Sony's flat TVs malfunction due to software glitch

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060214/tc_nm/japan_sony_dc

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news). (6758.T) said on
Tuesday that about 400,000 Bravia brand liquid crystal display (LCD) and
rear-projection TVs launched last year may malfunction due to faulty
software. 

A Sony spokeswoman said that after 1,200 hours of use the TVs may not be
able to be turned off or switched out of stand-by-mode.

She said the TVs were sold in Japan, the United States, South America, China
and other Asian countries.

The software for those sets receiving digital or cable broadcasts can be
upgraded automatically but Sony must dispatch a person to fix those TVs that
are receiving analog signals, the spokeswoman said.

She declined to comment on how much it would cost to fix the problem.

The number of TVs affected comes to about 10 percent of the 4.2 million LCD
and rear-projection TVs Sony is aiming to sell in the current business year
to March.

Sony has enjoyed strong sales of its Bravia brand TVs since launching them
worldwide late last year, taking market share from LCD rival Sharp Corp.
(6753.T) in the United States market during the key year-end holiday season.

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