If you wish to do some research into any brand of HDTV set, including the positives, but also the various problems that any HDTV set may have; perhaps you would enjoy going to “AVS Forum”; this website is the premier site regarding HDTV sets, Blu Ray Players, surround sound amps, speakers..any type of electronics..
Here’s the link - http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/
Be sure to click the FORUMS tab, then scroll down to “LCD Flat Panel Displays” or “Plasma Flat Panel Displays”.
We bought a Samsung 40 inch A360 HDTV set in September of 2008; it had a gloriously detailed High Definition picture -until a few weeks ago; the flesh tones started to exhibit a GREEN TINT..this fluctuates between what it should be, and the green tint..if this continues, we may have to have a repair man look at it..We are not looking forward to this expense.
I’ve heard other stories about Samsung HD sets made from 2005 to last year, having cheap, faulty capacitors, which fail after 3-4 years...this is due to faulty, incompetent management in their Chinese plant; (going for the cheap, instead of spending a quarter more, they put in faulty Chinese capacitors to try to save money) Samsung is now in the process of experiencing CLASS ACTION suits in regard to these events, because they not only have failed to correct the situation; but also because they refused to acknowledge this situation, and pay for the repair of the sets. (Faulty capacitors result in the tv set failing to turn on.)
These experiences are quite frustrating; I HAVE heard that Samsung has corrected the faulty Capacitor problems as of mid 2010...but who knows? And yes, my set will probably eventually fail as well, because of these faulty capacitors.
Samsung does make great HDTV sets..however; since they have refused to stand behind their products in the past..how can they be relied upon in the future? Buying any electronic product is a gamble at best, for we really have no idea how long they will last. Samsung HDTV sets do have a great picture..but, ya know, probably any HDTV set will have problems as time goes by.. so; my advice? Do your research well!
Whoops! We have a Samsung A630 Model.. I was never any good with numbers; I simply inverted the model number..Sorry!
the flesh tones started to exhibit a GREEN TINT..this fluctuates between what it should be, and the green tint.
If you are connected using component cables (separate Red, Blue, and Green connectors) you may be lucky and only either the Red or Blue (I forget which does what) my be loose or shorting. (the Green cable carries the B&W information.... so if it goes, you get no picture at all)
If you are connected by HDMI, it probably is the TV.
Agreed:
Faulty Capacitor problems.. < snip > Do your research well!
I lurk and have occasionally posted on the following;
http://www.satelliteguys.us ,
http://www.highdefforum.com ,
and http://www.avsforum.com .
All three are worth checking out for HDTV information ; reviews, equipment, latest news, etc…
(BTW: texas booster pinged chickensoup; FYI: I am not in the electronics business.)