I have a 50+ inch Sony rear-projection TV. The thin plastic screen has some permenant darkened areas in it. I don't know if it is from the sun or what.

Can this be replaced?
Is it expensive?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Razz:
I have a 50+ inch Sony rear-projection TV. The thin plastic screen has some permenant darkened areas in it. I don't know if it is from the sun or what.

Can this be replaced?
Is it expensive?<HR>

From what you said, it sounds like burn-in, and not something on your screen. Care to elaborate a bit more on the description of the problem?



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If it really is just the screen (do you see it when the TV is off?) I'm sure it can be replaced and knowing SONY it will be very expensive. If you play stationary images like video games burn in occurs in the guns themselves, not the screen.

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by DVD_O_Rama:
From what you said, it sounds like burn-in, and not something on your screen. Care to elaborate a bit more on the description of the problem?

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I have never play video games on it. In fact, the set was used sparingly (a few hours a year) for 3-4 years. The set WAS near a window during this time.

When the tv is off, the screen is so dark that I cannot tell if the "haze" remains. I wasn't aware that a rear-projection could get burn-in?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Razz:
I have never play video games on it. In fact, the set was used sparingly (a few hours a year) for 3-4 years. The set WAS near a window during this time.

When the tv is off, the screen is so dark that I cannot tell if the "haze" remains. I wasn't aware that a rear-projection could get burn-in?<HR>

If the tv has only been used a 'few hours' for 3-4 years, the CRTs wouldn't be the problem. Prolonged use with the contrast and brightness turned up (as they usually are right out of the box) will cause phosphor burn-in in any RPTV. Still images could also be the letterbox bars from widescreen films, not just video games, but if the tv has been used sparingly as you said, burn-in isn't the problem. Sounds like dust


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