I opened up the TV and saw that the components are mostly just consists
of:
- two motherboards
- 3 picture tubes

I don't have any tools or service type of manuals. So I couldn't do
anything besides looking at the internal components.

I calculated what it could cost to fix this TV, or any other projection
TVs:
- labor: $314 + tax
- 3 replacement tubes: $191 + tax (each)
- total: about $1000.

No wonder I saw many people gave away their non-working projection TVs.
It just costs the same as purchasing a new TV. This doesn't sound
right.

Anyone with similar experience to share?

Thanks!

James Sweet wrote:
"gsale2k" wrote in message
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Is it possible to fix by myself?

It's good to hear that the picture tubes are still fine. I just
checked
the goodguys.com site. It costs $200/tube.

I also called local SONY authorized repairers. It costs $360 flat
rate
+ parts. Ouch!



Whether it's possible to fix yourself depends on your level of
knowledge,
selection of tools, experience, and the depth of the fault. The tubes
are
*probably* ok, it's never a guarrantee, but if the picture was good
before
it failed then chances are they're fine, they normally wear out
gradually
getting dimmer and fuzzier. If you're not sure where to start then
you
should probably call around to local shops as it's easy to turn a
small
problem into a much bigger assortment of problems while throwing
money at
the thing bit by bit until you've spent more than it would have cost
to have
a pro fix it.