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I bought this TV a while ago (as in over a year) and I am very embarrassed to admit it's taken me this long to look up the problem. While it's a wonderful tv if you can't hear the whistling coming from the it (which is why I gave this tv two stars instead of one), the whistling is enough to make me say it was DEFINITELY NOT WORTH THE PURCHASE. It's fantastic to watch for the first 20 minutes to a half hour, but then the high-pitched whistling becomes unbearable until you shut the tv off. You can hear it from other rooms too, in my house anyway, so walking away won't help either.I'm grateful to others who have posted their problem on here because I will be calling Samsung as soon as I post this review to *hopefully* get it repaired free of charge because of the defect.
DEFINITELY NOT WORTH IT. I called Samsung toll free to try to diagnose and they said there was nothing that could be done. This television was wonderful (great picture, great black color, nice features) for 2.5 years and then it just QUIT (died) without any warning. Beware of this model - walk away from it and buy something else. So, at the time of purchase this t.v. cost me $1,000 and it lasted for 2.5 years. I will probably never buy Samsung again because there is no way I could trust the brand after this. (Coincidentally I also recently bought a Samsung external DVD drive for my laptop and that too did not work - fortunately I was able to return that and get my money back).
My set has the hissing/buzzing problem. Something this expensive should not have such an annoying problem, and Samsung should step up and remedy the problems we are all having. No more Samsung for me.
The cables appear to be relatively fragile so be careful with this step. This is a good television with great picture and many fine features but like so many others my set over time developed the annoying high frequency noise. I contacted Samsung regarding the issue but they did not acknowledge responsibiity for the defective component and my set was no longer under warranty. I easily located the PCB.the power cord is connected directly to it via a small cable.and pulled 3 or 4 attached cables. Samsung should have recalled these sets but since they didn't I was happy to salvage my initial investment for an additional $100. So I found a revised circuit board available at [.]., part # BN44-00155A.
Another advantage is that it seems to have improved the picture quality to some extent. After reading some of the reviews here and finding information elsewhere I found that the early sets had a defective component on the power control circuit board. I removed 4 screws that attached the PCB and reversed the process with the new board and back panel.I turned the set on and it has been operating noise free since. The new board cost was [.].To replace the board I placed the set face down on my living room carpet. I removed the screws holding the back panel to the front. At first I thought it was just me but my girlfriend was the first to mention it.
Hope this helps others having the same issue.
At this rate, it won't make it 2. Samsung says they should be able to extend the warrenty for 1 month to get it repaired.
Not so hot for non-HD signals - my 15 yr old sony crt looks better. Also, it's slow to switch between signal inputs.Minor gripes, I'd still probably give it 4 stars, except for the quality issues below.First we had the same buzzing power supply that everyone else had.
Impressive picture quality in HD. When you turn it on, the screen flashes for a moment and goes black.
Now, it has completely died. I've had it 1yr and 2wks.
Hoping a tech can come by soon.I was planning on this tv lasting 10yrs. and i doubt my next tv will be a samsung.
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