Re: Sony KDL-46EX500 solid green screen

Update: I've managed to capture a video of what it looks like. Seems that after turning the TV on/off several times, it now (albeit briefly) manages to display the picture properly before turning green. Hope it sheds some more light on the issue.

[URL="https://www.dropbox.com/s/y94smx05wbcka4v/VID_20130416_205119.mp4"]https://www.dropbox.com/s/y94smx05wbcka4v/VID_20130416_205119.mp4[/URL]Re: Sony KDL-46EX500 solid green screen

Update: I've managed to capture a video of what it looks like. Seems that after

Re: Sony KDL-46EX500 solid green screen



Hey tom66, thanks for the reply.

It did briefly show a picture, but maybe for a minute or so, before returning to the green state. It's been running now for 2+ hours, still solid green. I'll try to heat it up and see if that helps, though i doubt it.

Thanks again for the quick reply....

Hello,

i've tried to find something similar to see if it has been answered, but no luck. So here goes. I bought a used Sony KDL-46EX500 from my brother in law, which within 2 weeks turned bad. By bad i mean the screen turned white/purplish. Sound works, can change channels/inputs (blindly), the screen dims a bit while changing channels and brightens up again.

I've given the TV to a repair shop, they held it for a month apparently waiting for a part, which never came, so i took it back. Their quote was something around 200 $ for the repair, and they mentioned that the...