I own a 42" Sony KDFE42A10 rear projection LCD screen. Last night, due to a sequence of events I'd rather not get in to, someone "threw" the water from a glass at me. The water hit me mostly, but a fair amount of it (around 1/2 a cup) got on the TV and hit the screen. I ran and got a towel to clean it up ASAP, but I didn't quite get it fast enough.

Now in the bottom right corner of a screen is this section that is darker than the rest of the picture. This shape shows up whether the TV is on or not, which makes me think that some water got in there -- though I'm not quite sure what "there" actually is. I'm not too familiar with exactly how the rear projection LCD technology works, but assuming it's water damage I would imagine the shape of the darker portion to be in "blob" form. Instead, the edge of the dark vs. light portions is a very solid defined line, some at perfect 45 degree angles.

It's very bizarre. I'm worried that something happened and it's more than just "a little water" is something bigger. Does anyone have an inkling of what it might be and/or how it would be fixed and how much it would cost to be fixed?

I can also post some pictures of the damage if that would help anyone.

I own a 42" Sony KDFE42A10 rear projection LCD screen. Last night, due to a sequence of events I'd rather not get in to, someone "threw" the water from a glass at me. The water hit me mostly, but a fair amount of it (around 1/2 a cup) got on the TV and hit the screen. I ran and got a towel to clean it up ASAP, but I didn't quite get it fast enough.

Now in the bottom right corner of a screen is this section that is darker than the rest of the picture. This shape shows up whether the TV is on or not, which makes me think that some water got in there -- though I'm not quite sure what "there" actually is. I'm not too familiar with exactly how the rear projection LCD technology works, but assuming it's water damage I would imagine the shape of the darker portion to be in "blob" form. Instead, the edge of the dark vs. light portions is a very solid defined line, some at perfect 45 degree angles.

It's very bizarre. I'm worried that something happened and it's more than just "a little water" is something bigger. Does anyone have an inkling of what it might be and/or how it would be fixed and how much it would cost to be fixed?

I can also post some pictures of the damage if that would help anyone.


You haven't gotten any responses yet. Did you post this in the model specfic thread as well? Maybe someone there could tell you more?

Rick

Or can you post a pic here? I'm curious also.

Or can you post a pic here? I'm curious also.

I'm at work now, but I'll post a pic once I get home.

To update you all as to the latest...Through some hairdryer work and patience, I've managed to conclude that A) it is water in "there," and B) it is evaporating. That's the good news.

The bad news is that as it dries, it's leaving some kind of ghostly image of where the water used to be. I can only hope that it's just temporary and will go away. But if not, I assume it can be cleaned?

maybe you have hard water and its leaving a stain?