Philips to service 12,000 Ambilight plasmas

See? We hate to say we told you so, but we knew those Ambilights were trouble. Looks like Philips is putting out a service call to about 12,000 42 and 50-inch Ambilight plasmas in the US due to an issue with arcing capacitors in the cabinets, which probably don't but just might pose a slight fire hazard. 12,000 units may not sound like a whole lot, but that's actually a pretty substantial amount of sets, and it wouldn't surprise us if that figure accounted for every 42 and 50-inch Ambilight set in the US. So if this sounds like it could apply to you, make sure you pick up the phone and get those guys out to fix your plasma -- while it's still working, that is.