Sony TVs can catch fire yet no recall

I used to have an 40X3000 as well, I got a free upgrade to the 40EX503 though which I don't see on that list.

 

Burn baby burn :flamethrower:

 

Good, looks like sony is finally getting off it's ass about my request for their stuff to make me dinner.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15272573

Sony is to offer free safety checks on several of its TV models after a number of sets started smoking. The company warned that a component used in eight different versions of its Bravia televisions may be faulty and could, in rare cases, overheat. However, it stopped short of issuing a full recall. Instead Sony said that anyone who was concerned could request an engineer come to their home for free to inspect their TV.

The models affected are all LCDs, sold in Europe since June 2007. They are: KDL-40D3400, KDL-40D3500, KDL-40D3550, KDL-40D3660. KDL-40V3000, KDL-40W3000, KDL-40X3000, KDL-40X3500.

Some 1.6 million of the TVs have been sold worldwide; 630,000 of them in Europe.
Reports of overheating sets have so far all come from Japan. The company said that the televisions were not at risk while they were switched off. It warned owners to be aware of any unusual noises, smells or smoking coming from their Bravia.
Anyone noticing those symptoms should unplug the power cable and stop using the set immediately, said a Sony statement.

Details on how to find a set's model number were published on the company's website.

 

Sony as a company really are starting to get a bit too big, plates are wobbling everywhere so to speak - it seems...

 

Hah, we have one of those.

 

You never get problems with a Toshiba I've always gone for Toshiba TVs. Always great picture and sound quality with a solid build.

 

Toshiba large-screen TV's are generally OK, but some of the smaller screen variants are actually cheap-o-tastic Vestel OEM on the inside.

As for Sony, it's rather amusing how they wrote-off almost their entire production of CRT TV's on the excuse that they were a 'fire hazard'.

I'm pretty sure there was also a service bulletin from 2009, regarding faulty screens with a partial image (lines etc). The official repair method involved placing the set in an environment of around 40 degrees Celsius with a plastic bag over the thing, left running for approx 8hrs until it eventually fixed itself! Gives a whole new meaning to the term 'boil in the bag'!

 

Nothing new here. Pretty much anything Sony makes bursts into flames sooner or later. Remember those laptop batteries a while back, or the power supplies?

 

This is why they shouldn't have stopped developing the Trinitron

EDIT: I still don't get it. I've owned Sony TVs, speakers, receivers, walkman/discman/walkman cd player, all of their video game consoles (well, minus PSX and Pocketstation), and several headphones. Out of all of those, the only thing that's broken on me were two pairs of headphones, and someone stepped on one of those.

I still don't trust Sony, though. The questionable build quality coupled with the weird designs of some of their products usually causes some sort of disaster.

 

Free check? SONY...FREE?! Huh? Thought they would of charged their customers.

 

Now I dont feel so bad for buying Samsung instead, also I think most of those models are available here, as we allways get the cheap end of sonys lcd lineup... PS they havent issued anything here yet regarding the problem.

 

I am sure if it was Samsung, there would not be as much fuss although I had such a TV have flames licking out the back a few years back...

Regards to the Sony Battery issue, it is interesting to note that not a single Sony Notebook ever had a problem with over heating batteries.

Also Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi will be merging there LCD production later this year too.

As a more interesting note Samsung are the only company to make nearly everything in South Korea with only Sony (about 25%) and Toshiba (about 20%) making a significant percentrage of electrical items in Japan with most items being outsourced to Taiwan and China.

 

I just checked, we have a KDL-40V3000. Haha.

 

I'd buy a Sharp over any set really.

 

I have a sony tv (but not one of the affected units). I wanted to go sharp but the wife was keeping me on a tight budget and the 40in sharp was a bit out of range. =(

 

yeah, they are quite expensive but the reality is..you get what you pay for. The fact that they're expensive doesn't help their mass appeal either, which further keeps prices high, damn economics.

 

Sharp make the most solid stuff I've ever seen that's the current LCD my grandma has.

In terms of budget TV's I'd always go for a brand called ONN. We got a huge ass CRT a few years ago with a VERY nice picture, never played retro games on it but it was very nice, Gave up the ghost after four years though.

 

My Laptop is a Toshiba, it works better now than it did when I got it 2 years ago. But it seems I may need another brand my model is the last one that had a graphics card that wasn't an on board card.

And the Toshiba TV we have is almost 20 years old, it bleeds red but still works.

 

Do love toshiba, had an old CRT from them and it was excellent. Also my current laptop is an old dual core model that's more business oriented but works soo well especially after i upgraded the ram and even with windows 7 installed it still performs general computing duties well.

As for HDTV's my sister has a Sony and it does look nice and has great picture quality as i'd expect. I have an older LG 37" 720p TV but still produces a good picture when connected with a HD source and it does a decent job at SD stuff like satellite tv and DVD's.

Would easily look at toshiba and sharp first over any other brand.