My son-in-law "had" a Sony 32 inch flat screen tv that he bought about
3 years ago.

Really great picture, etc.

About a week ago it suddenly died - no picture - sound still works.

He took it to a repair shop and their story is the grandkids killed
it playing their Playstation on it. This is also a Sony product.

Something about resolutions and stuff that the tv couldn't handle!!??

Want 5 to 6 hundred dollars to fix.

In today's adds, the same tv can be had for $600 or less.

No, he didn't have an extended warantee on it.

Does all this sound on the up and up or what?

WLW

WLW:
You might be best advised to TAKE the television to a different shop
for a second opinion and a firm repair cost estimate so an intelligent
repair decision can be made with facts instead of guesses. You might
try to find a Sony Authorized shop this time.... check with Sony
on-line or with the store that the television was purchased from.
The Playstation did NOT kill the television BUT the fact remains that
the television needs to be repaired.
electricitym
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Yeah....playing video games is not a problem. Bring to a different shop.



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Jeff Stielau
Shoreline Electronics Repair
344 East Main Street
Clinton,CT 06413
860-399-1861
860-664-3535 (fax)

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WLW:
You might be best advised to TAKE the television to a different shop
for a second opinion and a firm repair cost estimate so an intelligent
repair decision can be made with facts instead of guesses. You might
try to find a Sony Authorized shop this time.... check with Sony
on-line or with the store that the television was purchased from.
The Playstation did NOT kill the television BUT the fact remains that
the television needs to be repaired.
electricitym
.
.

wlwallick wrote:
My son-in-law "had" a Sony 32 inch flat screen tv that he bought about
3 years ago.

Really great picture, etc.

About a week ago it suddenly died - no picture - sound still works.

He took it to a repair shop and their story is the grandkids killed
it playing their Playstation on it. This is also a Sony product.

Something about resolutions and stuff that the tv couldn't handle!!??

Want 5 to 6 hundred dollars to fix.

In today's adds, the same tv can be had for $600 or less.

No, he didn't have an extended warantee on it.

Does all this sound on the up and up or what?

WLW


No way the use of a playstation killed that set. I've seen games cause
screen burn (though the contrast and brighness would have to be WAY up
for that to happen on a direct view) but no chance of it killing
anything electrically.

wlwallick wrote:

My son-in-law "had" a Sony 32 inch flat screen tv that he bought about
3 years ago.

Really great picture, etc.

About a week ago it suddenly died - no picture - sound still works.

He took it to a repair shop and their story is the grandkids killed
it playing their Playstation on it. This is also a Sony product.

Something about resolutions and stuff that the tv couldn't handle!!??

Want 5 to 6 hundred dollars to fix.

In today's adds, the same tv can be had for $600 or less.

No, he didn't have an extended warantee on it.

Does all this sound on the up and up or what?

WLW
Steer clear of that repair shop. A Playatation cannot damage the TV in
that way. The worst thing a video game can do is cause bun-in if the
ame image is left on the screen for many hours at a time.