Sony XBR Questions

[user181]

I'm the one who originated this thread. I have a KD-34XBR970 set as the family daily driver in the living room. On average, every ~4 months, I've had the "blinking light issue" on startup that I originally posted about. I've been able to solve it by unplugging the set for a short time, then plugging it back in.

I have the genuine replacement chips on hand, but haven't swapped them yet.


Recently, I've observed a new behavior when the set starts up, and I'd like feedback from the experts on it. When the CRT is initially coming up, I see horizontal "streaks" in the lower 1/6th of the screen, as well as the R/G/B colors not aligned in that area. After several seconds once it's warmed-up, these issues go away and the picture looks normal.

What are probable causes of this? Is it repairable? I'll try to remember to capture a picture or video of this.

Thanks!