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Sly · 12-06-2007, 08:44 PM

I have a 60 inch Sony Wega LCD rear projection TV. I have had it for about two years now... experiencing a strange problem.

Turn on the TV. TV will run for maybe a minute. Then it will shut off. 10 seconds later it will turn on again. 10 seconds later it will turn off. This continues until I manually turn it off.

Anyone ever experience anything like this?

qxm · 12-06-2007, 08:53 PM

did you check the power cable? it might be a surge from the outlet..........u might wanna try a cheap surge protector to see if it solves the problem....otherwise I dunno.....

deniska · 12-06-2007, 08:55 PM

I think its time to replace that rear projects with 60+ plasma/lcd display they are very affordable now

Sly · 12-06-2007, 09:13 PM

I tried it straight into the wall and through a projector. Same thing.

uno · 12-06-2007, 09:20 PM

It may be overheating... do you get a picture when it is on?

rowan · 12-06-2007, 10:21 PM

It's the inbuilt failure device that kicks in 3 months after the warranty expires.

Seriously, it's probably some sort of safety shutdown, perhaps due to overheating or some other parameter that's gone beyond normal limits, or a task that it's trying to perform that does not succeed. IOW, it could be anything!

uno · 12-06-2007, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowan

It's the inbuilt failure device that kicks in 3 months after the warranty expires.

that happened to my dvd player!

Matt 26z · 12-06-2007, 10:45 PM

I had an older 55" that would turn off quickly after being turned on. Not to mention occational red and blue color bending for about a year before that. From what I read I think it was the convergence IC's (controls the red and blue colors or something), which can go bad or the soldering on them can come loose causing shutdown. Then I moved the TV, probably correcting some loose soldering, and it worked again.

Check here...

http://www.tv-forums.com/forum/TV_Eq...pair_Forum_F3/

ungratefulninja · 12-06-2007, 10:53 PM

My Sony Grand Wega will sometimes turn off immediately after being turned on. Generally if I turn it on again it stays on, though.

I know the bulb eventually needs replaced, but I'm not sure how the TV alerts you to the fact the old one is done.

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12-06-2007, 08:55 PM	#3
deniska Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Miami Beach, FL Posts: 1,053	I think its time to replace that rear projects with 60+ plasma/lcd display they are very affordable now

12-06-2007, 10:21 PM	#6
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	It's the inbuilt failure device that kicks in 3 months after the warranty expires. Seriously, it's probably some sort of safety shutdown, perhaps due to overheating or some other parameter that's gone beyond normal limits, or a task that it's trying to perform that does not succeed. IOW, it could be anything!

12-06-2007, 10:45 PM	#8
Matt 26z So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ¤ª"˜¨๑۩۞۩๑¨˜"ª¤ Posts: 18,481	I had an older 55" that would turn off quickly after being turned on. Not to mention occational red and blue color bending for about a year before that. From what I read I think it was the convergence IC's (controls the red and blue colors or something), which can go bad or the soldering on them can come loose causing shutdown. Then I moved the TV, probably correcting some loose soldering, and it worked again. Check here... http://www.tv-forums.com/forum/TV_Eq...pair_Forum_F3/

12-06-2007, 10:53 PM	#9
ungratefulninja Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 682	My Sony Grand Wega will sometimes turn off immediately after being turned on. Generally if I turn it on again it stays on, though. I know the bulb eventually needs replaced, but I'm not sure how the TV alerts you to the fact the old one is done.