Has my Sony Bravia died?

Andr3w · 7 Dec 2017 at 22:20

I have a 42" Sony Bravia KEL 42W706. I'd just finished playing some rocket league when I switched back to TV and now we have black lines all across the screen.

The lines appear even when pressing HOME and bringing up a menu, so it's not signal.

I have removed the power, waited, turned back on.

I have done a full factory reset.

Neither of the above helped rectify the fault.

Does anybody have any advice, is it knackered?

Edit: there is a really high pitched whining noise coming from the tv. It's that irritating I've had to turn the t.v. off.

Andr3w · 8 Dec 2017 at 07:25

it's the horizontal lines

Andr3w · 8 Dec 2017 at 07:59

Oh man, anybody recommend a new tv max of £800

Noxia · 9 Dec 2017 at 00:03

No expert but I think that may be broken

Grimley · 9 Dec 2017 at 08:55

Andr3w said:
Oh man, anybody recommend a new tv max of £800

I suggest this:

http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/televisions/4KTV/tx-50ex700b.html

As always, there are a couple of places that include a 5 or 6 year warranty on tellies, you just need to know where to look

benjii · 9 Dec 2017 at 11:55

If it's out of warranty, you could remove the back panel and insure all the connections are good and pushed in. My first thought when looking at that was, it may be the cable. However, you obviously don't have a cable here that you can change. In this instance, it may be the connectors into the board. See if you can find an internal break down of the TV, what you're looking for is the connection between the screen and the main board inside.

Andr3w · 9 Dec 2017 at 12:03

It died big time yesterday, absolutely no picture whatsoever.

Ended up going above my budget and got a Sony 49XE9005!

Doogles · 9 Dec 2017 at 12:38

Andr3w said:
It died big time yesterday, absolutely no picture whatsoever.

Ended up going above my budget and got a Sony 49XE9005!

Haven't you popped the back off and just checked that nothing is broken that could be fixed? Like other said it could just be a dodgy connector that needs pushing in or resoldering. Might be worth having a look at least just if you keep it as a spare TV somewhere.

Andr3w · 9 Dec 2017 at 18:43

Yah I've had a mess around with it but seems completely dead now. It's a shame as it was a great tv that I would have been happy to keep for another year or so!

Saying that....this new Sony looks great.

hornetstinger · 9 Dec 2017 at 20:15

Andr3w said:
It died big time yesterday, absolutely no picture whatsoever.

Ended up going above my budget and got a Sony 49XE9005!

Should have gone for the 77" LG OLED. Oh well.

jpaul · 9 Dec 2017 at 21:41

the Sony's a good tv, especially with recent deals.

... maybe he bought one for every room in the house for the same price as a 77"oled ?

TheHitMan-1973 · 1 Jan 2018 at 12:45

Sorry to hear , i have the Sony 42W706 in silver , amazing 1920 x 1080p set and i have kept mine for the spare room