Bad lamp in Sony KF-42WE610, should I buy?

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kelly wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm interested in the Sony KF-42WE610 Rear Projection LCD but I'm
> hesistant to purchase because of all the feedback from the web and
> also the different newsgroups saying that it has a bad lamp. I
> noticed that within the last two months there seems to be less new
> postings about it and wonder if Sony truely corrected the issue.
> Yestereday, I went to the Sony Style store in San Francisco and the
> sales person said "oh no, that issue was only for the 50 inch and not
> the 42 inch units." I'm sure if I started out the conversation saying
> that I wanted the 50 inch model, he would of said that it was the 42
> that was defective.
>
> Please if anyone could tell me if it has been fixed, what manufacture
> date should I look for or should I stay clear of this unit and wait it
> out longer?
>
> Thanks in advance

According to "reports", it appers Sony switched the lamps for another
brand. This was "supposedly" the reason for the set being out of stock
for a while. No official word from Sony, but I know at least one person
who has had the 50" model for about 4 months and has not yet had an
issue. I personally love the set.

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David G.