Hindi na pala matibay ang Sony

[boydapa]

i bought a wega 29 inch with dvd player last year, and after using it for slightly more than a year(kahit bihira naman gamitin) the 2 units broke down---no power. i brought it to one of the sony service centers near our place and the repair cost is so unreasonable that it is better to buy a new tv and a new dvd player from a not so well known brand.

moral lesson wala na pala sa brand ang tibay nyan. dati kasi yun mga old sony products eh dekada inaabot at kng may masira man dun minor lng---ito ata yun mga original na made in japan pa ang tatak. nag bayad ako ng doble at halos triple ng presyo ng ibang ordinaryong products so i expect doble o triple din ang tibay nyan kaso hindi. pati ata ibang major brands may nadidinig din ako na madali na din masira. ibang brand nlng bibilhin ko next time at hindi na ako bibili ng sony

nag iisip na ako na sindihan nlng itong tv na ito, pero kng sakali meron ba kayong alam na repair shop na honest, maayos at di ganun kamahal maningil. ayaw ko na din pumunta sa service center nila parang casa ng oto na hindi gaya dati. nananaga na sila ngayon.

[wildthing]

try having it serviced to another shop - example ACT (nearest you would be their banawe branch).

BTW, do you plug your TV and player directly sa power outlet? If you do, it is very possible that your TV have been exposed to "spiking" power... napaka common nito sa kuryente sa Pilipinas.

Ideal new tv's and even players is best plugged sa AVR... kasi minsan masyadong malaki ang current spikes, that they could not handle it...eventually toasting the power supply unit.

Autovolt ang mga bagong TVs and Players... pero most of the time they could not handle these power surges.

[uls]

made in china?

[combustion95]

Dre, may punto si wildthing, mas mabuti kung naka plug sa AVR. Sa akin di naman ako naka AVR pero may switch(w/ light) yung gamit kong extension cord. Yung common na nabibili sa ACE hardware or Handyman. Pag naka off yung tv switch-off ko rin yung outlet. Kasi nga dahil sa power surge dito sa atin kahit na auto volt pa yung tv di nito kaya pag masyadong mataas ang spike. Mahilig pa naman ako sa sony.

[boydapa]

yup meron ako nyan panther with surge suppressor---dun nakasaksak yun tv at dvd. sira pa din!

[CVT]

Have you kept them plugged in the AC outlet all the time, and then just turn them on and off using your remote controller or the switch on their panel?

I am asking this because this is not a good practice as the input circuit of your power supply is always exposed.

4808:santa:

[devdevlin]

basta consumer electronics ang pinaguusapan gs2 ko talaga sony. i have 2 tv sets (wega) na more than 5 years na and no problems pa. nun bago bili ko pa nga hesitant ako kumuha ng extended warranty kse i know the tv will last. baka natiyempuhan ka lang chief or pwede din sa pagaalaga mo ng unit. i agree with the above posts dapat naka-avr yun electronics mo and turn it off (tv and avr) when you're not going to use it for a substantial amount of time. for me kse the tv is still considered ON kahit naka-standby mode.

[XTO]

Depende naman sa area ang abnormality ng power output. Eversince wala kaming AVR sa appliances and thankfully wala pang naging breakdowns aside nung minsan (few years back) na kumidlat at sa cable “daw” dumaan kaya lahat ng TVs sa street namin nadale even yung mga hindi naka ON but plugged.

Yep, nung maliit ako basta hindi Sony Trinitron ayaw ko / naming magkakapatid kasi nga
iba talaga ang kulay, unsurpassed ika nga but when it comes to service center, talagang mapait kaya now for my own family – Sa National/Panasonic ako. Sa TV-Tau, ref, vaccum cleaner, aircon, flat iron, electric fans, microwave, toaster, rice cooker, blender etc.

nakaka dala na rin nga ang Sony…..

[boybi]

Sony products are too damn expensive nowadays. Most Sony appliances now are made in Malaysia, don't know if this contributes to the poorer quality of new Sony appliances. Although almost 9yrs na yung Wega namin at wala pang problem whatsoever.

[niky]

Sony Trinitrons.. man, I've seen some last nearly ten years with no color problems.

+1 on power spikes. During the Ramos era, we lost a couple of motherboards, a half-dozen hard disks, and one or two appliances due to crappy electricity.

And if the units are just over 1 year old, they should still be warrantied, shouldn't they?

We have a Sharp Aquos LCD that fritzed at 6 months... seems like a power supply problem, too. They're still processing the warranty claim.

[boydapa]

basta po pagpatay ng tv hindi ko ginagamit yun remote lng. tlagang pinipindot sya sa tv mismo---old fashioned kami ksi eh hehe

mga bro unreasonable yun singil talaga 8k ba naman eh konti nlng makakabili nako nun mga sale sa sm o makro na 29" na ibang brand eh---tangalin ko nlng yun tatak nya at ililipat ko dun hehe

matagal na ksi ako hindi nakakapunta sa mga srvice center ng kng ano man brand nasira na appliance ko sa bahay. masasabi ko lang is kung baga sa oto eh parang Rapide managa ang sony!---kahit ayos siguro pinapalitan haha. if i know baka power ic lng nasira dun. akala nila kakagat ako

[niky]

Question is: Warranty pa ba, bro? Kung hindi Warranty, just take it somehwere else, baka power IC nga lang.

Talagang mahirap magpa-service minsan... hindi kasing dali magpa-service ng appliances as kung tsikot... sa appliances, leave it, tapos bahala na kung kailan matatapos...

[GroundEffex]

Tanggalin niyo yung plug kapag hindi niyo ginagamit kahit for short periods of time lang. In this way,you can save electricity because kahit naka turn off ang TV niyo it still consumes electricity.. we do this all the time. Most Sony's are made in malaysia but still i patronize it..

[radiazone]

i think yung mga bagong tv ng sony ay madali ng masira, dami ko kasi nakikita sa mga service center na mga sony tvs na pinaparepair, yung mga silver ang color...

[XTO]

If not tuner which is sakit ng Sony or picture tube, baka fuse lang yan since power surge ang sabi mong culprit. Patatagalin nila yat at kung anu anong parts ang papalitan kunyari plus syempre labor which depends on the size of your TV.

Kung di na under warranty dalhin mo lang sa reputable electronics repair shop at h’wag mo iiwanan ….. just say paki check nga ang fuse kasi pumutok eh….that’s it.

i remember nung sa cable dumaan ang sumira sa lahat ng tv’s sa area namin (hamak na mas malakas yun dahil even mga naka off but plugged eh hindi sinanto) mostly nagpa service sa mga authorized service centers and repair ranged from 2K to 4K. while my Panasonic Gaoo eh fuse lang ang pinalitan ko. P3 petot 1.5 amperes.

[kimpOy]

7 years na ang WEGA 29ers ko pero ok pa rin...

[Horsepower]

+1 on the spike. It's also called Transient voltage (sudden spikes of 10,000v that lasts for a fraction of a sec). Same thing happened to my client recently, burado lahat ng data nya, nasunog Harddisk.

Personally, I think ok naman quality ng Sony. For a safety measure, I'll buy a UPS for the Bravia.

[pup2]

Ang nakakainis sa Sony, kung mag presyo sila, parang super premium quality at super premium tibay pa din. Sa totoo lang, malaki na din ang nahabol ng ibang brands sa durability (gaya ng sharp) at ang iba naman sa quality (gaya ng pioneer).

[Galactus]

Tsambahan lang naman talaga yan. Maybe the TS got a lemon unit.

We have a Sharp TV, 1994 ko pa binili nung uso pa yung color black. Until now, still going strong, never had it serviced although matagal nang namayapa ang remote. It's with my sister now. Yung 29" LG ko naman, 2001 pa, hindi pa rin nasisira. Mind you, both units walang AVR, and both also suffered sudden voltage fluctuations a lot of times.

[boybi]

Meron pa pala kaming Sony XBR 25" dito. 1985 pa nabili yun and gamit na gamit pa. Twice na na-repair pero minimal lang ang gastos. Yung design and features nya, di matatalo sa mga current models.