I am guessing your talking about the screen... RP the heat comes out the back, the screens are cool (room temp). LCD's/Plasma screens do heat up & are warm/hot.
Is the tv wall mounted???? or close to the wall????
the sony may need more room in the back to vent, all lcd's & plasmas need room in the back to vent heat.
i purchased a 32" KDL-32XBR6 approximately 6 momnths ago and the set runs really warm...almost hot?? i have a 32" Aquos LCD and 47" Sony Projection LCD that dont have that problem at all...could there be a problem with the set or is this "normal"???

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