Hello,

My sister in Romania has a Sony KD-49X8309C TV which, a couple of weeks ago, failed to switch on. This was purchased over three years ago and it is out of warranty. She took it to the local Sony Authorized Workshop and they told her that the main board has to be replaced. They have also mentioned that, according to the their official service manual, the Part No. for this board is: A-2072-550-A and the description is: COMPLE SVC (XF) BMFW CEI. A photo of this faulty board also shows the P/N: 1-894-595-12:

The workshop can provide a new main board but the cost is over half of the value of a new TV. I found one such board, used, on eBay; this has exactly the same P/N but it is advertised as being for a different TV model.

I did contact the workshop and ask them if this board would fit but they say that even if the P/N is the same, there might be differences in the firmware and a board targeted for the UK market could be incompatible with a one targeted for the Romanian marke.

Could anyone advise on this matter?

Many thanks!