanks, but what does it mean for us owners? do we get some sort of refund/replacement?

It's still pending, so I'm not sure what the ultimate remedy will be. I suggest signing up for the mailing list at that link if you're interested in keeping tabs on it's progress.

I loved this set until my optical block went bad last summer. I had it replaced and everything looked great but I have on small problem. Ever since the replacement I feel like I need an option to adjust the vertical display on the set.

When using a test image the bottom is cut off and the sides are a bit too. When watching a movie there is more black bar space at the top of the screen then there is at the bottom. It’s like the whole image needs moved up just a bit. Anyone have any ideas on how to do this?

I called the place I had it serviced at and they said it sounds like a service menu issue/adjustment to be made. They won’t come to my house and I’d take it there but it’s a 2 hour drive and they want me to leave it for a couple days and come back for it.

Anyone have any idea how to fix this. Keep in mind I’m trying to see how many hours I have on my bulb following the directions given earlier and I can get into the service menu but that’s about where the directions stop in helping me. Anyone familiar with this model. KDF46E2000? The service center said there is a vertical pitch adjustment in the service menu. I'd also like to know how to check the lamp hours. Mine comes up in the normal green font after doing the first procedure, if I hit jump twice it takes me to the screen its supposed to be on when I exit. If I hit 4 on the remote at the green font screen it doesn't tell me lamp hours or at least it doesn't say lamp hours. So i'm wondering if the menu is a bit different for the e2000 series or if i'm doing something wrong.

I’d also love to know what settings you have for your picture display. I’m a fan of vivid myself but as of late, the whole thing has just been too dim.

So i'm wondering if the menu is a bit different for the e2000 series or if i'm doing something wrong.



Did you try the forum for that model?

With all the warnings about messing up the service menu, I'd think you would want to avoid hitting the wrong buttons trying to do this!!!

Has anyone experienced a strange blue light burst on the bottom of their Sony Wega 42"? I noticed it over the weekend while watching the race, the more I looked, it actually looks like there are a couple of these light bursts on the bottom; one in the middle (about an 1' off center) and the other is much larger (about 2.5" wide) on the right side of the screen (approx 3 inches from the right edge). Is this an adjustment issue or the light engine may be having an issue. Any help would be great. Thanks, Alan

I have had no problems with this 3 year old tv other than the bulb burning out 2 months ago, but I noticed a similar problem a few days ago. I now have a light blue vertical line on the left of the screen (almost exactly where the dark area is on the left when you watch 4:3 content) and some light blue blotches near the bottom left of the screen. This blue line is on the screen on every input, but is hard to see unless I am watching widescreen. The blue blotches are also hard to see unless the screen is showing a white background. I have attached a picture that shows the artifacts clearly since my PS3 background is white.

I guess I need a light engine replacement? I will look into joining that class action suit since I've been out of warranty for 2 years.

i have the same exact problem as yours, only difference is that my blue light is on the right instead of left.

Did you try the forum for that model?

With all the warnings about messing up the service menu, I'd think you would want to avoid hitting the wrong buttons trying to do this!!!

I've headed there. I miss read this thread. Posted but no response yet. I did get the hours to display though so I'm happy with that at least.

I've headed there. I miss read this thread. Posted but no response yet. I did get the hours to display though so I'm happy with that at least.

I don't know if the service menus are the same, but for the A10 series, there's an explanation of horizontal and vertical size and position at the end of post #1909 here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8275345#post8275345

-Larry

has anyone had problems with component input?

as of late it seems that regardless of whether i put it on normal or wide it keeps jumping back and forth randomly when in 480p, dont have any problems with when i am on an HD channel

the source is a charter dvr that i have accessed the setup menu and played with the settings

charter / motorola
it doesnt matter whether i change the tv-mode from 4:3, 4:3 pan-scan, 16:9
whether i change the default res 720p, 1080i, 480p, 480i
whether i change the 4:3 default (normal)

sony
4:3 - normal
wide mode - normal

i have a warranty through circuit city (yea, laugh) till jan 2010. i called the warranty service before circuit city went out of business and they said that they would not be effected by it (as warranty is a 3rd party)

im just wondering if anyone knows a fix
or if they would try to fix it (e.g. firmware upgrade, board swap) or if they would (as they did on my last tv) just give me a card with what i paid for it and let me go buy another tv (obviously not at circuit city as they do not exist anymore) personally i would rather toss it back at them and spend the $1500 again on a newer better tv, 47 or 52 sharp aquos LCD (as the warranty allows if they cannot / will not fix it)

i was just wondering if anyone knew their policy about that. my previous tv was an apex and they didnt even check it, they just said they didnt fix them and took it back, no shipping box or anything. i still have the old box and could ship it back (as there are no circuit city's anymore) but i dont want them to slap a fix on it and have it still messing up again and have to deal with not having a tv while i ship it back and forth over a month waiting for them to give up or ship me back one that has been scratched or dented during travel / etc.

i bought it in the winter of 2006, and it has the initial firmware
(did they release any firmware updates that would fix this)
only found this firmware update for a power on/off bug back in 2005 - http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=KDFE42A10&upd_id=2075&os_id=25

any ideas / comments?

thanks,

Before condemning the TV. Try it with a different source that is able to display in either wide or 4:3 and see if you can replicate the problem.

another source on that component input or another of the sources (it has 7)

ill try the cable box in the other component video port tonight

regardless, its quite annoying that i cannot watch 4:3 source tv with-out the image flipping between 4:3 & 16:9 on its own.
and if it is the scaler hardware (and not just that port, then it would do it on any of the component ports)

b/c my arguement to them would be that one of the ports is faulty (either in software or hardware) and should be replaced under warranty. if they cannot get the part then they would replace the entire tv, since sony does not make RP-HDTV anymore, they i would assume they would do the same thing they did last time and give me a gift card (presumably a visa or mastercard as circuit city no longer exists)

another source on that component input or another of the sources (it has 7)

ill try the cable box in the other component video port tonight

regardless, its quite annoying that i cannot watch 4:3 source tv with-out the image flipping between 4:3 & 16:9 on its own.
and if it is the scaler hardware (and not just that port, then it would do it on any of the component ports)

b/c my arguement to them would be that one of the ports is faulty (either in software or hardware) and should be replaced under warranty. if they cannot get the part then they would replace the entire tv, since sony does not make RP-HDTV anymore, they i would assume they would do the same thing they did last time and give me a gift card (presumably a visa or mastercard as circuit city no longer exists)

to be thorough I'd do both. try all combinations of sources & inputs. (source ex: dvd player & cable box; input ex: component input 1, 2, 3...). Using a different source like a dvd player or something is a good way to rule out the cable box as the problem.

Hey guys quick question..
my 3 year old 42a10 has a bad optical block(i had blue and some yellow blobs on the screen). luckily i had 2 weeks left of my extended warranty through sony. so the service tech just left and he told me he's not sure if sony will pay for the $1000 part, or just replace the tv.

He guessed they will ok the job when i told him i paid $1800 for the tv. so what do you guys think? and what would they replace it with if they go that route?

either way i'm lucky i had just a little warranty time left.

Hey guys quick question..
my 3 year old 42a10 has a bad optical block(i had blue and some yellow blobs on the screen). luckily i had 2 weeks left of my extended warranty through sony. so the service tech just left and he told me he's not sure if sony will pay for the $1000 part, or just replace the tv.

He guessed they will ok the job when i told him i paid $1800 for the tv. so what do you guys think? and what would they replace it with if they go that route?

either way i'm lucky i had just a little warranty time left.

I've seen some pretty nice 42" SONY LCDs for $1,100 or less, but I'm not sure what the list price might be or how'd they'd structure a deal.

If they gave me a new LCD for $300-400, I'd jump faster than a speeding bullet!!!!

These rear projection TVs don't get any better with age!!!!!!

i'm one of the original posters on this thread and got my 42A10 when it first came out August '05.
Believe it or not i am still on the original lamp and am wondering if sony is still the source for the lamps or if there a less expensive solution?
I've got a lot of hours on the TV but it still looks great, just trying to prepare myself and have the bulb already on hand when it starts getting really dim or dies on me.

i'm one of the original posters on this thread and got my 42A10 when it first came out August '05.
Believe it or not i am still on the original lamp and am wondering if sony is still the source for the lamps or if there a less expensive solution?
I've got a lot of hours on the TV but it still looks great, just trying to prepare myself and have the bulb already on hand when it starts getting really dim or dies on me.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=15694743#post15694743

After 11,000 hours on the lamp picture started to dim way too much. Not that it was so bad but the blacks were starting to blend. Swapped that puppy out and the picture is as good as the day I bought the set. Got the lamp from Sony. Wanted no BS if any problems. Whats $50 in the grand scheme of things. Wow

man, that blue light is getting worse on the tv. now i got it both vertically on the right and horizontally at the bottom. i guess i have a few months to go on this tv before it becomes completely worthless.

what a shame. spent almost $1700 bucks on this piece of junk. that's worth two 42' LCDs these days.

I just started to notice a redish hue that goes vertical on the right edge of the screen. It's an inch or so wide strip that goes top to bottom. Anyone else ever have this issue before? Thank goodness I still have about 8 months left on my extended warranty.

hipuerco, thanks for the link.

has anybody gone in and wiped down the mirror, etc. I'm assuming dust has gotten in there and might be dimming the pic.

I'm an original owner, having owned the set practically since its release. This past week I ordered a new lamp assembly from MAT electronics (cheapest whole assembly, but not an original Sony so far as I could find). Original lamp was not dead. It got to the point where I was worried it could go out at any time, it was taking a long time to start every so often. I had to jack the brightness up quite a bit to compensate. New lamp arrived this past week and had to readjust the settings.

Impressions, set looks amazing, like out of the box. If anyone has seen a degradation of performance not due to bad optics, consider replacing the bulb. You'll likely be amazed if you've clocke thousands of hours on this thing. One thing I noticed, silk screen effect is greatly enhanced with the new bulb. I noticed it when the set was new, it seemed to diminish to the point where it was not noticable, but again it shows up with the new bulb. Must be the greatly increased brightness.

If you can live with the depth of this set, and the fact that it doesn't look as fancy as a flat panel, with a new lamp it looks as good as most flat panel LCDs, and I think the motion response is a lot better due to the smaller LCDs, watch a hockey game and see what I mean.

This set still performs well, and if you're running at around 10k hours on it take my word for it and wait until you see what that new lamp does. Like night and day.

Assuming the set outlasts one of the two working bulbs I now have, I'm going to hack the first dead bulb assembly and attempt to make an LED light source for it. I don't imagine this will be that difficult. The overall lamp design is simple, it will be achieving the same brightness that might pose a challange.

Give it 1 month and the brightness should dip a little and stabilize at a new level.

Hopefully this will improve the SSE somewhat.

KDFE50A10 Red issues.

My set that I bought in 2005 is just noew showing a issue where the screen has a redish tint on the left 1/3 of the screen. I was watching "into the wild" last night and it was especially noticable on the white snow sceens, but now that I know what to look for, I see it everywhere, in the skys sceens or whatever too. The question is, is this a service menue fixable item? The bad thing is that its only on the leftmost 1/3rd of the screen. so its not like adjusting red is going to fix it. THis isnt a convergence issue because this is not geomety, correct? I switched content and inputs, and it is on all content accross all inputs.

#2 is this worth fixing? or is it going to cost 700+ and I should get a new set?

KDFE50A10 Red issues.

My set that I bought in 2005 is just noew showing a issue where the screen has a redish tint on the left 1/3 of the screen. I was watching "into the wild" last night and it was especially noticable on the white snow sceens, but now that I know what to look for, I see it everywhere, in the skys sceens or whatever too. The question is, is this a service menue fixable item? The bad thing is that its only on the leftmost 1/3rd of the screen. so its not like adjusting red is going to fix it. THis isnt a convergence issue because this is not geomety, correct? I switched content and inputs, and it is on all content accross all inputs.

#2 is this worth fixing? or is it going to cost 700+ and I should get a new set?

You've had the set a while and from your description it sounds like its someting that is NOT fixable in the service menu. Service menu adjustments regarding color are usually for overall color correction(i.e. red push). If its only a third of the screen its sounds like a deeper issue. Search this thread and I'm sure you'll find the answer. If its related to an optical block issue(which it sounds like it may) you might be SOL. Sony has implemented a replacement program(for known optical block failures) for older model rear projection LCD's, but not the A10, yet. As time goes on I fear this maybe become an more prevelant issue with this set.
BTW, I bought mine in Aug 05 and I have not had any problems(fingers-crossed).:)

KDFE50A10 Red issues.

#2 is this worth fixing? or is it going to cost 700+ and I should get a new set?

I can't believe it's worth that type investment....these guys don't improve with age!

I see 50" plasmas near $1000, so plunking down most of that on a 4 year old TV that might have more go wrong before too long is a questionable investment!!

Well, the verdict is in.. $900 for repair... I think I'll "Repair" this with a Samsung...

No more Sony.. I Spent $2500 on a tv that doent last 5 years.... which is too bad, I thought sony was one of the best for many years. And when they didnt stand behind this known issue...

Know of any good samsung sets for $1000?.. must be at least 50 inches.

Well, the verdict is in.. $900 for repair... I think I'll "Repair" this with a Samsung...

No more Sony.. I Spent $2500 on a tv that doent last 5 years.... which is too bad, I thought sony was one of the best for many years. And when they didnt stand behind this known issue...



One suggestion- there's another website dedicated to SONY issues....I think it's agoraquest.com

You might want to check over there and see if anyone has been able to get a discount on a new TV from SONY after their similar model has developed your problem.

Might be a long shot, but who knows!!??

Good Luck!!

I installed a new bulb today before the original one died. I purchased the KDF E50-A10 in November, 2005 and have had no problems at all. I decided to install the new bulb to be certain that it worked OK, and also to allow for the six month warranty on it. I went to the service menu and was suprised to see that the original bulb had 9,025 hours on it and was still working fine. I'll keep it for temporary replacement if the new one expires while I still own the TV. Is there a way to reset the lamp hours in the service menu, or do I just have to remember that I started at 9,025?

I installed a new bulb today before the original one died. I purchased the KDF E50-A10 in November, 2005 and have had no problems at all. I decided to install the new bulb to be certain that it worked OK, and also to allow for the six month warranty on it. I went to the service menu and was suprised to see that the original bulb had 9,025 hours on it and was still working fine. I'll keep it for temporary replacement if the new one expires while I still own the TV. Is there a way to reset the lamp hours in the service menu, or do I just have to remember that I started at 9,025?

Here is the procedure to reset the lamp hours timer from the service manual:

In standby mode, press the buttons on the Remote Commander sequentially, in rapid succession, as shown below:

1. Press Display , Channel 5 , Sound Volume + , Power ON

2. To enter BE-micro service menu, press JUMP 2 times

3. To display the lamp time, press Channel-4.

The screen displays:
“ Total lamp time is 14 hours”

4. To display the panel time, press Channel-4.

The screen displays:
“ Total panel time is 14 hours”

5. To display the lamp time clear, press Channel-5
7 times and Channel-1.

To reset the lamp time press Channel-3 > MUTING > ENT.

WRITE (Character color is red) is momentarily displayed and the lamp time is reset to “0”.

Thank You!!!

You're welcome...I hope it worked for you.

Mel

Thinking of selling my 50A10. Bought August 05, never a single issue with the set. Wondering what I should ask for $$? Brand new lamp installed about a month ago. What do you guys think a used one should go for?

Joe, I don;t see you getting more than $400-$500 for your tv. Even with the new bulb.

Well, the verdict is in.. $900 for repair... I think I'll "Repair" this with a Samsung...

No more Sony.. I Spent $2500 on a tv that doent last 5 years.... which is too bad, I thought sony was one of the best for many years. And when they didnt stand behind this known issue...

Know of any good samsung sets for $1000?.. must be at least 50 inches.

I WAS going to recommend the Samsung HL61A750 which is/was an LED RPTV that was a little more than $1000 but seems to be an outstanding tv. Apparently I was wrong since it is no longer available. Which makes me sad because my A10 is 3.5 years old and one day it will die and this was supposed to be the replacement. I guess you are stuck with a flat panel or a DLP with a wheel.

Retired our 42" A10 over the weekend to a niece for a college grad present. Still going strong. Replaced it with a new model 60" Mits DLP (WD-60737) for $994. I *think* we paid about $1,400 for the A10 in Feb 2006 at Amazon.

I have a Panasonic DVD recorder connected to my 42A10 using 480i component because it looks better than 480p with DVDs that the Panny creates. Obviously the Sony 42A10 does a better job of de-interlacing than the DVD player. I cannot tell a difference between 480i & 480p when watching commercial DVDs.

I’ve seen processes such as bob and weave that are used to interpolate and fill in the extra lines. How does the 42A10 handle de-interlacing a 480i signal?

I also have a Comcast Motorola HD STB and set it to output 720p to the 42A10’s HDMI input. However some HD programming is still displayed letterboxed and I use the TV’s Zoom feature to fill out the screen.

Sometimes a recorded program ends up letterboxed. And once in while I edit the program on a PC and then save it to a DVD-R. But then I need to use the TV’s Zoom in order to fill out screen when playing back. Or I can re-scale the program using the editing software. There are several options for re-scaling & I’m still trying them, but so far the TV seems to do just as good as anything.

What process does Sony use to re-scale the image? Bob, weave, etc?

Well guys I gonna have to say farewell to my 50A10. Its being replaced by Pioneer Pro111FD next Friday. The set has been wonderful and I have no complaints but I wanted to upgrade to the best. The A10 will be demoted to the basement TV, but its a nice second option.
I'd like to say thanks to all the contributors in this thread as you have helped me get the best out of my A10.

Well guys I gonna have to say farewell to my 50A10.

Sounds like the perfect opportunity for you to go into the service menu and see what some of the settings will do! And, of course, report your findings to the rest of us.

Sounds like the perfect opportunity for you to go into the service menu and see what some of the settings will do! And, of course, report your findings to the rest of us.

I actually went into service menu and applied the grayscale and red push tweaks soon after I bought the set. Not sure I wanna mess around in there and screw anything up. :)

Does anyone have recommendations on where to purchase replacement bulbs for a KDF-E42A10? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :)

go straight to the sonystyle.com web site for bulk.

just great.
everybody on this forum can change out the lamp without killing their tv but not me.
ordered the sony replacement lamp and housing from vanns for $169.
received it this pm and excitedly put it in.
got the 3 blinking lights which i think means the lamp housing or door is not seated properly.
put it in 4 more times and even let the tv sit for 30 minutes.
No go.
3 blinking lights.
put my old lamp back in and there it goes. 3 blinking lights.

What do I do? Help?

just great.
everybody on this forum can change out the lamp without killing their tv but not me.
ordered the sony replacement lamp and housing from vanns for $169.
received it this pm and excitedly put it in.
got the 3 blinking lights which i think means the lamp housing or door is not seated properly.
put it in 4 more times and even let the tv sit for 30 minutes.
No go.
3 blinking lights.
put my old lamp back in and there it goes. 3 blinking lights.

What do I do? Help?

According to the Service Manual, the Self Diagnosis Function shows that the Power/Standby light will blink three times to indicate a Lamp Cover error. It says the cause is that the lamp is not set securely or that the lamp cover is not attached securely. After re-seating the lamp and lamp cover, unplug the tv for a few minutes so it will reset itself. Good luck!

how many minutes?

apparently i might be an idiot.
I didn't read the instructions on how to do this and there were no instructions with the lamp.
so I took the outside cover off and saw a screw on a knob(grey thing). I clearly didn't understand what the (grey thing)lever was for and proceeded to unscrew the lever and take the cover out.
after doing this 4 or 5 times i looked at the manual online and realized that the lever was an actual lever which made sense with the "open" and "close" embossed on the cover.
How could i have done something so stupid?
I guess the lever wasn't hitting the switch until i reattached it.
so i've probably screwed up the switch and the tv thinks the cover is off.

Thats what i get for not reading the directions and using a low power flashlight with my 46 year old eyes.

This has got to be a first. i suck.

Oh yeah, when i plug the tv in i get 6 green flashes and 3 red (which we know what that is about), what do the 6 green flashes mean?

Six green flashes indicates a "low B error", or the B_12V is not supplied (GT Board). Some type of power supply problem, evidently. You should call a repair shop.

I'm having trouble seeing one of my local OTA channels that went digital this week. On the first day it was available, I typed it in (51.1) and it was fine. Then I auto-scanned and haven't been able to see it since. The funny thing is, diagnostics tell me I have 92% signal and it's locked with no errors. The autoscan added the channel to my guide and the call letters from the PSIP information. So in every way I can test, the channel is there, but the TV only shows me black with "No Signal". I emailed Sony Style support but didn't get much help.

My setup: KDF-E50A10, powered attic antenna feeding 2 different TV's. The other one is a 26" Sylvania and it receives this particular station just fine. On the Sony, I've scanned well over 40 OTA digital channels.

So I'm stuck on what to do and wondering if others have seen this problem and if a firmware upgrade would take care of it, although I'm not inclined to pay a Sony rep. to come from 60 miles away just to install some software.

hi all, have anyone sucssfully cleaned the engine len and mirror on this unit?

hi all, have anyone sucssfully cleaned the engine len and mirror on this unit?

I'm pretty sure someone did this and posted very detailed instructions, at least 6 months ago!.

He even offered to help others.

You probably want to search this thread and see if it pops out......

how do you search within the thread? i'd tried "search this thread" option but nothing showed up.

how do you search within the thread? i'd tried "search this thread" option but nothing showed up.

Try post 9928:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=15382420&postcount=9928

hi all, have anyone sucssfully cleaned the engine len and mirror on this unit?

Check here.......
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=14617709&postcount=9860

Try post 9928:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=15382420&postcount=9928

Check here.......
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=14617709&postcount=9860

thanks guys. sound a bit complicated for me.

Been on the new bulb now a while and it looks darn good. Had to reset all the settings I'd bumped up to try and compensate for the aging bub, but for a set this old it looks darn good. I see no reason to replace it if a new bulb makes it look that good again.

Here is the procedure:

In standby mode, press the buttons on the Remote Commander sequentially, in rapid succession, as shown below:

1. Press Display , Channel 5 , Volume + , Power ON

2. To enter BE-micro service menu, press JUMP 2 times.

3. To display the lamp time, press Channel-4.
The screen displays:
“Total lamp time is 14 hours”

4. To display the panel time, press Channel-4.
The screen displays:
“Total panel time is 14 hours”

5. Press (jump) to return to the debug screen

6. From debug screen press (power) to turn the TV off and wait for the bulb to go out

"Standby Mode" means the tv is "off", and the "debug screen" is the first screen you see when you enter the Service Menu.

Mel


i did the following steps above and mine lamp and display time as 4687, is that in hours? also how many hours should these lamps last? should i be replacing this bulb (it's the original bulb) now or should i just wait until it goes out?

i did the following steps above and mine lamp and display time as 4687, is that in hours? also how many hours should these lamps last? should i be replacing this bulb (it's the original bulb) now or should i just wait until it goes out?

Yes, the number is the number of hours. The bulbs are rated at 4,000 to 8,000 hours, I believe, which means the average time of failure will fall between these numbers. It's a big range and some folks here have reported over 9,000 hours on the bulb.

Mel

Yes, the number is the number of hours. The bulbs are rated at 4,000 to 8,000 hours, I believe, which means the average time of failure will fall between these numbers. It's a big range and some folks here have reported over 9,000 hours on the bulb.

Mel

thanks Mel

Yes, the number is the number of hours. The bulbs are rated at 4,000 to 8,000 hours, I believe, which means the average time of failure will fall between these numbers. It's a big range and some folks here have reported over 9,000 hours on the bulb.

Mel

WOW, just checked mine....11,011 hours, probably should change the bulb just to regain some brightness.

Hey guys,

My new Dell Studio XPS 13 laptop just came in and I just cannot seem to be able to get the HDMI working with my KDF-E50A10 tv. It has an NVIDIA 9400m graphics card, and whenever the HDMI is connected, all I see are flickering colors. Ive tried adjusting the different resolutions and refresh rates, but still no luck. The NVIDIA control panel has an option for some "Custom Resolutions" as shown here:

http://img102.imageshack.us/i/nvidia.jpg/

Maybe these parameters need to be modified? The VGA output doesnt fill the screen, which is why I would prefer to stick with HDMI output. Any help would be great!

My wife called me from home saying that the TV isn't coming on. She said that there is no picture and that the Power/Standby light blinks continuously until she turns it off she
s left it on for 10 minutes with just continuous blinking. I asked if she was sure it was the power standby light and not the timer or lamp light and she said it is the power/standby.

We bought the TV back in 2005 and it has had the same bulb. But I would think if the bulb is the issue the "lamp" light would blink. I now told her to unplug the TV and let it sit for a half hour before plugging in. Anyone know what the issue could be?

EDIT: Unplugging and pluggin it back in seems to have brought it back online!

Hey guys,

My new Dell Studio XPS 13 laptop just came in and I just cannot seem to be able to get the HDMI working with my KDF-E50A10 tv. It has an NVIDIA 9400m graphics card, and whenever the HDMI is connected, all I see are flickering colors. Ive tried adjusting the different resolutions and refresh rates, but still no luck. The NVIDIA control panel has an option for some "Custom Resolutions" as shown here:

http://img102.imageshack.us/i/nvidia.jpg/

Maybe these parameters need to be modified? The VGA output doesnt fill the screen, which is why I would prefer to stick with HDMI output. Any help would be great!

I have this same issue, i believe your HDMI slot on the TV is broken/busted.

Have you try connecting any else to the TV via HDMI? Such as a DVD player, PS3, Bluray player, etc.?

My wife called me from home saying that the TV isn't coming on. She said that there is no picture and that the Power/Standby light blinks continuously until she turns it off she
s left it on for 10 minutes with just continuous blinking. I asked if she was sure it was the power standby light and not the timer or lamp light and she said it is the power/standby.


DeDondeEs, I believe this was a common problem with these units and Sony came up with a fix a couple of years ago. They were offering a free visit from a tech who would update through a rear USB or some such port. You can probably check further within this thread. Your solution seems to be the suggested interim fix, and many are probably living with it rather than worrying about the update, since the problem only occurs every few months,

Hey guys, I have a KDF-E55A20 purchased in May '06. Last time I checked, in June, I had 6600 or so hrs on my lamp.

Lately, every few days, the picture totally cuts out and nothing is visible. After maybe 30 seconds - 1 minute, I hear a weird kind of humming noise, and the picture comes back. This happened about 5 or 6 times during one hour this evening, and now its been on for another hour after that, with no problems.

I get no blinking or anything when this happens, green power light stays on.

Any advice/suggestions? I searched around, but I didn't recall seeing anything about the picture going away, but coming back on.

Hey guys, I have a KDF-E55A20 purchased in May '06. Last time I checked, in June, I had 6600 or so hrs on my lamp.

Lately, every few days, the picture totally cuts out and nothing is visible. After maybe 30 seconds - 1 minute, I hear a weird kind of humming noise, and the picture comes back. This happened about 5 or 6 times during one hour this evening, and now its been on for another hour after that, with no problems.

I get no blinking or anything when this happens, green power light stays on.

Any advice/suggestions? I searched around, but I didn't recall seeing anything about the picture going away, but coming back on.

Oh well, I imagine the lamp is on its last legs, so I think I'll replace it. Some insight from www.agoraquest.com suggested that I change the power setting to "reduced". I did that and the TV has been OK tonight so far.

My Sony Wega just started displaying a message stating my lamp needed replaced. I was just curious if anyone had an estimated time as to how long it usually takes after recieving that message and the lamp actually going out.

You guys with PS3s care to post your PS3 settings in relation to HDMI, blu-ray, gaming?

Oh well, I imagine the lamp is on its last legs, so I think I'll replace it. Some insight from www.agoraquest.com suggested that I change the power setting to "reduced". I did that and the TV has been OK tonight so far.

The TV became unwatchable earlier this week, with the picture cutting out every minute or so.

Got the lamp today and installed it! Working great so far (2 hours or so after installing it). The installation was cake, as was expected, only issue I encountered was the screws on the back that hold the front panel in are torqued severely, and I couldn't use a coin to loosen. I had to use needle nose pliers.

TV is beautiful, bright, and looks great again. I should have done this weeks ago anyways.

I have a 3 year old E50A10 that had begun to dim. I was considering the purchase of a new lamp based on the huge picture improvement noted by other posters to this thread. But before dropping the $200 for a new lamp module, I figured I would take a look at what condition my current lamp module was in. When I took it apart, I found two areas that had collected quite a bit of dust. 1) The concave lens that the lamp shined through, had a fine layer of dust on it. 2) The conical reflector that is part of the lamp also had a fine layer of dust covering the shiny reflective surface.

I put on a pair of laytex gloves and disassembled the lamp module. Then I cleaned the concave lens on both sides and the conical reflector using a camera lens cleaning solution, Q-tip swabs and lens cleaning tissues. You must be careful not to damage the filament of the lamp. I also vacuumed out the chamber that the lamp module resides in and cleaned the glass in the chamber (I assume this is the entry point of the light source for the optical engine). All of this was accessable simply by removing the lamp module and removing three screws to gain access to the actual lamp/reflector. The whole project took about 30 minutes and THE IMPROVEMENT TO THE PICTURE WAS AMAZING!!!

So the moral of this story is, before you plunk down your $200 for a new lamp module (or $120-$139 for a new lamp), try doing the simple cleaning I noted above. You should see a huge improvement in the picture quality for a $0 investment.

Also remember, if you do buy a new lamp, make sure you clean the convcave lens and the entry point to the optical engine that I mentioned above.

I was considering replacing my E50A10 with an LCD TV, but after this simple cleaning proceedure, I no longer see a need for dumping another $2000 into a new TV.

John



Would it be possible to just pull the unit out and pass over it with some compressed air to blow the dust off of the lens? I understand you did a very thorough job the way you did it but I would feel safer just blowing the dust off.

also just checked my bulb hours and they are at 0014095.

Is that really over 14000 hours of use? If so, it's still going strong.

At 14000+ hours, I suspect you would really notice a difference with a new bulb. I like saving a buck too, but I think you should at least order another bulb, since this one cannot be around much longer.

My KDF-E50A10 encountered a strange error. My PS3 is connected via HDMI since '06 it's been fine until now. Now I get no sound or image when I turn on my PS3. Connected my 360 via HDMI too and the games play fine and I tried playing a dvd with the 360 I get a 'HDCP' error pop up.

Everything was fine until this happened. What happened? Any help thanks!

Man O' Man what a difference. Our bulb popped in 50A10 Tue., tried my best
to find one locally Wed. Ordered one off eBay Thur. morn and just installed it.
Wow what a difference! It looks like new. Bulb came with a believe 6 month
warranty, I bought the whole assembly. Now I need to order a lamp to replace
the bad one for a stand-by because we also have a 42" E2000 which I believe uses
the same assembly.

If you've been turning up your brightness a lot lately, jump on it and put a new
lamp in there. It's worth it! Mom's very happy, she was tired of looking at the
46" Sharp LCD with no DVR for the last couple days.

BTW: I believe the A10 looks better than the Sharp ;-)

Just replaced my bulb and assembly Aug 27, 2009. Had 6868 hours. I could have used it for more hours but had noticed it was getting dim around the edges and I had to open up the Iris a notch. The color, hue and brightness just did not look sharp as it had for most of the bulbs life which started in Oct 2005. It was amazing the difference the new bulb made. I had been thinking about a new LCD but with this bulb change I am good to go for another year or so. The one HDMI input is a bummer but I can get a switcher if and when I get a Blueray player(Mostly for Netflix streaming as the 720P cannnot make optimum use of the format although it would still be good.
My unit was the KDF-E42A10. It has been a very good unit with no other problems. I have it on an UPS as our power out in the sticks does tend to drop off during thunderstorms and I can then shut it down when the lamp fan turns off or actually look at the program for about 20 min of UPS time. It did cost 1600.00 when I bought it but at least I have been enjoying HD for almost 4 years.

I have mine on a UPS also mainly just so it can cool the bulb down like it normally would
when the power goes out. I was at an auction recently that had several Panamax
M5300-EX Surge Protector Line Conditioners so I'm going to one of those on my system as
well. I looked at a new LG 240Hz LCD while looking for a bulb locally and I
really don't see enough difference between it and my A10 to make it worth
it to pony up for a new set.

I finally ordered my first new bulb for the TV from ebay. I have had the TV for 4 years and the last I checked (maybe 6 months ago) i was around 12000 hours. The picture looks a little dim and I want that wow factor back I jeep hearing about with e new bulb. I was going to buy a 50 inch 1080p RP from a friend of mine, but I decided to get a new bulb to give this TV a year or so of life and then go for a LCD flat panel 1080p. I want to wait a year or so for the LED technology to catch on and see where TVs are. It looks like 3D might be the cool new thing with the PS3 offering an update next year to enable that.

anyone know if best buy is still carrying these bulbs and/or if they are honoring their 1 replacement bulb offer in their extended warranties?

I thought I had 14000 hours, I was wrong, where did I get the number?? Anyway I just checked and I have 6400 hours, so its not that much but I figure I a new bulb will still look great.

Has anyone actually ever removed the screen on a 50A10 to clean the interior of the cabinet and the mirror?

A few weeks back I tried to do this and almost got there but ended up putting everything back together as I could not figure out how to remove the bottom section where the speakers are due to the various connected wires for the HA & HB boards. I have a service manual and it is quite vague regarding this procedure.

Do the wires have to be disconnected from the various boards on the TV in order to access the interior of the cabinet or is there something I am missing?

I just want to clean the mirror and optics as part of maintenance.

Any comments or help would be appreciated.
:confused:

Has anyone actually ever removed the screen on a 50A10 to clean the interior of the cabinet and the mirror?

A few weeks back I tried to do this and almost got there but ended up putting everything back together as I could not figure out how to remove the bottom section where the speakers are due to the various connected wires for the HA & HB boards. I have a service manual and it is quite vague regarding this procedure.

Do the wires have to be disconnected from the various boards on the TV in order to access the interior of the cabinet or is there something I am missing?

I just want to clean the mirror and optics as part of maintenance.

Any comments or help would be appreciated.
:confused:

Quite a while ago, maybe a year or more, someone did this and wrote a lengthy description...pretty sure he also said anyone with questions could PM him.

You might want to perform a search of THIS forum to see if you can find it.

Good Luck!!

Thanks philherz. I tried searching and did not come up with much. Any other places I could look?

Thanks philherz. I tried searching and did not come up with much. Any other places I could look?

Try this: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=14617709&postcount=9860

I'm pretty sure this is the one I was thinking about....he even offered to answer questions sent via PM.

Good Luck!!!!!

I recently switched from Cox (Northern Virginia) to Verizon FiOS - and have had a wonderful experience so far.

The signal levels from the ONT to my house are 25% stronger than the Cox connection was, so my HDHomeruns have 100% signal strength and quality on ever ClearQAM channel.

The cable card tuner on my HTPC also works great (ATI ocur) and the only problem I am having is with my KDF-E50A10 cablecard tuner.

With Cox, I had a singlestream cablecard that worked just fine (until Cox screwed me by swithing to SDV) but even with SDV the cable card worked.

With the FiOS intall, the tech brought FiOS' new multistream cablecards. It does not appear to work in my TV. I know the cards are OK because we ended up moving the one card we couldn't get working on the TV to the computer and it works fine there.

The TV will detect the cablecard, and correctly retrieve the channel listings (frequencies and channel names) for each channel. However, it is unable to tune each channel - it just stays black.

Sometimes, when I reset the cablecard I will for a split second see the channel and then it goes away.

I'm guessing that the TV is unable to utilize multistream cablecards? I've heard this of other Sonys.

Is there a firmware update available to address this? Sony's support responded with a form letter telling me to go read some random cablecard FAQ which was useless.

Should I ask FiOS to dig up a singlestream card?

I have a sony kf-50e200a. When I turn the tv on the screen comes up but then the tv automatically restarts, and the green light keeps on flashing. phoned sony and no one knew what the problem could be. i read somewhere that the seal around the lamp mount is loose and needs to be refitted. how would i do this? and is this the real problem?

At 14000+ hours, I suspect you would really notice a difference with a new bulb. I like saving a buck too, but I think you should at least order another bulb, since this one cannot be around much longer.

Yep, just ordered a bulb today. TV is showing bulb illness symptoms. Hopefully I can make it through this weekend.

When I turn the TV on I see the brightness of the TV slowly come to life, it hits it's peak and then I can visibly see the TV shift down a few notches brightness wise. Looks exactly like a bulb flickering then stabilizing.

Just need to make it to Monday's delivery date. :D

My 50A10 also has the blue / yellow blob defective optical block issue. Will never buy another sony again! Good luck to you other A10 owners. Unbelievable the treatment given to us owners that have experienced problems.

that's exactly what i did.

dump my sony down in the basement and bought a panasonic plasma.

I've looked and I haven't seen anything yet that I would be willing to dump my A10 for.
After putting the new bulb in it's like new again.

my sony kf-e50a10 flashing in red 5 times in standby mode and it did'nt turn on, what supposed to be the problem? please need help...

my sony kf-e50a10 flashing in red 5 times in standby mode and it did'nt turn on, what supposed to be the problem? please need help...

The Lamp LED "lights up in red when the lamp for the light source has burned out", according to the User's Manual. Looks like you need a new lamp.

Mel

The Lamp LED "lights up in red when the lamp for the light source has burned out", according to the User's Manual. Looks like you need a new lamp.

Mel

Bought mine eBay after trying for a day to locate one locally. Ordered on Thur.
morning had it Sat. at noon. Installing it was a piece cake, I bought the
entire housing not just bulb, $129 + shipping I believe.

The Lamp LED "lights up in red when the lamp for the light source has burned out", according to the User's Manual. Looks like you need a new lamp.

Mel

thanks for the reply mel but i had to clarify that the flashing red light was in a standby mode beside the remote sensor not in the lamp led indicator, does that also mean that the bulb has been burned out?

Amazing. Astonishing. Just popped the bulb unit in, jumped in the service menu and reset my lamp hours and then turned off the TV. Waited until the bulb cooled down then turned it back on.

WOW!

I had moved the picture and brightness up into the mid 70's and had to immediately back them back down into the mid 50's. Whites are so white and the darks are so dark. It really is like everyone writes, it's a new set!

I had a ridiculous amount of lamp hours on the old bulb. 14839. I hit it with some compressed air and put it back in the shipping box as a backup.

I'm going to start watching out for a bargain bulb only, no housing, on eBay and replace
the one that burned out so I'll have a back-up. We also have a 42" E2000 that
uses the same lamp assembly.

Hi everyone,

So I purchased my kdf-e42a10 in September of 2005 and haven't had any problems until today. I tried turning on the TV but after about 5-10 seconds it shut off by itself. I tried turning on the TV a couple of more times but it still shut off within a few seconds. I unplugged the TV hoping a little bit of rest would do the trick but no luck here. The weird part is I don't see any blinking lights at all. Once in a while I would hear audio and catch a quick glimpse of a scrambled picture before it turns off. Within the time it is on, the TV makes a humming and winding sound like it's trying to turn on and then a pop when it turns off.

My first assumption was the bulb has finally died but after some research on the web, the problem could also be the lamp driver/ballast. I tried doing a search but most people with the same symptoms had some kind of blinking light while I had none. I also tried cleaning the bulb and the inside of the cabinet with a can of air but that didn't work either. I've inspected the bulb and it looks OK. Does anybody have any solutions to my problem or ran into the same issue? Hopefully, it's the bulb because I've never opened up a TV before.

I have a red tinge across the top of the screen. (50A10) I replaced the bulb with a new Phillips and it's even more noticable. Does anyone else have this problem? Any solution?
Thanks.

I have a red tinge across the top of the screen. (50A10) I replaced the bulb with a new Phillips and it's even more noticable. Does anyone else have this problem? Any solution?
Thanks.

Sounds like optical block. Call Sony but not sure they will do anything with the A10 models. I have the 42a10 and I knock on wood it does not happen to mine.

Sounds like optical block. Call Sony but not sure they will do anything with the A10 models. I have the 42a10 and I knock on wood it does not happen to mine.

By "not sure they will do anything," do you mean "for free"? I confess to having not read every page of this thread. Has anyone here had problems that an extended warranty from Sony would not cover?

I bought a five-year warranty from the Sony outlet where I got my 42A10 (refurb, manufactured August 2005, purchased by me November 2006). At $30/year, it struck me as one of the few times that an extended warranty might be a decent deal. After reading all the posts here about optical block failures, I'm convinced I got good insurance.

By "not sure they will do anything," do you mean "for free"? I confess to having not read every page of this thread. Has anyone here had problems that an extended warranty from Sony would not cover?

I bought a five-year warranty from the Sony outlet where I got my 42A10 (refurb, manufactured August 2005, purchased by me November 2006). At $30/year, it struck me as one of the few times that an extended warranty might be a decent deal. After reading all the posts here about optical block failures, I'm convinced I got good insurance.

I'm guessing that jdmac29 (and most of the rest of us) assumed that you were asking because you didn't have a service contract.

If the contract is with a legit company, I'd think you're OK...no one's had a problem when it's under contract!!!

Tell them to fix it........

Sounds like optical block. Call Sony but not sure they will do anything with the A10 models. I have the 42a10 and I knock on wood it does not happen to mine.Sony says everything is the optical block. Their head has spun with the calls they get with these sets so thats their answer for everything. I repaired a KDF-E50A10 a few days ago that Sony told the customer it was the optical block and it was actuly a failure in the power supply. They just dont know what else to say about the LCD RPTV

Thanks for the replies regarding the optical block, etc. I've been living with the red for a whole year, and my wife had not even noticed until I pointed out after replacing the lamp a few days ago. I have seen some posts regarding cleaning of the lens & prism assemblies. Do you think it could be helped with the detailed cleaning, or is it a component problem?
We have a pretty clean, non-smoking environment, but it could be pulling in dust with the cooling fan. Any thoughts on that possibility?
Thanks, again!
Clyde

Thanks for the replies regarding the optical block, etc. I've been living with the red for a whole year, and my wife had not even noticed until I pointed out after replacing the lamp a few days ago. I have seen some posts regarding cleaning of the lens & prism assemblies. Do you think it could be helped with the detailed cleaning, or is it a component problem?
We have a pretty clean, non-smoking environment, but it could be pulling in dust with the cooling fan. Any thoughts on that possibility?
Thanks, again!
Clyde

I've been following this forum for about 4 years.....when this problem started to come up, I'm pretty sure that replacing the optical block is the only fix.

You might want to check the earlier posts or wait for someone with first-hand information on this type problem.

Good Luck!!!

Hi, I have had the 50 inch A10 tv for close to 4 years, recently my tv has been consistently turning itself off and on. I read that either getting a new bulb or cleaning the dust could fix the problem. I decided to try cleaning out the dust first to see if that would fix it. I took off the back panel and i used compressed air on the two fans and also the bulb itself.

That did not fix the problem though. Is there another fan somewhere that I am missing? There is not anything wrong with the picture and no red led light blinking, just the standby one. What should I do now?

Hi, I have had the 50 inch A10 tv for close to 4 years, recently my tv has been consistently turning itself off and on. I read that either getting a new bulb or cleaning the dust could fix the problem. I decided to try cleaning out the dust first to see if that would fix it. I took off the back panel and i used compressed air on the two fans and also the bulb itself.

That did not fix the problem though. Is there another fan somewhere that I am missing? There is not anything wrong with the picture and no red led light blinking, just the standby one. What should I do now?

-I had this problem on my set and replacing the bulb totally solved the problem.

Hey everyone, I just cashed in on my Best Buy Extended Warranty for my KDF-E42A10 set and a new lamp is being sent to me which should arrive in the next 4-5 business days (here's hoping it arrives in time for Thanksgiving).

Best Buy is providing me with a Philips F-9308-750-0RL lamp, which they state is an alternative to the Sony F-9308-750-0/A-1129-776-A XL-2400 lamp.

Does anyone have any experience with this Philips alternative? Is it basically the same as the Sony, but perhaps in a slightly different/cheaper casing?

And for those who are interested, we bought our TV in Februrary of 2006, the original lamp has just under 7,800 hours on it. I have had to change video settings and increase the brightness since the TV was new, and at this point the image is a little dull/dim and if I brighten it up really any further for it to be noticeable, the blacks get too light.

I'm excited to get the new lamp, I hope it's as good as the original.

Am getting ready to replace my 2001 Mits "diamond" model 65907.

Having surfed through various threads, it appears to me that the C9 model is a no brainer buyer vs the upgrade series.
Is this a fair evaluation?----Also--I have the bucks for the Laservue series---has anyone compared those laser based models to these DLP's?

thanks

Well it's been 2 yrs. since I read/posted to the forum but I read
all the emails of posts. This will most likely be my last. I bought
a new bulb last year so when the set went dim I could just
replace that and have a new set, well that didn't work out at all.
First it's the wrong bulb, it was too big, secondly when I went
to put the old one back in the plug that's in the TV has came loose
and there's no way to get it back in the right spot , so my
beloved 42A10 is toast.... I took the back off but there's no
access to that area to try and put it back. Word to the wise,
BE VERY CAREFUL!! or you'll be very sorry like me. Now I have
no HDTV just a $2495.00 piece of plastic, staring at me.
Bye it's been great
mark