Sony A3000 problem.

[HOF-city]

I've had the 60A3000 for almost 3 months now. Its been great so far, but recently I've noticed that while watching time warner hi-def channels the screen will flash to complete black for about 1 second every 30 seconds or so. It seems to happen only on the high definition channels and not on standard channels. It doesn't happen every day either, just seems pretty random. It could be fine for a weeek or so and then all of a sudden start flashing black one day. Anyone else had this problem or know what it may be. Is it just time warner or perhaps something is wrong with my set, or maybe the settings i have it set to are wrong. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

[jkwest]

These tv's flash when they are going back and forth between resolutions. Could that be it.

When I'm am watching a HD channel and then go to a SD one, the screen goes black and you can hear an audible "click".

It will even do it if the show is HiDef and the commercials are Sd...

[HOF-city]

Originally Posted by jkwest

These tv's flash when they are going back and forth between resolutions. Could that be it.

When I'm am watching a HD channel and then go to a SD one, the screen goes black and you can hear an audible "click".

It will even do it if the show is HiDef and the commercials are Sd...

thanks for the reply. I was thinking that maybe it had something to do with the resolution at first, but for example, i will be watching a show and it sometimes flashes black in the middle of the show and continues to flash through the show and commercials without me even changing the channel. sometimes if i switch to a sd channel for a while then switch back it doesn't flash anymore.

[Sylin]

I get some occasional audio pops and outages (the lips are moving but there's no sound). Sometimes the screen flashes black or instantly drops resolution (sometimes going from widescreen to 4:3). I have been told this has nothing to do with the TV and everything to do with my cable provider's signal to my neighborhood, which is overtaxed due to an explosion in growth here. Oddly enough, it was my cable company who told me this. Go figure.

[HOF-city]

Originally Posted by ikcizokm

I get some occasional audio pops and outages (the lips are moving but there's no sound). Sometimes the screen flashes black or instantly drops resolution (sometimes going from widescreen to 4:3). I have been told this has nothing to do with the TV and everything to do with my cable provider's signal to my neighborhood, which is overtaxed due to an explosion in growth here. Oddly enough, it was my cable company who told me this. Go figure.

My best guess is that its an issue with my cable provider as is your situation. Cause it doesnt happen while playing games, watching BD's or anything else, only while watching cable occasionally. o well i'll call the cable company tomorrow. thanks for the help.

[J6P]

How are you liking those A3000s otherwise?

I know there are already threads devoted to this, but since SONY's decision to phase out rear projection I'm very tempted to pick one of these up before they go away for good. How has it performed for you (cable problems notwithstanding)?

[HOF-city]

Originally Posted by J6P

How are you liking those A3000s otherwise?

I know there are already threads devoted to this, but since SONY's decision to phase out rear projection I'm very tempted to pick one of these up before they go away for good. How has it performed for you (cable problems notwithstanding)?

for the price of these nowadays i honestly think its one of the best deals you can find. The picture is amazing, blu's are outstanding, and if your into games, i havnt seen a better display to play on. I was considering a lot of options when lookin for a new set but this one looked the best of them all to me. 1080/24p 120hz 3 hdmi ports, plus my sd channels even look great. get em while ya can.

[HeavyHitter]

I have an ISF'd 60A3000 and love it. Amazing picture quality. Get em while you can!

[J6P]

That's what I'm hearing!

I might play the 'one more price drop' duel of death and see if I can scoop one up before they're gone.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by J6P

How are you liking those A3000s otherwise?

I know there are already threads devoted to this, but since SONY's decision to phase out rear projection I'm very tempted to pick one of these up before they go away for good. How has it performed for you (cable problems notwithstanding)?

I have the 50A2020... trying to sell it on Craigslist so I can get a 50A3000, but so far no luck after 2 days. It's @ $1550... I might drop it down to $1300 and see if that helps... I'd really like the HDMI 1.3 and the 1080/24p the 3000 has. That's my only motivation for upgrading.

The reason why I like the RP's vs other types is I have small children. You can chuck an Elmo doll at an RP screen and nothing bad happens (it hasn't happened yet, but why tempt fate?). Try that with a LCD or plasma and you're begging for trouble.

[bigpapy]

I'm sure is your cable reciver

[dillycheeze]

really sounds like the service and not your tv...are you running hdmi when you get this problem? sometimes this will happen if your hdmi cable has a loose connection...some of them dont lock in properly