3 year old Sony 32 inch died!?

WLW: You might be best advised to TAKE the television to a different shop for a second opinion and a firm repair cost estimate so an intelligent repair decision can be made with facts instead of guesses. You might try to find a Sony Authorized shop this time.... check with Sony on-line or with the store that the television was purchased from. The Playstation did NOT kill the television BUT the fact remains that the television needs to be repaired. electricitym . .

Yeah....playing video games is not a problem. Bring to a different shop.

-- ========================== Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair

No way the use of a playstation killed that set. I've seen games cause screen burn (though the contrast and brighness would have to be WAY up for that to happen on a direct view) but no chance of it killing anything electrically.

Steer clear of that repair shop. A Playatation cannot damage the TV in that way. The worst thing a video game can do is cause bun-in if the ame image is left on the screen for many hours at a time.