It looks like this might be a common problem, but my Sony 36XBR250 tv has worked great for 7 years and now I try to turn on the TV and I get great sound from both cable, satellite and DVD, but no picture. The red blinking light just blinks once a second with no pauses. I can't seem to make out a pattern for a diagnosis code, so I belive it is just a blinking light telling me to service the TV. Does anyone have a remedy to the problem. The TV is too heavy to take to the TV repairman and I think they will charge me an arm and a leg to come to the house. Please help!!! Joey
This is a common failure mode (which I now share), and has nothing to do with the picture tube or surge protection. From the forums I have searched to-date, it appears to be a failed component in the flyback circuitry, but Sony will not admit to an inherent defect. If anyone has ACTUALLY FIXED this problem, please post a reply. Guessing won't help anyone. Thanks.
Sony has a problem with a lot of their sets-namely,poor solder points.I bet that is your problem.Circuit board has to be inspected for cold solder points,especially around the flyback transformer,which supplies most of the operating voltages.
Did anydody get it fixed
I have similar problem. But after a few minutes of standby light blinking, the TV audio went on, but no picture. I then turn the TV off and back on, then I get both audio and video. The duration of blinking varies from 2 mins to 60 mins. Anyone have any idea?
Thanks in advance.
It might be surge protection (though if you get audio it might be #2 - see below), try unplugging the TV from the electricity for 5 minutes and see if it helps. 2. If the above didn't help, than it's probably the tube which might be done for (7 years is a respectable time) in which case you might be better of buying a new set (tubes in the majority of cases cost a lot to replace).
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I have the same exact problem, the TV turns on, I hear the relays clicking, sound comes on just fine but no pic.. :(
No dicernable blinking pattern...
The only thing I could add is that just before it "died" I thought the TV had been shut off by somebody (this TV is always on) and then proceeded to turn it on, at which time it came on no problem, this maybe happened twice, three times?
Same problem sound but no pisture ??
Did they ever get it fixed
I have the same problem - Sound is just fine, but no picture. It's just a black screen. If i leave it off for a while and turn it on again later, the picture will be working again, for a few minutes. I have a Nintendo Wii system connected to the TV as well.. The problem seems to occur more frequently if I'm playing a game on it. I don't know if that has something to do with it.
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