Found this review for Sony DVPFX980 9-Inch Screen DVD Portable. In case of a problem ur warranty doesn't do much, I suppose. Anyone have any issues with FX97? This item is defective, regardless of the Sony name. I had a Panasonic that lasted about the...
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I bought a Sony DVPFX980 9-Inch Screen DVD Portable on 8-28-13 and it won't play cd's or dvd's.
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My camera's LCD screen is fine, even though I frequently carry it in a too-small pocket, so I'd say that's encouraging, but on the other hand I have no idea why the screen would flake off in the first place, so I have no idea what Panasonic may have done to remedy such an issue. If your camera is less than a year old I would definitely contact Panasonic about that as a warranty issue. I can't see how they could claim such an issue is NOT manufacturing defect in either materials of workmanship.
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I bought the SONY KDL 46vl160 in the month of November, 2009 from Costco. The TV ran great through Feb 2014 - when it died on me suddenly, the TV LCD panel would not turn on but I can hear the sound. Sony Authorized Service Center Technician checked it and viola - the LCD panel is gone and I have to pay almost the price of the TV to get one (all of the $950 down the drain as warranty expired on the TV). My friend bought a Vizio during the same and he SOLD the TV in Jun 2014 - though I had the privilege of having a superior TV for 4 years - all my money is gone. Moral of the story please be careful when you want to spend your hard end dollars on the so called "BIG BRANDS". I bought the SONY KDL 46vl160 in the month of November, 2009 from Costco. The TV ran great through Feb 2014 - when it died on me suddenly, the TV LCD panel would not turn on but I can hear the sound. Sony Authorized Service Center Technician checked it and viola - the LCD panel is gone and I have to pay almost the price of the TV to get one (all of the $950 down the drain as warranty expired on the TV). My friend bought a Vizio during the same and he SOLD the TV in Jun 2014 - though I had the privilege of having a superior TV for 4 years - all my money is gone. Moral of the story please be... » Read More I bought the SONY KDL 46vl160 in the month of November, 2009 from Costco. The TV ran great through Feb 2014 - when it died on me suddenly, the TV LCD panel would not turn on but I can hear the sound. Sony Authorized Service Center Technician checked it and viola - the LCD panel is gone and I have to pay almost the price of the TV to get one (all of the $950 down the drain as warranty expired on the TV). My friend bought a Vizio during the same and he SOLD the TV in Jun 2014 - though I had the privilege of having a superior TV for 4 years - all my money is gone. Moral of the story please be careful when you want to spend your hard end dollars on the so called "BIG BRANDS". « Show Less
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Don't do it! Not for what Pana$onic want$!If yours doesn't last much longer than a year so what.Next year's model will be better and possibly cheaper!Tape drives had to be cleaned and had a lot of moving parts that wore out.Like your DVD, Blu-ray players have few things to go bad.
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if you unplugged it and plugged it back on, and nothing positive happens.....throw it out! panasonic makes garbage dvd players. it is not the panasonic of the past. i keep 5 dvd players in the house, cause i am a movie buff., and in the past i've had all panasonic players. those days are over. i have one panasonic player left and that hiccups every eight minutes on recordable discs. on your problem, maybe you can contact panasonic.com or call them and they can send you, or you can download their software update. it didnt work for me, but it might work for you. if mechanically inclined, and not under warranty....you can take off the cover, unscrew the carriage cover and remove the disc. also sometimes, if the disc is not in the slot correctly., it could jam up, and shut itself off. my dmp-bd871 played well for 4 months, and now it will not accept any disc. i will admit, that before it went kaput, it had the best picture of any other player i've had................irene
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Thanks. Seems like each of these makes has its quirks. I just gave away on old (4 years) Toshiba DVD recorder that did OK for its time, but the menus were very unintuitive, and the manual was in broken english. I guess I could always pick up a D-R410 at Fry's and if I don't like it, return for the Panny when it's in stock. Fry's also has a Sony RDR-GX360 for the same price as the Panasonic, and it seems to have the same ins/outs and upconversion, but I can only find one user review out there and it was bad. I hear that Sonys are picky about the DVD brand you use, plus they're the "source" for the industry restrictions on recording HD, so I don't want to support them. Thanks. Seems like each of these makes has its quirks. I just gave away on old (4 years) Toshiba DVD recorder that did OK for its time, but the menus were very unintuitive, and the manual was in broken english. I guess I could always pick up a D-R410 at Fry's and if I don't like it, return for the Panny when it's in stock. Fry's also has a Sony RDR-GX360 for the same price as the Panasonic, and it seems to have the same ins/outs and upconversion, but I can only find one user review out there and it was bad. I hear that Sonys are picky about the DVD brand you use, plus they're the... » Read More Thanks. Seems like each of these makes has its quirks. I just gave away on old (4 years) Toshiba DVD recorder that did OK for its time, but the menus were very unintuitive, and the manual was in broken english. I guess I could always pick up a D-R410 at Fry's and if I don't like it, return for the Panny when it's in stock. Fry's also has a Sony RDR-GX360 for the same price as the Panasonic, and it seems to have the same ins/outs and upconversion, but I can only find one user review out there and it was bad. I hear that Sonys are picky about the DVD brand you use, plus they're the "source" for the industry restrictions on recording HD, so I don't want to support them. « Show Less
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Sony had a problem with some of their rear projection TVs. Mine was repaired under warranty
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You could try to find a Sony dealer sight on the internet. I have a Sony store I go to here in Australia. Maybe there is a Sony store near your location. That being said all goods sold in Australia have a 3 Year warranty.(Reasonable time use-age) You could contact your Consumer goods commission if you have such a service in the country where you live? If you get no satisfaction from the dealer you purchased the item from.
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I have the VT30 65 inch and I never had a problem or issue with it. As for the warranty. Panasonic has a very pricey extended warranty you can purchase. If you recently purchased your set within the last 90 days, you might want to check out how much an extended warranty will run you with Square Trade. It is usually offered with purchases through Amazon or other online products. Their prices are very reasonable for all the coverage you receive. I recently learned, you don't have to buy your product on the internet to receive the coverage as long as you purchase a contract within 90 days. Had I known that when I purchased my HDTV, I would have purchased a warranty through them. It will save you a bundle.
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I had this problem and I was able to have another one shipped (made it under the 1 year warranty limit by 2 days). Definitely not worth the cost of getting it repaired if it isn't under warranty.The return shipping procedure was painful (website leaves you hanging, not knowing if your submission was successful, phone rep said he took care of it, but didn't, finally went thru). Received replacement blu ray, all is well.
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Panasonic sticks to the warranty. You need to call them and they will direct you to a local repair shop for diagnostics. Don't bother asking amazon for assistance. They are of no help at all, and won't consider exchanging the television. I no longer shop with amazon, or buy Panasonic products.
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I just got a TCL L40FHDF11TA 40-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV with 2-Year Warranty, Black. Do you mind to tell me the Item # in MonoPrice.com if you also have 40-Inch? Thanks so much.
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I too have the crackling problem and my PNB450 was built also built in January. The crackling happens without the TV actually being on and is totally tied to the temperature fluctuations in my living room. To add insult to injury, I have 1 dead pixel almost smack-dab in the center of the screen. I can't decide whether I want to return it or not, especially since I can't get another PNB450 or the equivalent panasonic (tcp42x1) for the same price. I'm running out of time though, 1 more week. Other than these issues, I like the set in every way. Not sure if it's worth the hassle to return it to Amazon. I too have the crackling problem and my PNB450 was built also built in January. The crackling happens without the TV actually being on and is totally tied to the temperature fluctuations in my living room. To add insult to injury, I have 1 dead pixel almost smack-dab in the center of the screen. I can't decide whether I want to return it or not, especially since I can't get another PNB450 or the equivalent panasonic (tcp42x1) for the same price. I'm running out of time though, 1 more week. Other than these issues, I like the set in every way. Not sure if it's worth the hassle to return it... » Read More I too have the crackling problem and my PNB450 was built also built in January. The crackling happens without the TV actually being on and is totally tied to the temperature fluctuations in my living room. To add insult to injury, I have 1 dead pixel almost smack-dab in the center of the screen. I can't decide whether I want to return it or not, especially since I can't get another PNB450 or the equivalent panasonic (tcp42x1) for the same price. I'm running out of time though, 1 more week. Other than these issues, I like the set in every way. Not sure if it's worth the hassle to return it to Amazon. « Show Less
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I have the same problem. We purchased a KLDBravia Motionflow 52" and purchased the extended warranty. They sent people to come without any tools to take my tv to a place they chose. It is now 63 days since they took the tv I have no knowledge of whether it will be replaced because they told me that they would know on Wednesday so I called and they are on vacation. DONT BUY SONY.
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We just purchased a Sony 40XBR4 less than a week ago and are extremely annoyed with the loud fan noise. We returned the first one and this one is even noiser. Did you buy a Samsung 71F or 69F? If so, are you happy with it? Any fan noise?D O'Reilly
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My tv was just picked up! Called Samsung and got the same response they gave you - a repairman would come out and if it couldn't be fixed it would have to be sent away for service. As you, I did not think I needed to have a brand new tv sent out for repair and decided to return it. I am now watching my old 19" set (gave my 26" away when I got the Samsung!). Have you had any luck yet? I am considering Toshiba.
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Update on my kdv2500 for anyone who cares.. my first one developed 3 dead pixels(2 red, 1 blue), so i exchanged it within the 30 days and bought the extended warranty as long as i was there, having learned my lesson. now the new one has 2 dead pixels (1 red, 1 green) and that infamous "clouding" issue when the screen goes or is supposed to go all black. I'm going to exchange it one more time and if there's an issue with the next one I'm probably gonna go with the 46' model or another tv all together. BTW i called Sony Support to see what they cover in terms of dead pixels and the said they won't do any service unless at least 10 blow out. IMO that's ridiculous. It should be like 3 or something, not 10. Update on my kdv2500 for anyone who cares.. my first one developed 3 dead pixels(2 red, 1 blue), so i exchanged it within the 30 days and bought the extended warranty as long as i was there, having learned my lesson. now the new one has 2 dead pixels (1 red, 1 green) and that infamous "clouding" issue when the screen goes or is supposed to go all black. I'm going to exchange it one more time and if there's an issue with the next one I'm probably gonna go with the 46' model or another tv all together. BTW i called Sony Support to see what they cover in terms of dead pixels and the... » Read More Update on my kdv2500 for anyone who cares.. my first one developed 3 dead pixels(2 red, 1 blue), so i exchanged it within the 30 days and bought the extended warranty as long as i was there, having learned my lesson. now the new one has 2 dead pixels (1 red, 1 green) and that infamous "clouding" issue when the screen goes or is supposed to go all black. I'm going to exchange it one more time and if there's an issue with the next one I'm probably gonna go with the 46' model or another tv all together. BTW i called Sony Support to see what they cover in terms of dead pixels and the said they won't do any service unless at least 10 blow out. IMO that's ridiculous. It should be like 3 or something, not 10. « Show Less