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Old 22-04-2008, 11:45   #3
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Re: tv problem
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Originally Posted by yongw99 View Post
I own a Sony 21" flat-screen tv about 5 years old now.

I can switch on my tv and view a programme. However, every now and then it would go on standby by itself. The screen goes black suddenly. At least I think it's standby coz I have to press the standby button to get it to switch back on again. Also the red light blinks and blinks during this event.

This incidence is happening more and more often. Previously it happens like every few hours, nowadays it happens every few minutes.

Is this a major problem? Is my tv worth repairing or should I consider getting myself a new one ?

I had a similar problem with my Wega, which is about 8 years old.

It turns out that the flashing standby light is actually a diagnostic system. The sequence of blinks indicates where it has found a fault. See

http://en.allexperts.com/q/TV-VCR-St...levision-1.htm

Oddly, my fault disappeared after christmas..
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