My Sony KDF50WE655 rear projection LCD TV is getting the blues. This was purchased with a Circuit City extended warranty (now expired as is Circuit City) back at the end of 2004. This appears to be the same blue blob issue that was warranted until the end of 2008 -- unfortunately I either didn't have the issue or didn't notice it until just recently.
Sony says that this TV does have an extended warranty until 3/11 for warping of the lamp access door. I haven't checked the lamp to see if there's been any warping/burning in this area. Remarkably, I've not changed the bulb since purchasing the TV and that thing is on almost all the time.
See link for a picture I took of the screen on a gray channel.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Carson.L...00678851196178
I tried getting a hold of Sony today to see if they'll do anything but they were closed. Here's my dilemma -- if I have to pay for a repair -- I'll probably have to pay for a new bulb too immediately afterwards since I expected it to last a maximum of 2 yrs. The price begins to get to be about the same as a brand new TV with better specs -- I think the Sony LCD is 1360x768 and most now are 1920x1080.
So, what to do? Have Sony check the warped lamp door thing and hope it's irreparable or the cause of the blue blob? Repair it out of pocket and be prepared to buy a new lamp too and have the same thing happen again in a couple years? Buy a new Sony TV if Sony happened to offer a discounted one? Buy a new non-Sony TV and get rid of the existing?
Sony says that this TV does have an extended warranty until 3/11 for warping of the lamp access door. I haven't checked the lamp to see if there's been any warping/burning in this area. Remarkably, I've not changed the bulb since purchasing the TV and that thing is on almost all the time.
See link for a picture I took of the screen on a gray channel.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Carson.L...00678851196178
I tried getting a hold of Sony today to see if they'll do anything but they were closed. Here's my dilemma -- if I have to pay for a repair -- I'll probably have to pay for a new bulb too immediately afterwards since I expected it to last a maximum of 2 yrs. The price begins to get to be about the same as a brand new TV with better specs -- I think the Sony LCD is 1360x768 and most now are 1920x1080.
So, what to do? Have Sony check the warped lamp door thing and hope it's irreparable or the cause of the blue blob? Repair it out of pocket and be prepared to buy a new lamp too and have the same thing happen again in a couple years? Buy a new Sony TV if Sony happened to offer a discounted one? Buy a new non-Sony TV and get rid of the existing?
