Comments for Samsung HDTV reviews

Comment on Toshiba Regza 42HL167 vs Samsung PN42A450? by happy to help

***happy to help*** — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:02:34 +0000

The TV you have listed are the older model I would recommend you LG 42LD550 42-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV much better TV at less price
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039RSYQS?ie=UTF8&tag=bestdeals-y-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0039RSYQS

Comment on Samsung PN50A450 - is it that good? by ?JAKE?

?JAKE? — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:26:11 +0000

If you will be using it for gaming I would highly recommend an LCD. Plasma television do have superior picture quality, however with many video games there will be a stationary image, which can lead to image retention on a plasma.

"Pixel Orbiter" is a wonderful technology, however I work as a home theater installer and have seen severe burn in on televisions that claim to have pixel orbiter. It is more useful on Television broadcasts, if you game for more than four hours you may still notice image retention.

Comment on I have a samsung hdtv and the screen is cracked? by Cornelius

Cornelius — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:10:12 +0000

The only way to fix it is to replace the screen! And depending on the size of the screen, it could cost $300 or more. And that doesn’t cover labor charges! Which also could be a few hundred dollars!

You could contact the manufacturer for prices, but you’re probably better off buying a new TV.

Comment on Why does my Samsung HDTV keep blinking when playing littlebigplanet? by TV Tech 1

TV Tech 1 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:10:03 +0000

It’s gotta be the game , since other games work fine with your TV and the PS3.

It’s the only possibility.

Set your Xbox to 480i and see if that stabilizes the game.

Comment on How Do I Use Picture In Picture On My New 32″ Samsung LCD TV? by kk6644k444

kk6644k444 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:36:20 +0000

Sorry . i don’t think any 32 inc LCD TV come with PIP .
you can use it as PC monitor . if the TV model with VGA direct connector. or you need to by any VGA - RCA converter .
however . if the TV with out PIP. you can never watch TV / PC as the same time.
usually only big screen TV with PIP.( not all model ) if not the screen display will be too small to you eye.

Comment on How to repair my samsung lcd tv sound working but no picture? by megan n

megan n — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:29:16 +0000

If you have no volume bar or menu showing on the screen, then it cannot be anything you have wired wrong.
to see the picture on an lcd tv, you need to have back lights. the light shines through the lcd panel and you can see the picture. I suspect that you have video on the screen, but you cannot see it because the back lights are not lit. To prove this simply turn the tv on in a very dark room and tune in a channel so you can hear the audio. then with a powerful flashlight, point it into the screen and look around the edge of the flashlight for evidence of video. Be careful not scratch the panel with the flashlight as you place it on it..
Back to your problem, the back lights are tiny florescent bulbs and a ballast to run them, similar to the ones in a shop light. If the lights go bad or the ballast fails them you will get your symptom. Many times if the lights fail then not all of them will fail all at once, so the others will start up and then after a second they will cause the ballast to quit trying. In this case when you first start up the tv, you will see a slight glow on the screen (if the room is really dark). Many times you can see which light isn’t working, there will be a darker horizontal stripe. This usually means the panel must be replaced, and unless it’s cover with a warranty, you will probably not fix it due to the costs.
If it never glows slightly, then replacing the ballast may fix it. On some set this board is not available separately, but many have now been released. And on newer sets the ballast is part of the power board, and they have issues with a diode shorting so the part is cheap. With out a model number, I’m spit balling.
The last thing that can happen, is there is a slight back glow and no picture is being displayed. This is almost alway the fault of the lcd control board. Like the ballasts, many of these boards are now available without buying the whole panel.
At any rate, you know what to expect, there is nothing you can do, because a technician will need to fix it.

Comment on 42" Samsung Plasma TV problem!? by jf

jf — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:27:18 +0000

If you switch TVs, look hard at a Panasonic Viera Plasma. You might find one of those in the same price range as yours. The PX80/85 or PZ80 should be in that price range. You quote the Canadian Sony page, so I assume you’re in Canada. Hit up a London Drugs, Futureshop, or Best Buy for the Panasonic Viera (if you can return your Samusng).

As for the problem you’re having, have you called Samsung’s tech support? Don’t call customer service, those people are idiots. You need tech support. You might still get idiots, but you can at least reduce the odds. If they don’t give a tech support number, then call customer support and hope for the best. I would ask them if its something inherent to the TV that possibly goes away as the TV ages. It might just work itself out as you condition the TV.

With Plasmas, for the first 100-200 hours you need to kind of condition the TV. You should keep the brightness and contrast (picture) settings cranked way down. Then after that you can optimize the set to its fullest.

But if the place you’re buying from will give you a full refund, I might consider going to a Panasonic. Or watching a tone of TV so you hit that 100-200 hour range quickly and see if that works out the problems you are having. You could also consider an LG. I think the 42" LG rates extremely well. Its one of the few LG models I would recommend (again is Plasma).

Definitely stay Plasma. LCDs can’t compete in picture quality to a good Plasma. You can get LED backlight LCD and 240Hz refresh rate LCD. Having those features can help pull it into the realm of Plasma, but you pay a very large price premium right now for those features. When inherently they are better on the Plasma already.

Comment on What do I need to do to connect my laptop to samsung plasma TV? by $up3r-N3rd

$up3r-N3rd — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:39:28 +0000

For me, my hp has a vga cord. i use it to plug my tv in and it duplicates the monitor/adds a monitor (depending on ur settings).
as far as sound goes you will need a 3.5 headphone jack to 2 RCA cord. plug that into your laptop out to the input on ur tv….should work.

Comment on How to connect antena with LCD samsung TV 2009 MODEL? by TV guy

TV guy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:01:28 +0000

You can’t catch any channels, but you can certainly receive them using a good antenna.

Depends on where you live, but a small indoor antenna may not be good enough.

In the US, check http://www.antennaweb.org.

Comment on Which TV should i get ? by manimal347@rocketmail.com

manimal347@rocketmail.com — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:46:16 +0000

The first one uses older technology and has a lower resolution. Before buying, though, carefully audition both and ask whether the plasma set looks a full 40% worse. If it’s closer in quality than that, save your cash and buy it.