I unknowingly purchased a defective Sony Grand Wega television in January of 2005 for approximately $3, 000 dollars. This is one of the now-infamous LCD rear projection televisions manufactured by Sony in 2004 and 2005 with defective optical blocks that fail after approximately 3-4 years. This particular model of television has a long history of failures and proven latent defects. It has been the subject of numerous complaints and more recently, both small claims and civil law suits. Numerous web sites and bulletin boards with thousands of... read full review »