Need Some Samsung Assurance

[TexasGal]

I have been soured in the past with a Samsung (42" 2006 flat screen HDTV). It was only 2 years old and I had just lost my job (in 2008 which just soured me more with the timing) and this tv started shutting itself off as soon as I turned it on. I tried a tv repair place who didn't fix it after I spent $200 so I gave it to my son who also paid another $200 for repair which didn't fix it. I ended up buying a Sony flat screen that I am still using today. So my thought today is that I wouldn't touch a Samsung tv with a ten foot pole.

The issue is that I want to upgrade the Sony tv since it is only a 40" and now older technology. I have a Pioneer AVR connected to it and the surround sound works so well. I want to buy a new tv that will still have this compatibility with this Pioneer AVR (2013 model) and get it from a brick and mortar, preferably BB. I find so many more options with a Samsung tv vs a Sony tv at any of the brick and mortar stores and this is causing me to look again at Samsung but I am very leery.

Can enough of you offer me assurance on Samsung TVs to make me think that the first one I got was simply a lemon?

 

[Mushkins]

You're going to find horror stories as well as rave reviews about any brand. I personally have only bought Sony sets, but have recommended Samsung panels to friends with good results. Your best bet is to find a few specific models with the features you want and then research those models specifically to see if there are any glaring consistently reported defects or issues. Even a good model still has duds though, thats just the nature of manufacturing.

It sounds like you got hosed on the repairs there. If you paid the guy to fix it, and it wasnt fixed, you should've either gotten your money back or made them fix it, but that's not a technical problem. If you're that concerned you should look into insuring whatever new TV you buy with a Squaretrade warranty. Frankly, most TVs these days aren't worth fixing unless you know how to fix them yourself. They're made to be disposable, like everything else. You can spend $400 having a shop repair the TV and maybe get another year or two out of it, or you could buy a brand new one for just a little more.

 

[Medwynd]

I have been soured in the past with a Samsung (42" 2006 flat screen HDTV). It was only 2 years old and I had just lost my job (in 2008 which just soured me more with the timing) and this tv started shutting itself off as soon as I turned it on. I tried a tv repair place who didn't fix it after I spent $200 so I gave it to my son who also paid another $200 for repair which didn't fix it. I ended up buying a Sony flat screen that I am still using today. So my thought today is that I wouldn't touch a Samsung tv with a ten foot pole.

The issue is that I want to upgrade the Sony tv since it is only a 40" and now older technology. I have a Pioneer AVR connected to it and the surround sound works so well. I want to buy a new tv that will still have this compatibility with this Pioneer AVR (2013 model) and get it from a brick and mortar, preferably BB. I find so many more options with a Samsung tv vs a Sony tv at any of the brick and mortar stores and this is causing me to look again at Samsung but I am very leery.

Can enough of you offer me assurance on Samsung TVs to make me think that the first one I got was simply a lemon?

I have a Samsung DLP HL-S7178WX/XAA that I got about 7 years ago and is still running like a champ.

 

[SlickSnake]

Whelp, I am now using my 5 year old LCD 120hz 46" Sammy as my PC monitor. At first I thought I would hate it, since it's rather large sitting on my computer desk. It still bugs out and acts up at times (original capacitors and all) but it does make a better monitor than it ever did as a TV, if that says anything about it. And I tend to sit a bit farther back from the display, anyhow, with the keyboard usually in my lap, and the trackball on my leg.