Problem with Sony Wega KDF-E60A20 ??

[ofield1]

Hi,
My father bought a Sony Wega KDF-E60A20 from Sam's a year ago. They
claimed it was brand new, even though it was manufactured in 1995.

Anyways, he has had it for a little over a year and periodically while
watching the TV it will go Total Black for a Second then the program
comes back on. The TV does not shut down and repower it just goes Black
for a second, and comes back on. This happens the longer it stays on.

I called Sony Tech Support they were no help, all they did was give me some service providers in Virginia. My father lives in West Virgina.

Anyway i checked out the Tv, because the only thing I could think of
was that it must be overheating. Checked Fan still running, Checked
Color Wheel still good.

Anybody heard of this or got any ideas before I call a local
tech. guy to come out and look at it.

Thanks for all the Support...

[classfour]

Does it do this for everything? i.e.: When watching a DVD? I have digital cable thru a network gateway, and it (daily about 4am) "resets" itself - producing what you see. I'd set up a recording on the VCR, and note the time the TV does it's thing - play back the tape (or DVD) and see if it was the cable (or satelite, etc).