Great TV. I bought mine in 2005 and it is still going strong First bulb lasted 13 years Still on my second bulb. Love that it has such a variety of analog and digital input jacks on the back.
Nice job stripping it down and explaining everything. I did the same thing today, took my Sony Wega apart to see how it ticks. I was amazed at the technology that went into it. I kept all the cool parts, who knows, maybe I can incorporate them into a future project.
wow i didn’t know there was a subwoofer in the back my cousin has the 50in version my dad almost bought the 42in version at YDI electronics then got a deal on cambridge sound works who was going out of business selling a $10000 tv half off because it was discontinued
Very durable TV. I have bought one in 2004 and it is still working. With the original bulb! Very reliable construction of power source. During this time it survived many storms and lightning connected to external antenna, and power outlets in our village house where another 2 newer TVs (Samsung) connected to the same wires could not stand it and were damaged by electric discharge. It is true, that its brightness is relatively low because of technology used, but in normal room it is pretty enough.
Hey man! Thanks for this tear down. I just pulled a 46" model from a dumpster and I was having trouble getting the projector part out. Its those 3 screws that I couldnt figure out 🤦♂️. I'm trying to salvage any parts I can for fun experiments. I was about to give up and just get that main lens off, but after seeing this, I'm diving back in!! That clogged fan for the bulb seems to be a common problem. The whole panel was melted and that first lens was all bubbly melted, just like that one!! Again, Thank You!!
Yea, I have to imagine that some of these might have actually caught fire. It was a bad idea there. That area should have been all aluminum with fins. Glad I could help with the disassembly!
I took my working WEGA apart too, it's definitely a neat unit to play with. Mine doesn't have HDMI and did not have a sub! That location where the sub sits just holds a fan, guess it was an older model. Amazing how the technology has evolved. It's cool to see all the components and neatly routed wires, and they all extinct in the modern technology.
I found the sub, it's on the left side of the screen box, where you can see the grill for it on the back of the box. The sealed panel on the other side is just for the aesthetic. The sub on mine is only 4", not like yours. The front speakers are also missing tweeters (SONY cheaped out on this one) although they left the place for it, not sure if yours has tweeters or not. Anyhow it's a fun experience to take it apart.
@@yauck1 Yes, this TV was truly the most fascinating thing I ever took apart. And aside from all that, once I had everything out of it, I couldn't imagine what the molds looked like that made all the plastic casing.
We once owned a 75 inch DLP TV the TV had numerous of connections and a few USBs where you can charge a cellphone or tablet.but TV had to go back to Arron's store
You can spray clear gloss finish to the nearly linear surface of the fresnel lens or spay wd-40 on it and it should be a very clear spot lens, i gurantee it will boost the tempeture dramatically, testedit myself and was pleased with the results (using the wd-40 method).
Thanks for sharing I'm the same way love finding things out never recorded any of me looking into it like this but mabey next I do I will record it thanks again cool video 📸 😎👍💯
I got the front screen off without having to lift it off that bottom part like you did. you can get to those screws you said you couldn't get to without having to take the whole top part off. they are accessible without taking it off. you just gotta have a very long Philips screwdriver, the same one you would use for those 2 brass colored screws that are deep between the projector and that other doohicky in the back. it's worth fishing those screws with a long Phillips, if you're trying to keep the whole tv up right while removing the screen and want to keep it intact and not scratched.
It's funny and confusing regds the wega/Vega. Because the back of the tv model carries a "W" in its model no. KDF -50WE655. You would think it would say Sony 50V if they meant V instead of W?
Thank God I went directly from a Triniton CRT to an XBR LCD flat screen. These WEGA models were not satisfying at all. The XBR was a 32-inch 16.9 HD and I soon found out that the size of the picture on a 32-inch 16.9 TV was equivalent to that of a 27-inch 4.3 model. And this for $3,800.00??!!
Excellent video! We have the exact same TV, passed down from mother who bought it in 2004. The bulb just burnt out on it. Ordered a new bulb, but from your video I bet that the fans are just as clogged as the ones in that TV you took apart. So, I have a question for you. Is there a way to get to that bulb exhaust heat fan easily without tearing down the whole TV like you did to clean it out? I've gone back over the video, but it is hard to see what exactly needs to be removed to reach that squirrel cage fan for cleaning. Thanks ahead of time for any guidance on this.
Oh boy I don't really know. I kind of discovered all that from the back as well. I might try just blasting the area with an air hose and hope for the best. But yea, if it's clogged, it'll melt like that. Pretty scary.
Thanks for the reply. At the very least, your video showed me that the fans really need to be cleaned up, especially that one that cools the bulb. So, my wife showed me a bag of small tubes and attachments to her new Shark vacuum that will probably be able to be inserted into that squirrel cage fan center while I blow out the vanes with that canned 'air' for cleaning keyboards, and circuit boards, etc. First I will remove that old burnt out bulb and then do a thorough cleaning, but I'm not going to touch the objective lenses or screens, just get the visible dirt out everywhere I see it. 14 years on the initial projector bulb is pretty good, in my opinion. If I can get another 14 years out of it, that will probably be all that is necessary for me. Be lucky if I make that many more years of watching anything. Thanks for the GREAT VIDEO!
Thanks to your video, again, I was able to first clean out the squirrel cage fan prior to replacing the burnt out bulb with a new one. The squirrel cage fan was clogged similar to the one in your video, but not as bad. My wife had a small vacuum attachment for her large Shark vacuum. I used that and one of those canned sprays for cleaning computer internals to get those fan blades completely clean. I had to remove the two screws visible on the backside so that I could tilt it up to get a good shot at the blades. Also cleaned both of the other fans. Put the new bulb in, and reassembled the whole TV. Turned it on and it works just like new. The picture was noticeably much brighter and sharper. Your video made the whole process easily accomplished. The more of these type videos, the better. It's always good to see what actually exists instead of just guessing, which usually leads to making junk out of something that still has some lifespan to it.
Have a question for you my nephew gave me a television and it's just like that one it's a Sony model number KF 50 w e 610 LCD projector TV and my problem is I can get the DVD working and what DVD movies but I can't set the channels can you help me out thank you.
if any one have this tv .and his inner glass is broken or the main screen is broken ..one can easily convert it to a projector..need some minor setting.
Hi. Would this work on old light guns, like the light guns for the Virtua Cop for the SEGA Saturn? Why's it called LCD projection TV- LCDs aren't projection to the screen? Thank you. God bless, Proverbs 31
I found this same model tv in the trash without a scratch accept for the exact same internal damage as the one in this video. I went to the trouble of taking it apart thinking i was going to find me a nice chunky golden dlp chip thinking it was a dlp tv. it's not a dlp tv this does not have that, but at least it has as much gold and silver as an pricey desk top. I know i wouldnt pass one of these up if I find another.
@@txgreasemonkey samsung and lg made the only of that o know about crt sets with two hdmi inputs for but yeah its great "its a sony" or i forgot now its called, "Like no other" or i fogot now now it called "do you. Dream. In SONY?" Or i forget that now now now its called uh "create. Make. Believe. - Or idk whats it is nowdays for real its the vintage through 2014 ish quotes of sony catchlines hehe from online tbh not that old so idk
Absolutely not. You need a CRT TV because projection TVs have input lag, horrible reliability and horrible picture. Different CRT TV models also range in resolution from 480i/p to 1080i/p so you can actually play consoles such as PS3 and Xbox 360 at their highest resolution.
Wega was a German company taken over by Sony. W in German is pronounced "V", "V" is pronounced "F" i.e. like in Volkswagen (Folks' wagon in English = the People's Car).
@@gabithemagyar It's Sanskrit way too of saying V/W. I lived around the world ony own since early as child. Including The Netherlands and surrounding 8 years, Middle East 2 years, etc. I speak many world languages including Indonesian, Sumatran, Javanese/Sanskrit, Dutch/German/French, Arabic, etc.
@@gabithemagyar Volkswagen means Commoner Wagon. Crappy design and quality. Toyota Group is always the best. So many lies western world has been creating the past centuries including drawing Indonesia the richest nature in the world in the center Equator line too small since Mercator 1569.
@@gabithemagyar don't know where you come from, as well you're faceless and no real name. Next time do your home before correcting me you commoner! I am Royal of Indonesia. "WEGA, pronounced "Vega", was founded as Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh in Stuttgart, Germany in the year 1923." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEGA
I don't think using a long handle on any tool helps reach connectors which are deep. Perhaps you meant to say a long or extended shaft? Example: Your screwdriver has a 8 inch shaft and 5 inch handle. The screw in 9 inches deep. A "long handle" or 8 inch shaft, 8 inch handle does nothing. My conclusion is that you merely misspoke.
Is ur service manual* Available from im our personal experiences from that at least. from manualslib.com (the lib is for library) [insert youre tv? Or whatever you wish, the make and the model here] No i mean there at the site xd sorry my bad
Great TV. I bought mine in 2005 and it is still going strong First bulb lasted 13 years Still on my second bulb. Love that it has such a variety of analog and digital input jacks on the back.
Hi sir I am technitian,I have one 50" Sony protection tv for Ripaire ,but I will not understand to remove it,s top back- cover you haave eney vidiyos
I'm trying to make all of my inputs appear. I bought the TV used and only 3 of the seven inputs appear when I scroll through. Any ideas how to fix?
I have that same TV, and it still works perfectly. the image is of very good quality, I repaired it myself 15 years ago, very good television.
I still have this tv in my garage and connected my ps5 to it and it worked.
Nice job stripping it down and explaining everything. I did the same thing today, took my Sony Wega apart to see how it ticks. I was amazed at the technology that went into it. I kept all the cool parts, who knows, maybe I can incorporate them into a future project.
This was awesome. I noticed some of the Filters look CMY when the sunlight passes through them!!
Indeed, this was the coolest thing I've ever taken apart.
wow i didn’t know there was a subwoofer in the back my cousin has the 50in version my dad almost bought the 42in version at YDI electronics then got a deal on cambridge sound works who was going out of business selling a $10000 tv half off because it was discontinued
Superb. One of the finest & premium quality components/tv in the world ❤🎉
Very durable TV. I have bought one in 2004 and it is still working. With the original bulb! Very reliable construction of power source. During this time it survived many storms and lightning connected to external antenna, and power outlets in our village house where another 2 newer TVs (Samsung) connected to the same wires could not stand it and were damaged by electric discharge. It is true, that its brightness is relatively low because of technology used, but in normal room it is pretty enough.
I'm trying to make all of my inputs appear. I bought the TV used and only 3 of the seven inputs appear when I scroll through. Any ideas how to fix?
This TV is EXACTLY as old as me, being born in September 2004 LOL
Hey man! Thanks for this tear down. I just pulled a 46" model from a dumpster and I was having trouble getting the projector part out. Its those 3 screws that I couldnt figure out 🤦♂️. I'm trying to salvage any parts I can for fun experiments. I was about to give up and just get that main lens off, but after seeing this, I'm diving back in!!
That clogged fan for the bulb seems to be a common problem. The whole panel was melted and that first lens was all bubbly melted, just like that one!!
Again, Thank You!!
Yea, I have to imagine that some of these might have actually caught fire. It was a bad idea there. That area should have been all aluminum with fins. Glad I could help with the disassembly!
Had this set cost 2799 at circuit city worked great for 7 years never changed bulb.
I took my working WEGA apart too, it's definitely a neat unit to play with. Mine doesn't have HDMI and did not have a sub! That location where the sub sits just holds a fan, guess it was an older model. Amazing how the technology has evolved. It's cool to see all the components and neatly routed wires, and they all extinct in the modern technology.
I found the sub, it's on the left side of the screen box, where you can see the grill for it on the back of the box. The sealed panel on the other side is just for the aesthetic. The sub on mine is only 4", not like yours. The front speakers are also missing tweeters (SONY cheaped out on this one) although they left the place for it, not sure if yours has tweeters or not. Anyhow it's a fun experience to take it apart.
@@yauck1 Yes, this TV was truly the most fascinating thing I ever took apart. And aside from all that, once I had everything out of it, I couldn't imagine what the molds looked like that made all the plastic casing.
We once owned a 75 inch DLP TV the TV had numerous of connections and a few USBs where you can charge a cellphone or tablet.but TV had to go back to Arron's store
You can spray clear gloss finish to the nearly linear surface of the fresnel lens or spay wd-40 on it and it should be a very clear spot lens, i gurantee it will boost the tempeture dramatically, testedit myself and was pleased with the results (using the wd-40 method).
Found one of these on the side of the road yesterday and I snatched it up. It works awesome too. Guess thats why Im here watching this lol
It is a very unique TV.
Thanks for sharing I'm the same way love finding things out never recorded any of me looking into it like this but mabey next I do I will record it thanks again cool video 📸 😎👍💯
10:59 there are models with subwoofers there instead of being on the bottom. Thats why those are there
some dude in his yard taking shit apart
Exactly! :)
I got the front screen off without having to lift it off that bottom part like you did. you can get to those screws you said you couldn't get to without having to take the whole top part off. they are accessible without taking it off. you just gotta have a very long Philips screwdriver, the same one you would use for those 2 brass colored screws that are deep between the projector and that other doohicky in the back. it's worth fishing those screws with a long Phillips, if you're trying to keep the whole tv up right while removing the screen and want to keep it intact and not scratched.
It's funny and confusing regds the wega/Vega. Because the back of the tv model carries a "W" in its model no. KDF -50WE655. You would think it would say Sony 50V if they meant V instead of W?
There are old commercials on TH-cam for this TV and that's the way they were saying it.
Yeah after watching just a short bit of your video you thoroughly convinced me you could destroy anything
It's a 50 the first two numbers after kdf is the size
I'm trying to make all of my inputs appear. I bought the TV used and only 3 of the seven inputs appear when I scroll through. Any ideas how to fix?
that vinyl stickers are covering a optional subwoofer models
Thank God I went directly from a Triniton CRT to an XBR LCD flat screen. These WEGA models were not satisfying at all. The XBR was a 32-inch 16.9 HD and I soon found out that the size of the picture on a 32-inch 16.9 TV was equivalent to that of a 27-inch 4.3 model. And this for $3,800.00??!!
Manufacturers are betting on ripping off sheep...
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Excellent video! We have the exact same TV, passed down from mother who bought it in 2004. The bulb just burnt out on it. Ordered a new bulb, but from your video I bet that the fans are just as clogged as the ones in that TV you took apart. So, I have a question for you.
Is there a way to get to that bulb exhaust heat fan easily without tearing down the whole TV like you did to clean it out? I've gone back over the video, but it is hard to see what exactly needs to be removed to reach that squirrel cage fan for cleaning. Thanks ahead of time for any guidance on this.
Oh boy I don't really know. I kind of discovered all that from the back as well. I might try just blasting the area with an air hose and hope for the best. But yea, if it's clogged, it'll melt like that. Pretty scary.
Thanks for the reply. At the very least, your video showed me that the fans really need to be cleaned up, especially that one that cools the bulb. So, my wife showed me a bag of small tubes and attachments to her new Shark vacuum that will probably be able to be inserted into that squirrel cage fan center while I blow out the vanes with that canned 'air' for cleaning keyboards, and circuit boards, etc. First I will remove that old burnt out bulb and then do a thorough cleaning, but I'm not going to touch the objective lenses or screens, just get the visible dirt out everywhere I see it. 14 years on the initial projector bulb is pretty good, in my opinion. If I can get another 14 years out of it, that will probably be all that is necessary for me. Be lucky if I make that many more years of watching anything. Thanks for the GREAT VIDEO!
Thanks to your video, again, I was able to first clean out the squirrel cage fan prior to replacing the burnt out bulb with a new one. The squirrel cage fan was clogged similar to the one in your video, but not as bad. My wife had a small vacuum attachment for her large Shark vacuum. I used that and one of those canned sprays for cleaning computer internals to get those fan blades completely clean. I had to remove the two screws visible on the backside so that I could tilt it up to get a good shot at the blades. Also cleaned both of the other fans. Put the new bulb in, and reassembled the whole TV. Turned it on and it works just like new. The picture was noticeably much brighter and sharper. Your video made the whole process easily accomplished. The more of these type videos, the better. It's always good to see what actually exists instead of just guessing, which usually leads to making junk out of something that still has some lifespan to it.
I was a home theatre sales/installer in the early to mid 00s. Sold a toooone of these ha
Is there any scrap value to it ? Especially if I rip it apart
What setting do I use to program a 2005 Sony big screen TV
What setting do I use to program a 2005 Sony big screen TV 3:31
Have a question for you my nephew gave me a television and it's just like that one it's a Sony model number KF 50 w e 610 LCD projector TV and my problem is I can get the DVD working and what DVD movies but I can't set the channels can you help me out thank you.
Awesome
How do you program a Sony 2005 big screen TV
if any one have this tv .and his inner glass is broken or the main screen is broken ..one can easily convert it to a projector..need some minor setting.
u have a three lcd projector inside ..RGB..Red Green Blue
Hi. Would this work on old light guns, like the light guns for the Virtua Cop for the SEGA Saturn?
Why's it called LCD projection TV- LCDs aren't projection to the screen?
Thank you. God bless, Proverbs 31
I found this same model tv in the trash without a scratch accept for the exact same internal damage as the one in this video. I went to the trouble of taking it apart thinking i was going to find me a nice chunky golden dlp chip thinking it was a dlp tv. it's not a dlp tv this does not have that, but at least it has as much gold and silver as an pricey desk top. I know i wouldnt pass one of these up if I find another.
Fuck I love Digital Light Processing
Brother Red light blinking problem pls help
Did this tv have a gold chip in it????
I don't know. Did you see one?
I didn't
Also the TV projection chassis is lcd
Has anyone used this for retro gaming? GameCube, Xbox, ps2, and older? I was given one of these and I’m going to pick it up tomorrow.
It has pip aswell
I'm using my roommates TV and a fan in it started making noise.. Thanx for posting this !! Cheers
A fan is used to cool down overheating things. Just like computer heatsinks and fans
Those were exellent tv's. I had one and the pic was great. Very interesting video.
That was my most interesting disassembly ever. The projection box blew me away!
The first number is the size of the screen. It's a 50" screen
Thank you
no one wants these units do they ? i need to get rid of a 60 inch KF-60XBR800 ? it worked years ago but i recall some issue with optic ?
very good video
Does it have hdmi? Can you connect ps3?
Azfar AbdulMalik you can see HDMI input at 3:39 😁
@@txgreasemonkey samsung and lg made the only of that o know about crt sets with two hdmi inputs for but yeah its great "its a sony" or i forgot now its called,
"Like no other" or i fogot now now it called "do you. Dream. In SONY?"
Or i forget that now now now its called uh "create. Make. Believe. -
Or idk whats it is nowdays for real its the vintage through 2014 ish quotes of sony catchlines hehe from online tbh not that old so idk
I still have this tv in my garage and I connected my ps5 to it and it works.
How did you get the bulb out
watch the video to find out.
Give me those subwoofer speaker pls..
Now put it back together.
Ha! Actually, I made it into a spray paint booth.
Is this tv good for retro gaming
Absolutely not. You need a CRT TV because projection TVs have input lag, horrible reliability and horrible picture. Different CRT TV models also range in resolution from 480i/p to 1080i/p so you can actually play consoles such as PS3 and Xbox 360 at their highest resolution.
Thankfully this technology went away for good.
Indeed, but it was really neat the way they did it.
Is TV ka board chahiye
I have this tv. After some time using it, it will turn off then back on, by itself
sir today blast in my Sony wega tv during power low & high
It is a W, but it's a German W, so it's V.
Thank you. Good info.
со встроенным сабом!
how to convert it smart tv
50Inch i pd 3999$ for mine
Its 3d tv Comes with glasses
Bulb is dead
crack open the screen
Boy you sure could have gained from watching a norcal715 video
Its Vega than V becomes W that's how the ancient pronounced V
Wega was a German company taken over by Sony. W in German is pronounced "V", "V" is pronounced "F" i.e. like in Volkswagen (Folks' wagon in English = the People's Car).
@@gabithemagyar It's Sanskrit way too of saying V/W. I lived around the world ony own since early as child. Including The Netherlands and surrounding 8 years, Middle East 2 years, etc. I speak many world languages including Indonesian, Sumatran, Javanese/Sanskrit, Dutch/German/French, Arabic, etc.
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@@gabithemagyar Volkswagen means Commoner Wagon. Crappy design and quality. Toyota Group is always the best. So many lies western world has been creating the past centuries including drawing Indonesia the richest nature in the world in the center Equator line too small since Mercator 1569.
@@gabithemagyar don't know where you come from, as well you're faceless and no real name. Next time do your home before correcting me you commoner! I am Royal of Indonesia.
"WEGA, pronounced "Vega", was founded as Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh in Stuttgart, Germany in the year 1923." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEGA
I don't think using a long handle on any tool helps reach connectors which are deep.
Perhaps you meant to say a long or extended shaft?
Example:
Your screwdriver has a 8 inch shaft and 5 inch handle. The screw in 9 inches deep. A "long handle" or 8 inch shaft, 8 inch handle does nothing. My conclusion is that you merely misspoke.
Im First
Is ur service manual*
Available from im our personal experiences from that at least.
from manualslib.com (the lib is for library) [insert youre tv? Or whatever you wish, the make and the model here]
No i mean there at the site xd sorry my bad
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What setting do I use to program a 2005 Sony big screen TV