Sony GWIII Owners thread - Page 129

Originally Posted by cutie patooty

Hello,
It has been awhile since I posted. I have an issue with my KF60WE610 that I am hoping you can help me with. When we turn on our tv the green light flashes on the power/stand by light 3 or 4 times with a loud buzzing sound and then it goes to a blinking red light that blinks 5 times and the tv won't turn on. Could this be a warped lamp access door problem or a bulb problem? I haven't looked at the door to see if it is warped or damaged yet. I know that when the standy by light blinks red 5 times ti means the lamp driver is faulty but I am wondering if the lamp driver is faulty due to the lamp warping the access door or the driver itself? Could these be related? Hoping to have my tv fixed covered under the warranty for the lamp access door since i don't want to pay for the lamp driver to be replaced. Let me know if you have had similar problems and what the fix was. Thanks so much!
(my husband thanks you too since Super Bowl Sunday is coming up quick!)

Originally Posted by cutie patooty

*** Update****
I wanted to let you know how we solved our problem. We did not have any lamp door warping. We did however remove the current lamp to check, while we were there-we cleaned the dust from the inside of where the lamp sits, and we put the lamp back in and put the tv back together. Ever since, we have not had a problem with the TV powering on or giving us the 5 red blinking error codes. We think that somehow, when they replaced our optical block (that's a whole different story) years ago-they must have knocked something out of whack and we tightened it up. We have a replacement lamp on hand just in case in the future if our current lamp burns out but for the record-we have been using the same lamp since 2003. We watch tv on average for about 3 hours a day. I think we must have some kind of super lamp to last this long. Anyway-thanks for all your ideas and help. I am really hoping that our tv doesnt' decide to warp the lamp door a month after that warranty runs out. So cleaning out the dust/reinstalling the lamp solved our buzzing poweron problem this time.

Originally Posted by smata67

So I called in today to see what Sony would do about the blue bob on my KF60WE610. They offered, all in the 55" size:

EX710: $625
HX800: $1,575
NX810: $1,060

First, I'm not sure that I want to downsize, in fact, the wife wants something bigger.

I definitely do not want a glossy screen, I'll have to look into which ones are, those would be a no go.

I feel comfortable purchasing a refurb of my optical block for $200 and doing the install myself, but I'm wondering if I should just bite the bullet and upgrade. My current block has no dead pixels.

For those who have upgraded, is it a no-brainer to get one of the newer sets? Are they really that much better? I guess I'm kind of attached to this hunk of plastic and would not know what to do with it if I got another set.

Originally Posted by smata67

So I called in today to see what Sony would do about the blue bob on my KF60WE610. They offered, all in the 55" size:

EX710: $625
HX800: $1,575
NX810: $1,060

First, I'm not sure that I want to downsize, in fact, the wife wants something bigger.

I definitely do not want a glossy screen, I'll have to look into which ones are, those would be a no go.

I feel comfortable purchasing a refurb of my optical block for $200 and doing the install myself, but I'm wondering if I should just bite the bullet and upgrade. My current block has no dead pixels.

For those who have upgraded, is it a no-brainer to get one of the newer sets? Are they really that much better? I guess I'm kind of attached to this hunk of plastic and would not know what to do with it if I got another set.

Originally Posted by marvincbr

It's been awhile since I've been here, but checked in because of bulb/lamp issues with my 60WE610. The original lamp went out yesterday and when I put in the new one (had one sitting in the closet already), it made a buzzing sound and would not light up. Not to mention I also noted the melting issues that these sets are known for, that you don't see until you open it up to change the lamp. So now returning to this forum which has helped me so much in the past. I found the facebook link for the defective Sony TV's and have sent an e-mail to see if they will help with the problem. So far this set has been a good TV, only minor issues. Now to wait for Sony to contact me and see where it goes. Thanks to all for keeping this thread going....

Originally Posted by marvincbr

I did look inside the lamp area and there are signs of excessive heat. I did not notice the pin that the door pushes to be drooping or otherwise, I've had to pull and reseat the lamp to get the set to come on a couple of times. The lamp is the Sony XL-2100U. And I'm not sure what codes were flashing, it was a constant flash of the red lamp light when the set does not turn on after buzzing two or three times.

Originally Posted by phoen1c1an

Just a heads up guys. I recently had my KF-42WE610 go bad. The screen has turned green. I had been through this before with a KDF-46E2000, so I knew it was the OB gone bad. I had the previous tv replaced by Sony at a discount so I figured I'd go this route with this television too since it was the same problem. I contacted the woman via Facebook and got my event number. I then called Sony and was offered these televisions.

KDL55EX720 $810.00 local sales tax
KDL46EX720 $550.00 local sales tax
KDL40EX720 $450.00 local sales tax

I was actually in the market for a 3d television set, so I opted for one. They basically require me now to send them a picture of the television exhibiting the problem, which they did before, and the tag from the back of the television. This time though, they are requiring the event number be in the picture. Has anyone done this? I'm guessing they just want it at the bottom of the television? I don't want to mess this up, so I'm curious if anyone has any examples they can post if they've done this before. DON'T POST YOUR ACTUALLY EVENT NUMBER I'm guessing someone might be able to use that, but rather just an example for me and future readers to go by. You can probably just blur out your number or just put a piece of paper where it should be. I appreciate your help guys and I hope my experience helps you guys out too. Real bummer these rear projections from Sony don't last.

Originally Posted by phoen1c1an

I went with the 55" even though it was a bit pricey.

From what I can gather the TV is very nice. Cnet's review was harsh, and every other review I've read since coming across theirs has been very positive. The 3d does show some transference, but the 2d is supposed to be very clear. All reviews have noted though that there is definite clouding issues due to the backlit LED. I already have one and it's not an issue (kdl-46nx700). There is no wifi, but it does have the built in transmitter for active sync 3d. The glasses come seperate though, at a whopping 150 a pop I'm going to search the forums and see if there is a cheaper alternative. Which size are you thinking about? Cheers.

Originally Posted by bluer101

Email back the Sony listens and put att Sarah Kepler and your event I'd#. Tell her you would like a quote fir a 60 inch as that is what you have now. She will email you back with another offer.

The only tv that does not have the reflective screen on your offer is the 710.

Yes, I'm extremely happy with my replacement set and for me I went up 5 inches. My defective set was kdf 55wf655 to the new set kdl 60ex700.