Hi Thomas. Thanks for the ideas. I came to the same conclusion. I even bought another main board of Ebay and replaced it. Same problem. I gave up and donated it a friend who is a TV repair tech. I haven't talked to him since then. I hope he had better luck.

Great advice. Thank you!

Here is a link to the firmware file file that I am using:

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-do ... 35&SMB=YES

Hi cj_000, I appreciate your help yesterday. I tried to update the firmware from USB as you had recommended. It looks like it reads the data from the USB at first (red light flashed), then it sat on the "Updating, do not unplug...." screen, the progress bar at the bottom never moves, and t...

Yeah, I agree. If anyone knows how to bypass the Google stuff at startup, I'd be all ears. I have tried everything. Factory resets, firmware updates. I currently have a problem ticket open with Sony, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. I'm looking for any ideas on how to jolt this thing back ...

Thanks for the reply, killer4110. I appreciate the empathy. The funny thing is, I wasn't even interested in the TV for the Google TV apps, I just wanted to use it as a regular TV set with cable hookup. But...because the Google TV software doesn't "boot" I can't even use the television. It'...

Wow, no replies? Am I the proud owner of a new boat anchor? This is unfortunate, the television is not that old.

Hi All, I recently acquired a used NSX-40GT1. When I power on the TV, I get the error "Process System is not responding" followed by the errror "Application Sony Settings (com.sony.btv.settings) is not responding". I've tried resetting to factory settings and flashing from USB wi...