Sony to recall 1.6 million Bravia HDTVs due to possibility of
fire.
 October
12, Ars Technica
– (International)
Sony has begun recalling 1.6 million Bravia HDTVs due
to a faulty component in the backlight systems. A Sony spokesperson
told Bloomberg the recall was occasioned by 11 incidents of smoking or
burning TVs in Japan
since 2008, the most recent of which was reported in September.
Although the overheating TVs appear to be confined to Japan so far,
the electronics giant plans to broaden the recall to include
Europe and the
United States. After contacting Sony, owners of the affected Bravia
models will be visited by repair technicians. If the TV has the faulty
transformer identified as the cause of the issue, it will be repaired.
Source:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/10/sony-to-recall-16-million-bravia-hdtvs-due-to-possibility-of-fire.ars?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+arstechnica/index+(Ars+Technica+-+Featured+Content)
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