CDX-C90 dead
06-15-2005, 12:14 PM
#1
It is a sad day for me. A couple of weeks ago the display on my C90 just stoped. The unit itself still works (radio etc.), you just can't see anything. So I took it to a sony repair outlet. After a few days of investigation they came back telling me that the display control chip is done, a new one plus labour would be $250. Now to make matters worse, they also said that they cannot confirm that the faceplate is fine until the display control is fixed, and if a new faceplate was also required, it would be an additional $560!
Now I am faced with what to do. I am not interested in potentially shelling out over 800 bones to repair it, unless there is someone in the mississauga/milton/oakville area who has a c90 that I can test my faceplate with?
Outside of that, I am faced with obtaining a new h/u, so I would be looking for suggestions. I still want high quality (I don't like crap, but who does?), but being that I mainly use my ipod in my car, extreme sq or top end D/A chips (like the c90) don't make much sense dollar wise. I also liked the sleak look of the c90. Any suggestions?
renfrey.
Now I am faced with what to do. I am not interested in potentially shelling out over 800 bones to repair it, unless there is someone in the mississauga/milton/oakville area who has a c90 that I can test my faceplate with?
Outside of that, I am faced with obtaining a new h/u, so I would be looking for suggestions. I still want high quality (I don't like crap, but who does?), but being that I mainly use my ipod in my car, extreme sq or top end D/A chips (like the c90) don't make much sense dollar wise. I also liked the sleak look of the c90. Any suggestions?
renfrey.
06-15-2005, 07:52 PM
#4
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I'm in the Yonge and Steeles are and have a C90 in my car if you wanted to test your faceplate out
otherwise, I really like the Denfords for a nice looking straightforward deck,
I'm also a big fan of the older Eclipse decks, you know, the ones with the pretty crappy displays
but hey, that's me
otherwise, I really like the Denfords for a nice looking straightforward deck,
I'm also a big fan of the older Eclipse decks, you know, the ones with the pretty crappy displays
but hey, that's me
06-16-2005, 06:44 AM
#6
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renfrey, where was the sony repair outlet that you took the C90 to? My C90 has been acting up latey (intermitent cracking noises when I play a CD) and I want to get it looked at but have no idea where to take it since I am in Waterloo.
06-22-2005, 06:05 AM
#7
Grey:
I ran in to the same issue living in the Milton area. The one I took it to was Apollo Electronics at Steeles and Weston in Woodbridge in the GTA. They were very honest and did not try to BS me in any way....I am a technologist as well, so I was able to check up on their estimate of what is broken. The only reason I choose them is because they are near my work. Sorry to say this, but a quick check of sony.ca shows that they are the closest to you as well. You could drop it off at a sony store, but that will most deffinetly take longer and cost more then the $30 estimate that I paid for. Let me know if I can be of any more help.
Edgar:
I would actually like to hook up with you to check my face plate. Can you PM me? I will PM you as well actually.
I ran in to the same issue living in the Milton area. The one I took it to was Apollo Electronics at Steeles and Weston in Woodbridge in the GTA. They were very honest and did not try to BS me in any way....I am a technologist as well, so I was able to check up on their estimate of what is broken. The only reason I choose them is because they are near my work. Sorry to say this, but a quick check of sony.ca shows that they are the closest to you as well. You could drop it off at a sony store, but that will most deffinetly take longer and cost more then the $30 estimate that I paid for. Let me know if I can be of any more help.
Edgar:
I would actually like to hook up with you to check my face plate. Can you PM me? I will PM you as well actually.
07-05-2005, 06:19 AM
#10
Sorry for the late reply guys.
Well I picked up my busted up deck from Apollo, and thought that i might take a wack at it myself. I sourced out the chip and replaced it. Which I must say was the most difficult and lengthy soldering I have ever done. To my surprise though, it worked!!
It was very risky for me to do that, but it did save me a ton of money which I was not willing to spend on a repair.
Grey: Apollo only diagnosed the problem and told me exactly what was needed to be repaired. I then took the deck back at that point.
Edgar: Got your pm...thank you very much for the offer, I do appreciate it, but it seems to be working fine now. I just have to hope that it stays that way!
If anyone needs any info regarding this repair, just let me know and I will be glad to help!
renfrey.
Well I picked up my busted up deck from Apollo, and thought that i might take a wack at it myself. I sourced out the chip and replaced it. Which I must say was the most difficult and lengthy soldering I have ever done. To my surprise though, it worked!!
It was very risky for me to do that, but it did save me a ton of money which I was not willing to spend on a repair.
Grey: Apollo only diagnosed the problem and told me exactly what was needed to be repaired. I then took the deck back at that point.
Edgar: Got your pm...thank you very much for the offer, I do appreciate it, but it seems to be working fine now. I just have to hope that it stays that way!
If anyone needs any info regarding this repair, just let me know and I will be glad to help!
renfrey.
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