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The FAQ on Samsung's website says "At certain times, it is normal for a TV to make a clicking sound, such as when you turn it on after a long period of inactivity. This component should be very reliable over time. Now I'm told I could pay $350.00 - 450.00 to have a Service Provider come to my home and repair it. Especially since the problem appears to be in the power supply.
What ever I buy in the future, it won't be another Samsung product. Now I must warn them to be on the lookout for this problem. Initially, I highly recommended Samsung LCD HDTV's to many friends. My family enjoyed it for the first 18 months. Then it began to click when powered on, and it would take minutes before displaying the picture. All having the problem appear 18 - 24 months after purchase.I'm very disappointed in the quality of this set. My old Magnavox CRT TV gave me over 15 years of trouble free service.
For a little more than the cost of the repair, I can buy a new 42" LG HDTV. I purchased my Samsung LNT4061F 40" LCD HDTV a little over two years ago. If you hear a clicking sound and your TV is operating normally, there is nothing to be concerned about." Now there are a few thin black vertical lines on the left of the screen, and the TV constantly cycles on and off.Searching the web, I found many owners complaining of similar problems with their Samsung LCD HDTV. That doesn't sit well with me after paying $1,300.00 for the TV.
I would recommend LG instead. You will not be able to see this feature at the store because they only pump in 1080i or 1080p on the screens. In addition, the upconvert from 480i to 1080 i is pathetic. Many other brands have a 4 pixel move function to prevent this - Samsung does not. Power Supply has a design problem - uses under-rated capacitors which cause it to click and not start after the warranty runs out. Samsung does not have a very extensive roster of service shops so you really need to fix it yourself. Burn-in is severe.
I found out this was not the dreaded image burn but "image persistence" This would go away after a day or so only to return after another watching. I contacted a service rep from a large Chain electronic store and they replaced two capacitors inside the TV. About the image burn. After about an hour the TV would finally come on.
For the price this TV has a fantastic picture and when it worked it was fabulous I could not have been happier. Plus labor. Samsung new LCD screen= 645.00. About 1.5 years in I began to notice that when I would watch HD content shown in 4:3 I would begin to have a "ghost" black line on both sides of the screen where the barriers went. If I turned the TV off for a day or so these would go away. I would hit the power button and it would just sit and Beep and not come on. Service call 190.00.
If I was going to go buy another TV, I would skip this brand. I have owned this TV for 2 years. Shortly after this began the TV would not turn on. "I mean image persistence" I would have to replace the screen.
Then every time the TV is powered on, it began making a clicking a few times before it turned on. Then the number of clicks began to increase.
Alternately, you can try opening the TV up and soldering new capacitors onto the board inside the TV, but you are doing this at your own risk.I'm very disappointed in this TV and will definitely go with a Sony next time around. After doing a bit of online research, it seems that this is a common problem.
Now it clicks about 50-60 times before it turns on, and all you can do is sit there and wait. The only thing to do is take it in and get it fixed at a repair shop, which will cost hundreds of dollars.
This TV worked great until shortly after the warranty expired. It started with a few clicks about a second apart, then the TV would turn on.
Evidently the parts that Samsung used to build the internal power board on are cheap and blow out after a year or so.
They obviously had plenty of notice that this was coming, so they were remiss in not providing for it. Apparently there is so solution with older sets that don't have two ASTC tuners. Other than that, it's a great set and haven't had one problem in two years. The PIP only works with analog input and now that locals are digital that's a weakness of the set. I have Directv and they don't carry all the added local channels, and that makes the PIP virtually useless. It would have been worth the few dollars more it would have cost.
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