Re: Sony HLR board ??

I was glad to find this thread regarding the 7 blinking lights on the Sony KDL-55EX711. I have the same problem. My TV would go into the 7 blinking lights mode quite reliably after 1-5 hours of operation. I did the experiment to remove the HLR board. The TV stayed on overnight without an error. I examined the HLR board and did not find the capacitors on the I2C lines, SDA or SCL. I only saw the serial resistors.

I researched into the need for the RGB ambient light sensor. It appears to be a way to automatically adjust the backlighting for various...