I have a Sony FD Trinitron Wega model number KV-36XBR450 purchased in November, 2001. Same problem. Television doesn't turn on. We figured out that if you pull back a panel on the right side, stick a hairdryer back there and blow hot air for awhile, the television will switch on. But it won't stay on and switches off on its own after awhile. Annoying, to say the least, when you're in the middle of your favorite program. Sometimes it responds to the remote, sometimes it doesn't, in which case it's back to the old hair dryer again. I called Sony about a possible repair: $60.00 for the house call. Minimum labor of $154.00 plus parts and tax. The repair guy says it could be the transformer ($120-$140)or the circuit board, which, of course, is no longer available. Recently, I was at a party and found out two friends were experiencing the same problem with their Sonys--both different models, including one that is a 55-inch LCD television. I'm never buying Sony again! Big bucks for poor quality!

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