SONY KP57WV600-Turns Blue

have a 5 yr old sony kp-57hw40 have replaced green gun and now blue lines thru picture with occasional blue flashes have not lost picture yet but i know its coming.bought at sams club pure $2400 worth of hard earned junk wont ever buy anything with sony name on it ever again what to do? have a 5 yr old sony kp-57hw40 have replaced green gun and now blue lines thru picture with occasional blue flashes have not lost picture yet but i know its coming.bought at sams club pure $2400 worth of hard earned junk wont ever buy anything with sony name on it ever again what to do?

I have the same TV and am experiencing the same issue. I really don't want to replace this TV yet because the picture quality of this TV is just as good as the TVs being sold today (other than the blue lines) I have the same TV and am experiencing the same issue. I really don't want to replace this TV yet because the picture quality of this TV is just as good as the TVs being sold today (other than the blue lines)

I am having the same problem with a 65" rear projection TV. Largest and most expensive piece of @%#% I ever bought. Do yourself a favor and stay away from Sony products. Buy a Hitachi :) I am having the same problem with a 65" rear projection TV. Largest and most expensive piece of @%#% I ever bought. Do yourself a favor and stay away from Sony products. Buy a Hitachi :)

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Hi all, I unfortunately have the same issue. Bought the tv in 2001. Now I notice that there are arched blue lines throughout the picture. They're more visible when the programming is darker, but they're there all the time. Think it's the TV or some kind of external interference? Checked the manual, but it doesn't seem to address this issue. Anyone know how to fix this?? Hi all, I unfortunately have the same issue. Bought the tv in 2001. Now I notice that there are arched blue lines throughout the picture. They're more visible when the programming is darker, but they're there all the time. Think it's the TV or some kind of external interference? Checked the manual, but it doesn't seem to address this issue. Anyone know how to fix this??

At least I think I have the same problem. Picture is, for the most part, great, but, in dark scenes, there are "parallel" arced lines (because arced lines can't be parallel, but that's the best way to describe them) that are two or three inches apart. When I switch from the cable box input to the DVD, say, the screen goes "black" (dark green, really), the lines appear as bright, green lines. When I hook up my camcorder, put it in VCR mode, and pause the picture, the picture tube turns blue (as it's supposed to), but those arced lines are then light blue.



As others have said, it's most evident when the picture is dark or closer to a single shade of a single color. During bright and dynamic scenes, it's not really visible, but if you're watching a movie, and really getting into it, the sudden appearance of those lines can really break the movie's spell.



I have a B&W LCR600 center channel speaker mounted on a shelf that rests on top of the TV. I thought it might be a problem with that, but the speaker is shielded, and when I took it off the top of the set, the lines remained behind. My B&W 603s3s (my left and right speakers) are not shielded, but they're at least three feet away from the tv, and so not apt to induce any funky magnetic issues.



I've maintained the extended warranty on this set (it's come in handy as I've had to replace the red and blue CRTs and have had a digital board inside go bad), so I have a service rep coming out on Friday to check it out.



I'm hoping it's a piece of failed hardware that they can't replace so they'll have to give me a new, more modern set, but I'm not holding my breath. At least I think I have the same problem. Picture is, for the most part, great, but, in dark scenes, there are "parallel" arced lines (because arced lines can't be parallel, but that's the best way to describe them) that are two or three inches apart. When I switch from the cable box input to the DVD, say, the screen goes "black" (dark green, really), the lines appear as bright, green lines. When I hook up my camcorder, put it in VCR mode, and pause the picture, the picture tube turns blue (as it's supposed to), but those arced lines are then light blue.

As others have said, it's most evident when the picture is dark or closer to a single shade of a single color. During bright and dynamic scenes, it's not really visible, but if you're watching a movie, and really getting into it, the sudden appearance of those lines can really break the movie's spell.

I have a B&W LCR600 center channel speaker mounted on a shelf that rests on top of the TV. I thought it might be a problem with that, but the speaker is shielded, and when I took it off the top of the set, the lines remained behind. My B&W 603s3s (my left and right speakers) are not shielded, but they're at least three feet away from the tv, and so not apt to induce any funky magnetic issues.

I've maintained the extended warranty on this set (it's come in handy as I've had to replace the red and blue CRTs and have had a digital board inside go bad), so I have a service rep coming out on Friday to check it out.

I'm hoping it's a piece of failed hardware that they can't replace so they'll have to give me a new, more modern set, but I'm not holding my breath.