Mine just went. And I purchased it in 2000, seven years ago. Unbelievable. Class action suit anyone?

Hi, grandparents bought this back in '98, recently started having problems with it blinking. They just bought a 50" plasma and gave me this one. The stand by light blinks and the sound comes on after I hit the power button, takes a few minutes to turn on, then it blinks for a while.. then its fine for around an hour or so, then starts blinking uncontrollably. $130 sounds good, since I got it for free, anyway.. Thanks for this valuable info!

My sony kv35s26 just popped and went dead this week. Yes I bought it back in 1998,

whatis that the problem?

Add me to the list. Purchased Dec 98. DOA Jan 07.

Holy moly! I my KV-27V40 just went dead a few minutes ago. I dug out my manual and it says that the blinking red light means it needs service. So I search on the web to see if there are any clues and find this post regarding 7 yr. old Sonys' like mine. I then look at my receipt and I am reminded that I bought it in Dec 1998. That's 7 years ago! I smell a conspiracy...

What the hell. Same thing happened to me??? Same t.v, model and everything. 2 days ago came home from work and my t.v had a black screen.I unpluged it thinking it will reset itself. Did not work. i haven't been watching for couple days now. Shit im missing my MTV. I just found out today by going online and all the comments that my t.v is dead. Guess its an excuse to buy a new t.v.

I'll add mine to the list - August 1998. 4 Standby flashes, no start. Died this week Jan. 2, 2007. I suppose I should call myself lucky - it made it farther than most ...

OK Guys, Here's the soln for this problem. As some of us on this forum know that the reason for this problem is the factory soldered joints on the printed circuit board become loose 'coz of excessive heat, bumps and regular wear 'n tear, 'coz of which the TV asks for service. My SONY repair work shop was charging me $168 for getting this done but I didn't want to spend that much money for a 7 yr old. So I got it back to sell it to some local electronics shop. Listed below are the parts to be replaced and services that need to be performed 1. PCB repaired around T501 - i.e resolder the joints around transistor T501 2. Replacement of transistor Q502 3. Replacement of IC601 (an IC i.e Integrated Chip) 4. Replacement of R606 (seems to be a resistor) These parts can be order from FOX (a SONY parts distributor) at 800-321-6993. This SONY auth. center charged me $29.50 for this initial estimate. Well, don't waste your money any further on getting this TV repaired as these shops wil charge you anywhere between $150 - $200 for this whereas you can anyday get a newer model of the same size with flat screen for $250-$300 or an open box item for any such flat screen for $160-$200. I just got a SONY Trinitron, NEW, OPEN BOX flat ascreen 27" for $165+$15 (Handling). I think it's a great deal. I know my brother in law has the same TV and he paid $800 approx 4 yrs back. I got my TV back from this shop thereby forfeiting the $29,50, but then I thought that I can put all this explanation and experience on the website and might be it helps somebody out there. So guys, if it does help you out, then please post your comments here.

I own a Sony kv35s26. I had it on this morning. I went to turn it on this evening, and -- nothing. It's obviously the power supply, and it was manufactured January 1998 -- it's 7 years old. By the way. how do I get the back of my TV off? It seems to have some special screws.