Thanks for the suggested solutions. I found another one at this website: http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html I adjusted the red and green levels and the lines disappeared. Took about 15 minutes. Thanks. Jagperson

The red picture tube is bad, you must replace before it cause damage to the boards.

http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html

YOU HAVE A BAD CRT. CRTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR THIS SET. REPAIR COST WAS $1200-$1500
30 YR SERVICER
APGONZO

http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html



Go to this Blog. It "should " solve the problem.
Really, Really simple, do it your self solution !!
Instructions and pictures included :D

This blog covers many makes and models with many issues solved, just with that one solution
Give it a try, it's free and simple :D


Hope the blog helps you.

Jean

Here's what you need to do. Its super easy, takes about 20 minutes.
http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html

its the convergence problem in your power supply board

please check out this links

for convergence board ics reparing it your self

http://home.earthlink.net/~oleg.filippov/ConvergenceFix.htm

and for convergence settings

http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html

thanks.

Here's a shortcut to what the blinking codes mean.
http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/08/sony-tv-led-blinking-codes-what-does-it.html
Strange how some people have 5 blinks. Most with this problem have 8 blinks (like myself)

I still have the blue-flash-then-shutting-off problem.. (8 blinks meaning voltage error) but I did fix the blue lines.. The lines across the screen can be very easily fixed whether they're blue green or red. . No, I mean REALLY easy. Took me longer to get the cover off. Once the front cover is off it takes 10 seconds. This link was also posted recently in one of the posts below as a solution..
http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html
(My lines didn't look like the ones in the picture mine were several evenly spaced blue arcs)

After some research I believe the flash/shutting off problem means the CRT is going. I've also read that it might be the D-board and I'm not even sure that that is... But If it is indeed the CRT then I'll let you know it's very difficult to find a replacement blue CRT as this part has been discontinued.. but I did eventually find an alternate to an alternate part (yes that's the 3rd alternate !)) online for $256. Here: http://store.tv-repair-service-salinas.com/8-733-649-35.html

If you're bold enough to attempt that then good luck and please let us know if it worked.
Or another alternative is there's a whole lot of Boxing Day sales goin' on right now.

Try this, I haven't yet, but plan to tonight:

http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html

Those are retrace lines. I had the same problem. See the pot adjustment procedure below.
http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html

I got this TV for FREE from a guy posting it on craigslist because he saw "BLUE SWIRL LINES" also knows as "Retrace Line" on the screen and he went to several repair people and got high repair costs so he was giving it away for free, but i found a guide that tells you how to adjust the tv to make the blue or green or red lines go away, aparantly the line show up because the voltage on the color ray gun tubes that get out of adjustment. Here is the Link to the REPAIR GUIDE. http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/06/sony-projection-tv-red-line-repair.html