Author: joey29
Sony kds-R60xbr1 colour problem????????
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 @ 2:26 pm
I can get my hands on a Sony KDS-R60XBR1 but the picture seems yellowish or greenish. Can anybody say that this is a colour wheel problem or something else in the TV?
Your Sony doesn’t have a color wheel :). The Sony’s are Projection LCD Technology. Instead of the color wheel you have three “tints”
When you get the color issues, often referred to as the Yellow Blob, yellow haze, green blob, green haze, red blob, red haze, it’s do to an internal filter inside your light engine.
Essentially, one of the tints has been overheated and lost it’s color saturation, hence, it is not producing the normal color effect that it once had…hence, the color is out of whack un proportionally…depending on when on the tint the color has faded.
I know the above paragraph is a mouth full…but all in all, it is a serious problem, and it has been reported by hundreds of Sony TV owners. I would call Sony and demand a favorable resolution!
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Thank you for your help but i was wondering if you know that if would have to buy a whole new light engine or just the part that is causing this yellow look? would you think that it is worth $300 for the tv with this issue and i fix it?
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Joey,
there is a Class Action lawsuit against Sony right now on this issue…and they have settled. Please contact Sony ASAP and let them know that you’ve heard about a class action lawsuite against their Projection TVs. There is a good chance your TV will be repaired or replaced by Sony directly!
Let us know!
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my sony kdsr60xbr1 picture is shutting off and on how can i fix the problem
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Hi Tony,
I’m currently having the same problem with my TV. Once I did a little research, I found out, that It may be the projection lamp. I’ve the TV for about 3 yrs. I’m waiting for the replacement lamp (should be here by tomorrow 4/29/08) Once I replace it, I will update you.
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My TV kept shutting off (Visual & Audio), the power light turned from Green to Red and TV remained off. I tried unplugging for 60seconds, but that didn’t help.
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Colour wheel- then where would the high pitch sound from my Sony Bravia 46″ KDF-46e3000- come from? I read that if a high pitch sound comes from the projection lamp, it maybe the colour wheel? Or is this something else, or normal? pls advise..thanks
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Tony & William-
You both have what sounds like a failed lamp- I’ve had 2 XL5100 lamp failures with my SONY KDSR60XBR1 in the last 2 years. It had the optical block replaced to fix the “yellow stain” issue at 10 months too.
The first lamp ran less than 2100 hrs and the replacement failed after 140 days (aprox 900 hrs) so I’m NOT impressed with the set especially the lamp life. A little research indicates many others are seeing substantially less lamp life than SONY originally hoped for. ( that’s putting it mildly)
The picture is stunning when the thing works but it fails too often for the cost of the set.
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It’s true these Sony sets seem to be pretty bogus. Also, keep in mind there isn’t a color wheel these units either since they are LCD projection!!!
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My KDS-R60XBR1 made a loud popping noise and the red indicator light is flashing. What could have caused this?
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We bought our KDS-R60XBR1 on Dec 31, 2005. My wife was with me and we were NOT told the life of the projection bulb would be around 3,000 to 5,000 hours. We were told 6,000 to 8,000 hours by the salesman, who is pretty honest about it.
We bought an extended warranty, but did not get a copy. The reason why is the store did not submit our payment to the extended warranty people until yesterday, when we called asking about it. About 900 days after we bought it.
The Sony tech rep told me to expect about 2 years out of a bulb. So if I have this TV for 15 years, like my last big screen, and I pay the Sony guy to install it, I will be paying close to $3,000 for the privilege (?) of owning a Sony. I can already buy a replacement Sony 60 inch for less than half the money I paid Dec. 31, 2005. $5,009.71 and that did not include the Sony stand it sits on.
I am burned out on Sony. I bought their top-of-the-line laptop at Circuit City and it gave me nothing but trouble…to the point I just wanted to be rid of it. It cost me $187+ for restocking, but it was worth it. With the money I got back I bought two Dell laptops and we are happy with them.
I am going to check with the State of California about them holding our extended warranty money until we called in a complaint and I will file a complaint against Sony and the local dealer for misleading us into thinking we would get 6,000 to 8,000 hours. If they had told me every two years, I would not have bought it. Good luck with your units.
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I have had my KDSR60XBR1 since 5-2006 and today it is 9-26-08. The TV is on at LEAST 11 hours a day practically 365 days a year. By my calculations if this TV is 2 years and 5 months old I have 9,680 hours on the ORIGINAL lamp. Other than the optical block problem with the “green blob” that was associated with it I have had ZERO problems with the TV. Now I’m sure that some days the TV gets a bit less use, but other days it gets more.. and sometimes it stays on all night because we forget the sleeper timer… so 9,680 is probably less than actual hours. I don’t know the service code method to show the actual lamp time though, but that is a pretty good approximation. Anyway.. just fairly recently I have noticed an occasional flicker from the TV… mostly noticeable when light scenes are on screen. It is sort of like a pulsation or strobing and lasts for 5-10 seconds when it happens. To my knowledge though the color and brightness of the set appears to be no different than when it was brand new. The pulsation is not even that noticeable and happens rarely. I’m totally 100% satisfied with my SXRD and Sony’s warranty support for the optical block. My next TV will most likely be a newer SXRD with 120 refresh and full 1080p.. or whatever is on the market when I decide to replace this, but so far 2.5 years and going strong. I hate and love at the same time that the price on these has dropped by half since I bought mine. Mine was about 3500 bucks with the stand and now you can find them pretty regularly for 1800-2200 with better specs.
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rule number one
there are NO color wheels in sony light engine tvs ie kdf kfe etc
rule number two
if the samsungs dont turn on check the bulb first
inspect the tube and replace if it stilll doesnt turn on the light engine needs a new dmd board essentially a new light engine
the sonys that require the smaller bulb and have brightness issues need the bulb replaced because the lens in the bulb has degraded
solution new bulb
i wish the people with kp sets would quit asking stupid questions about replacing light engines
THERE ARE NO LIGHT ENGINES IN CRT PROJECTION TVS
the class action lawsuit for sony tvs has resulted in replcement of the light engine or replacement of the entire tv with a newer model
the one i have here a kdf55 needs the polarizing filter in the light tunnel but sony probably wont be able to supply the individual filter
not to be confused with the air filter on the outside of the light engine
all fans need to be cleaned in these tvs with compressed ait
sometimes the fan needs to replaced and the tv will not turn on in the case of a fan that doesnt rotate or turns to slow
display 5 volume down poer will give errors on sony tvs that display
samsung tvs are more reliable and will still need a lamp replacement
sony tvs inthe kdf series may need a thermal fuse in the evnet they do not turn on there is a simple replacemnt sony part number for this
also noticed that the inside of the screen assembly is dusty on this tv and needs to be manually dusted including removal to acheive
if someone can come up with a replacement for the glass filter in the kdf55 engine please email back or post
im not sure if its a polarizing filter or what
it defintely has a burn spot in it and replacing it with a samsung filter results in a overly blue pic
later call sony or samsung customer service if you dont get satisfactory results from bby or cc service
you should register your product any way
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dony buy any light engines or spend any money on these products without calling the manufacturer first stupid stupid stupid
all the light engine tvs are involved in class action lawsuits
at the very least check the internet for a comparable product
there is a lot of gouging going on and the authorized servicer will take your money and not tell you that you could have claimed the tv with the manufacturer
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