Sony to recall 1.6 million Bravia TVs due to melting components

[realnumber 1]

I'm exactly the same as you Tom, everything I ever bought when I was younger was Sony, purely because I wanted it to be the best.

In almost everything Sony have ever done they have not been the best, from the walkman to Hi-Fi to TV etc there has almost always been better alternatives out there.
I'd even go as far as to say the Dreamcast was arguably better than the PS2 at the time!

 

[aucky]

Phew! My Bravia is a KDL-32***

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

you sure?

The models affected are from 2007/8

Unless you're buying used or from a warehouse outlet, you shouldn't find one on sale that will be a problem

It was from a clearance store that sells ex catalogue stock which is why they are so cheap.

Doesn't matter anyway, I bought a panasonic viera full HD gaming TV instead!

 

[Goodj]

no it has 1, i think you are confusing cores with physical cpu's....

Oh and ony 6 are useable and completely bottlenecked by its lack of ram anyway

I am, indeed wrong then.

SO, what's the PC-Box running?

 

[olliewebbuk]

I am, indeed wrong then.

SO, what's the PC-Box running?

A 3-Core IBM PowerPC chip I seem to remember. The technology has more in common with a G5 PowerMac than a PC.

 

[Goodj]

oh christ, dont say that. It'll just offend them.

 

[olliewebbuk]

I'm a pretty happy 360 user tbh. Specially with the drive firmware 'mods' I have. *shifty eyes*

 

[Goodj]

I'm a pretty happy 360 user tbh. Specially with the drive firmware 'mods' I have. *shifty eyes*

I was more worried about the fruit fanboys crying that microsoft has anyrthing remotely to do with their beloved white boxes & rectangles

 

[jenic]

Mines one of the ones affected, found out yesterday when my dad was on bbc news website.

Got to ring them up to come out today sometime.

 

[olliewebbuk]

I was more worried about the fruit fanboys crying that microsoft has anyrthing remotely to do with their beloved white boxes & rectangles

I'm also a Mac and iPhone user. In fact our house is full of Apple gear.

It's about using what is best, not about being a Fanboy.

 

[Munson]

If the PS3 has such amazing processing power, then why is it s**t?

 

[Goodj]

because it takes 4x as long to code for it.

If Sony used a more standardised OS then it might have helped matters.

 

[Munson]

LOL jus trollin'

I quite like my PS3. I use it more than my xBox.

 

[iain187]

on the one hand im going to have to check this

on the other hand ive had my tv ages and i use it a lot without any issues so can i be bothered... nope

 

[jenic]

They came on Saturday, took the back off, tested 2 resistors, said it was fine.

He hasn't found a faulty one yet.

 

[richy22]

They came on Saturday, took the back off, tested 2 resistors, said it was fine.

He hasn't found a faulty one yet.

Scaremongering FTW.

 

[*Badger*]

They came on Saturday, took the back off, tested 2 resistors, said it was fine.

He hasn't found a faulty one yet.

I've got a KDL 40w4500 and mines on the affected list, did you have any problems before you reported it to them?
Touch wood, mines OK, but still wouldnt mind it checking over.