What the company said is true. The lamp is considered a consumable part of the set similar to the light bulb inside your refridgerator. The part number is: A-1085-447-A. From a Sony distributor (tritronicsinc.com) the cost is: $269.98
You should be able to locate a generic lamp for less.
There are no lamp,in LCD tv,only Liquid Crystals amitting lights Display in a form of two pcbs.These LCD crystals are not the prob.The main video backlight board is dead,that why u not getting video.
Sony KDF-E55A20 tv starts normally, but he screen goes black and sound cut out after 2 or 3 minutes....
(More)
Sony KDF-E55A20 tv starts normally, but he screen goes black and sound cut out after 2 or 3 minutes. The picture and sound then returns after 20 or 25 seconds, but 3 minutes later the whole process repeats.
Greetings, I have a 55 inch sony LCD TV. Today, when I turn it on, the green powe light keeps...
(More)
Greetings, I have a 55 inch sony LCD TV. Today, when I turn it on, the green powe light keeps blinking for 2 minutes. Then, a series of vertical lines appear which are of various different colors. No sound either. What is happening? Thanks
tv works fine for about two minutes and then picture and audio disappear. power indicator on the tv...
(More)
tv works fine for about two minutes and then picture and audio disappear. power indicator on the tv is still on. After about two minutes it comes back on all by itself.