Aingaran's Tech and Biz Blog » sony http://www.aingaran.com technology, business and current events blog Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:43:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sony Recalls 1.6 million Bravia TVs worldwide http://www.aingaran.com/sony-recalls-1-6-million-bravia-tvs-worldwide http://www.aingaran.com/sony-recalls-1-6-million-bravia-tvs-worldwide#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:46:15 +0000 aingaran http://www.aingaran.com/?p=2584 Sony Corp. recalled 1.6 million Bravia flat-panel TVs sold worldwide since 2007 because a faulty component may cause them to melt or catch fire.

The models subject to the recall in Japan are the Bravia KDL-40X5000, KDL-40X5050, KDL-40W5000, KDL-40V5000 and KDL-40V3000.

The defective part — an inverter transformer used for LCD backlights — is also used in models sold overseas. But Sony says it has not received reports of similar problems.

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