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Posted by Richard Crowley on 10/23/07 20:00
"PTravel" wrote ...
> I've got a VX2000 with a fried 1394 port. Sony has a flat rate repair of
> around $500, which seems a little steep for what I believe is a separate
> module. Does anyone know any LA-area repair shops that could handle this
> repair?
Are service manuals and board-level repair parts still available?
It has been a few years since I got a service manual (actually two
large paperback 8.5x11 books) for my DSR-300.
But I heard that Sony is now offering service info only on CD and
by subscription only. A scheme that would make sense for a
regular service organization, but is prohibitive for one-off owners.
I'm certain my favorite service shop here in PDX could handle
it, but they charge $300 just for putting it on the bench, and then
with labor (likely <30 minutes) and the repair parts, it might end
up costing about the same as Sony's flat rate.
If it were me, I would do it myself, but that would assume that I
could get the sevice manual and the repair part(s) from Sony.
Not that I am recommending that course to you.
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