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packard bell when they was makin 486's and pentiums used to cut corners using 50watt powersupplys samsung is taking the same cornor cuts and for there faulty cause for recall manufactoring they will just charge you to get it fixed
Stay far, far away from Samsung TVs, at least for now.This would have been a 1-star review, but that would be unfair, since I did enjoy the TV immensely before it failed utterly. This currently isn't the case; not only is the LNT4061 a risky investment, but even the newer 450s and 550s have the same problem. Eventually the solder, which is full of weak points, stops supplying a steady current to critical components, causing them to fail, one at a time until the whole unit is ruined. For months, I used it for everything from video games, DVDs, HD programming, and I even used it as a computer monitor after I built a home-theater PC.If only the honeymoon would have lasted.Since March 2009, every once in a while the TV would refuse to start up immediately, instead it would click a few times, and when the picture finally appeared, there were pink pixels scattered everywhere. Even having it plugged in results in endless clicks as the TV vainly attempts to turn itself on, each time with quick failure.After checking some forums, it would seem many of Samsung's recent TVs have this problem, due to bad soldering in the power-supply board. I personally take this as a bad sign, and will never purchase another Samsung product of any kind until the community agrees things have improved; it's just too risky to buy another TV which might die in two years.
To contrast, the inexpensive JVC 32" tube I bought in 2002 still works just fine.If not for the forums of people with the same exact complaint as mine, I would have called this a fluke--sometimes a bad TV makes it through the quality control, after all. This could be remedied by turning off the TV and trying again. Finally, the TV refused to turn on anymore at all. So I effectively paid $1500 for two years of enjoyment until the TV self-destructed.This kind of manufacturing flaw is generally cause for a recall, or at least a free replacement for the bad part. Then it got worse. I purchased this unit, the LNT4061F around July 2007, and was instantly amazed at the picture quality.
The clicking would take longer and longer, and then instead of pink dots, there were multicolored lines. Unfortunately as the people in the forums will attest, Samsung is steadfastly ignoring the bad power boards, even under the threat of a class-action lawsuit.
i will wait till it wont come on at all and then buy a new tv but not a samsung. 06/05/08 revised--talked to samsung and they extended warranty to cover my problem.i will continue to buy samsung products after all. i paid $1144.00 for it and to fix this problem is $1200.00 + labor. to come on and every day is a little slower. it was great untill the warranty ran out 12 months later. i purchased this tv from amazon march 18 2008. now it takes about 10 min. as long as this is the only problem i have with it i will not have it repaired.
However, all in all, the unit is mounted about the fireplace and really tidied up our family room and provide a place for another chair in the arear where we used to put our at floor level. Also. Great TV except for what appears to be a "watermark" image engrained in the lower right hand corner of the screen. It is not always noticeable, but appearred fairly soon after purchasing the TV and is somewhat distracting at times. one of the threaded inserts used to mount the wall bracket stripped out.
For example, messages (such as 'HDMI 1') rountinely appear on the screen in bright blue for a few seconds in the upper left corner of the TV, but the rectangle stays forever. I have had this TV for only 10 months and was surprised to find that Samsung does not stand behind its products. Customer Service at Samsung basically stated it was my fault for allowing the messages to stay on too long; this is absurd.Buyer beware -- the one year warranty does not cover burn-in; the Samsung rep stated, "It would cheaper to buy another TV". I loved it at first, but recently noticed faint glimpes of 'burn-in'. Never, no never will I buy another Samsung. There are two faint purple rectangles on the screen caused by messages that the TV produces.
I paid over $1100 for this thing. I purchased a Samsung LNT 4061F last March 2008. I called customer service at Samsung only to find that 'burn-in' is not covered by the warranty. There is another rectangle in the center of my TV where other messages appear.
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