The SONY TV model is KV-35S65

You mean, the MENU stuff?

If so, I don't recall if it does when it goes totally black (stays black).

But with the current 2-3 second blackout cycle, it effectively turns it off,
so I have to keep pressing MENU again to get to the display. I have to be
very fast to do anything, which of course, not much.

However, with the Channel 19 "oddity" where it doesn't blackout while it is
showing the simple bulletin menu, I have full access to the menu. I really
hate throwing this odd thing into the loop because it sounds so strange.
Sort of like the video is confusing the TV somehow.

Thanks

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"Shoreline Electronics" wrote in message
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Whets the model #?

When it goes black , can you get the on screen displays ( OSD)?



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"papo" wrote in message
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I have a problem with this Sony 35" Dual PIP/Trinitron TV and I need to
decide if I should put the expense to repair or a get a new TV.

Problem started within the first year 2002 where the video would just go
black. The sound is ok. At first, it was intermittent and you took your
chance then turning on the TV. But eventually, it went totally black.
Since it was under warranty, it was picked up and "repaired."
Authorized
service invoice indicated a "Flyback Transformer" was replaced.

When it was returned, it happen again. But strangely, it was not
repeatable.

In September 2004, we noticed it to begin happen again, and in December
it
went totally black. This time, being more savvy with the web, I
checked
the Sony web site and they had a FAQ showing the problem. The
recommendation of unplugging the TV for 30 seconds seemed to fix the
problem. The screen was back! Eventually, again, it went black.

We were in the process of moving into a new Home, so we wanted to get
settled before addressing the TV problem. We moved, put the TV in its
new
place, turned it on and for the entire month January 2005, it was
working
fine! But we never turned it off!!

Well, for the last week its has been going black now every 2-3 seconds.
If
you turn off the TV, it may stay black. Unplug it, you get the screen
back,
but with this 2-3 second blackout.

Here is the ODD thing. There are a channel that don't create this
problem.
In other words, if I put on channel 19, our local non-profit TV station
with
a "Bulletin Board" of town events, the 2-3 second blackout does not
occur.
Change the channel - the 2-3 secs blackout starts again. It is now 100%
repeatable.

How Strange!

Anyway, I guess I would like to know if this is a known problem. Could
it
be
repaired or I just swallow the lost of this TV and get another one?
One
thing for sure, I'm never buying Sony again.

Thanks in advance