Just purchased this TV. Picture is good but the volume of the sound briefly goes up then back down on its own. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Most of the TV's that come out nowdays have this issue and it's a real pain, isn't it? What you have to do is go into MENU and then SOUND and then play with the settings that come under that heading. If I remember there are a few choices but I chose the SOFT setting and it makes a big difference. The STANDARD or DYNAMIC settings seem to cause the sound to go up and down. Here's the reason the sound fluctuates in the first place...it's mostly caused by the station from where you are receiving the transmission regardless of whether it's cable or satellite as it's most noticeable during commercials. The commercials will produce the highest setting ( loudest ) in order to reach the peak transmission signal for audio to get your attention...that is why they are always loud when they come on. During a broadcast of most shows they will not do this but there is a peak audio from any show...the commercial advertisers just exploit this to the maximum.
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Hello, Did you ever figure this out? I just bought this TV last night and I'm very happy with it, but I use a surround sound system and have to keep the TV volume on 0. There should be a way to turn the speakers off - right? Thanks for any info.
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The sound does not go extremely loud. You didn't do anything wrong installing it. I think that is the loudest that this model TV can go. I tried raising the sound with the cable system but that didn't do anything either. I think that it is at a comfortable setting but if you have a loud appliance you might have trouble hearing it over the noise. Quite happy with the tv.
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I just received delivery of this same Sony last Friday and have noticed the same thing. I have not done anything about correcting it because the delivery man who helped me secure the TV to the pedestal stand didn't think there was anything wrong. This isn't much help, but it's all I know for now.
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The only time it has 'blanked out' on us is when we start the surround sound. It will mute for a second then the surround sound takes over and all is fine. Ours has never been garbled at all. You might look to an outside source vs. the actual tv?
2279785
My TV does not do that so I do not think it is normal. The only issue I have is the sound bar turns off while the TV is still on and I have to turn it back on.
1603657
The sound is not great. The speakers are in the back and sound a bit muffled. You can raise the volume loud enough but some programs sound hollow. I would recommend getting a soundbar. The tv is great!!!
2017125
You know, it's kinda funny because I started this discussion because I was so worried about the picture of my new tv. Our picture so far is great, however, it was the sound that crapped out within only days. It has a lot of static and you have to turn it up really loudly to even hear it now. It is still within the 90 return time, so it will be going back the first chance we get. Now I am worried about if the new tv that we get will have anything wrong with it's picture. Other than that we love the tv. There is part of me that wants to slap on some external speakers and not worry about returning it and the hassle. You know, it's kinda funny because I started this discussion because I was so worried about the picture of my new tv. Our picture so far is great, however, it was the sound that crapped out within only days. It has a lot of static and you have to turn it up really loudly to even hear it now. It is still within the 90 return time, so it will be going back the first chance we get. Now I am worried about if the new tv that we get will have anything wrong with it's picture. Other than that we love the tv. There is part of me that wants to slap on some external speakers and not worry about... » Read More You know, it's kinda funny because I started this discussion because I was so worried about the picture of my new tv. Our picture so far is great, however, it was the sound that crapped out within only days. It has a lot of static and you have to turn it up really loudly to even hear it now. It is still within the 90 return time, so it will be going back the first chance we get. Now I am worried about if the new tv that we get will have anything wrong with it's picture. Other than that we love the tv. There is part of me that wants to slap on some external speakers and not worry about returning it and the hassle. « Show Less
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We've had nothing but trouble with ours...... now ours will play for a few minutes, then the picture goes black while sound still works (IF you turn it off, then it will come back on for a couple minutes before going black again)....... getting ready to purchase a new one (NOT RCA THIS TIME!).
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Ours kept doing that also. We had it for about 3 years and finally last year it started to the same thing. I took it in to an authorized Panasonic dealer to see if I could get it repaired and I was told that the part that was needed to repair it was no longer available. I hope you have better luck than I did. We no longer have a sound bar for our T.V.
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I have the same problem. It seemed OK until I added a BluRay DVD and then even with the window (winter) open behind it shuts down with the volume setting much about 30. It runs somewhat hot, but I don't think it should be hot enough to shut down. Currently I must use the TV volume set higher and hard to get good sound from my high efficiency regular speakers. With the tuner I have no problems. I am not happy with the unit.
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Yes, I am having the same issue with my same model television. Mine was purchased the end of 2/08, it started doing that about a month ago and it is out of warranty. Have you had your repaired? If so, what was the cost? wants $150 just to come out and diagnose the problem.
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i have the same "buzzing" sound coming from the vent on the left rear side. not sure if its normal but im going to set up service call to confirm. *update* ive been tweaking the settings and the buzzing seems to go way down if you put the contrast on about 50%, thus throwing the picture quality off. ive decided im going to send this tv back and replace it with the samsung lcd.
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I have not experienced that problem at all with mine! It's been a great tv so far.
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My opinion after recently purchasing this television is that some sort of sound enhancer (i.e., external speakers, receiver) is probably necessary. I find myself turning the volume nearing to maximum in order to hear shows and movies. I've owned other Sony televisions and had a similar experience. Great television overall but sound quality is not quite there. Hope you find this helpful.
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I haven't had that problem, but mine has an audio sync issue between the tv speaker and the surround sound. It causes an annoying echo that is solved by turning the volume all of the way down on one of them.
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There is not much information here, but my guess would be that the system either has the internal speakers off or the system is set to internal mute because it thinks an external sound source is controlling volume. I assume you are receiving some sound and it is just not changing as you toggle volume up and down. If you are receiving no sound at all, I would bet it is a cabling issue and you do not have a sound source connected to your TV. Hope this helps despite not being terrible specific.