On Oct 9, 12:58 pm, "James Sweet" wrote:
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My 6-year old Sony WEGA, 27" tube TV, model KV-27FS13 just started
turning on and off when you walk in front of it at 0-1 ft. It's
repeatable -- walk past once it turns on, walk past again it turns
off. (It happens with anybody, not just me.)

I called Sony, and other than brightening their day with an oddball
problem, had no luck. They did have me remove the batteries from the
remote to rule it out as a problem (no effect).

Any suggestions as to what's going on, why it suddenly developed, and
what, if anything, I should do about it (other than not walking in
front of it UNLESS I want it to turn on or off

First thing to try is put a piece of tape over the IR sensor on the TV then
walk in front of it. If it still power cycles, then the problem is
mechanical, dry joint or an issue with the power button.

Problem goes away when sensor is covered securely. Jumping or banging
on TV has no effect.