Samsung DLP's SUCK

This is the third Samsung DLP that has broken on us (ours, my mom's, and father-in-law's), and I've had enough. First one had a digital board go out (more than $700 to repair, parts and labor), 2nd one the picture quality ruined (no explanation), and now this third one has hundreds of dead pixels. All were 42" - 50" Samsung DLP's between 2-1/2 - 3-1/2 years old. So even if we had bought an extended warranty, it wouldn't have done any good! Thinking of buying Samsung? CAVEAT EMPTOR

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• Samsung
• DLP
• consumer alert
• dead pixels

[CrashPilot7700]

I wonder, after 2 catastrophic failures what on the world possessed you to buy a third one???

[1CoolHandNuke]

@CrashPilot7700, all 3 were purchased within a few months of each other before any had broken. Within 2 years, all 3 had gone out.

[1CoolHandNuke]

hjkLjdy, I bought all 3 within a short period of time. They then all 3 broke at about the same time, I explain this in the video, pay attention

[az1trey]

The problem you have here is a manufacturing issue with the DMD chip. I don't think Samsung makes those I believe it is Texas Instruments. But if it's going in Samsung's TV system they own the QA problem. i've owned a HLP5063W for seven years and the only thing i've had to replace is the color wheel (but that's a mechanical bearing that's going to fail after x amount of revolutions). i feel for you but i'm not sure why you keep buying samsung if you've had negative history.

[1CoolHandNuke]

@az1trey, I bought 3 of these TV's within 2 years' time before any had failed. Then all 3 failed in rapid succession, and all with different problems (digital board went out on mine, white dots or "snow" on my father-in-law's, and really bad color effects on my mom's).

[TheBull06]

i love samsung dlps! So many people throw theirs away and i pick up the parts!!! haha

[AirMail56]

I hear you Brother. I spent $2K on a TV that turned to crap. Samsung jerked me around - even after I wrote a letter to the President. They tried to send me to 3 repair shops - only to find NONE of them will accept out of warranty work! They did finally give me $175 towards repairs - but I'm sorry - thats just too little too late. NEVER AGAIN BUY SAMSUNG!

[usbrasilcafe]

Last week I replaced the DMD board on my 61" (mfg 01-2005). (Ebay $99+shipping). Replaced the board today. Set works. (also did bulb and power board in warr.) Been an electro-geek since a kid. Upset that Samsung orphaned this technology in about 5yrs? Hell yes. This set was fraught with engineering issues from the get-go. Nowadays, the "extended warranty" defines "the life" of the item....... unless you're a techie-geek-do it yourselfer with access to OEM parts! Thank G*d for Ebay! (KG6ML)

[ratcat17]

He said "You are going to probably have something like this happen to you" First he shouldnt say that because he doesnt know that for sure. If 100000 people buy this TV and 20 have this problem but only one posts it on youtube then everyone thinks the TVs have this problem. Its a bit like a viral email

[kilam4u]

i have the same tv.. it just went blank, the lights turn on in the front as if its trying to turn on but no Go! best buy took a crap on the warrenty. does any one know whats wrong with my tv.. it makes the initial effort to turn on but cant turn on all the way, no sound or screen just first turn on sound thats it. and three bliking lights??

[asifrazi]

change dmd chip

[hjkLjdy]

Then why do you keep buying Samsung lame