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Two Dead Samsung TVs in 5 years?

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i never been a fan of samsung product in general. for TV i go panasonic, LG or Sony
They all have their faults. Panasonic - usually expensive, LG - ads you can't turn off, Sony - AndroidTV (it's a love or hate story).
I feel currently Samsung's weakness is their lack of OLED models. Everybody can beat them in IQ because of that.
 
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Stick a fork in it. I cant get it to turn back on at all this morning.
Altho i wonder, once i get the back panel off, if i warm the ps board up with my heat gun if it will turn on again? Bad solder? Contraction, pulling the solder away from something? Iuno.
Im thinking Andy has the right idea. All of the ps boards for sale are new open box pulls from damaged units. Which probably means they are no better than the one in the friggin thing. Problem is, i have no idea if bad caps or another component are the cause of the failure. Maybe ill just take it out back and put some nice .45 acp sized polka dots in it.

They all have their faults. Panasonic - usually expensive, LG - ads you can't turn off, Sony - AndroidTV (it's a love or hate story).
I feel currently Samsung's weakness is their lack of OLED models. Everybody can beat them in IQ because of that.
LG, Sony and Samsung were the only brands I've ever bought(i had a flawless track record until now damn it). I rely on review sites for the most part when looking for a new tv. Unfortunately most tvs eol after only a couple of years so you cant get any real useful reliability data when your looking. You have to go by either word of mouth, personal experience or user reviews from places like Amazon or Newegg...yeah right.
 
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Benchmark Scores They're pretty good, nothing crazy.
I always have issues with my Samsung displays, both TV and monitors - there's always some minor thing like inversion artifacts, color shift, or something goes wrong. Buggy firmware you name it. My TV turned on one day and the backlight just went out on 1/4 of the screen.

I pretty much just buy LG at this point and turn off the ads in the menu.
 
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Yeah you got that! built in obsolescence for the neoliberalism economic order.
I work at a NFP recycle centre & you should see the stuff folks chuck away in 99% new condition. Buy now! buy today! buy quickly!! :rolleyes:
 
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I'd be inclined to test the outlet if you have a meter or even just plug an old incandescent lightbulb in and see if there's anything strange.
The meter will show you,a bulb not so much...
 
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The meter will show you,a bulb not so much...
Actually certain faults can be seen with a old incandescent bulb that most multimeters cannot unless your using a oscilloscope. If the bulb flickers or pulses on that socket but not others could indicate a frequency issue from something interfering with the circuit.
 
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I have never had a Samsung die on me. My oldest was purchased in 2008, I gave it to my brother in law 4 years ago and it's still going strong. I love Samsung TV's. I currently have three Samsung TVs in my house.
 
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