Love TV but not happy with service
Comparison with Sharp 4206 I've now had both the 42 Sharp 4206DU and a Samsung 40 S4095D both 1080p for nearly a year and I definitely prefer the Sharp. I'm not a total technogeek nor someone who has to have the biggest most awesome home theater setup so this review is for your average couch potato who is nevertheless able to hear and see small differences in television video and audio quality.First of all let me say that the difference between high definition and standard definition television viewing is huge. With a high definition broadcast and television you can see details that are simply amazing. I find myself watching cake decorating challenges on food network's high def channel just to look at the light shining off tiny little drops of sugar sculpture or frosting. Watching a poker tournament is a whole different experience you can see every pore on a player's nose and every bead of sweat on his forehead. My mother's first comment on seeing a broadcast in high definition on the Sharp was that she would never want to be filmed in high definition. You can see every wrinkle.On the down side highdefinition set standard broadcasts look worse than they do on a CRT although not by much. You can see the difference by switching between a network news program's high and standard definition broadcasts. The difference is staggering. If however you're not going to get a highdefinition signal right away or play games on a current game module or watch a lot of DVDs on a high definition DVD player then there is no sense spending your money now on a high definition television. If you know you want a highdefinition set then the question is which one to buy. Of all the sets that I looked at and I checked out a LOT of them in the 3742 range the Sharp was the best buy. The Sony XBrite was the best looking set no question but not worth the substantially higher price one would have to pay for it. If money is really no object by all means go for the Sony. Otherwise the Sharp is the one I'd choose.The Sharp was the first high def t.v. I got and then when I wanted a second television I got the Samsung. Watching these sets with a DISH network satellite signal and a good but nonhigh def DVD player here's why I like the Sharp betterSIZEI initially had the Sharp in a small bedroom about 8 1/2 feet from where it would be viewed.
Broke just after 1 year warranty expired The TV screen that I paid a fortune for broke after 13 months of owning it. The warranty had just expired and Samsung told me tough luck. One minute were watching tv and the next the screen turns purple and for the past week hasn't changed just a nice purple screen with a few white lines through it. The techs that came to look at it said the entire panel needed to be replaced but couldn't really explain why. I've now searched the net and found numerous other instances of this issue. Basically the tv that I spent $2500 on is now worthless. I HIGHLY recommend that you choose another TV this is a common malfunction. Malfunctions are fine when you buy a cheap tv but not one for $2500!!! I'll NEVER buy anything Samsung again.
Great TV This is a great tv. I was worried about having a large electronic item shipped to me but the delivery personnel brought it in set it in place gave us time to test it and hauled away the box. The only issue I have with this tv is that it is not fully compatible with DirecTV's satellite service in 1080i. For the time being all of our programming is in 720. This information came directly from the installer when we asked why the reception was not in 1080i. Hopefully this issue will be addressed soon.
Picture great poor reliability low quality audio weird feature design I agree with all the previous comments this TV has a great picture.However I have some negative remarksWithin 5 hours of delivery it started smelling hot and one of the audio channels blew. Samsung service was fine. Within a day or two they had a guy at my house. Within a week or so he had the part and had fixed the problem.Now 6 months after purchase the screen has died. There is no picture at all and again the set smells hot. I've called in the problem. Hopefully their service will again be good.The two Sony TVs I've owned both lasted well over a decade with absolutely no problems. Two major problems in 6 months I think this Samsung set's reliability is very low. Make sure you buy from a reputable dealer with a real manufacturer's warranty.Regarding the audio the builtin speaker design is pretty poor. I suspect that Samsung expects all users to connect external speakers. The builtin ones do not provide clear reproduction spoken word is hard to understand particularly at low volumes. I suggest you listen to this set before buying if you plan to use the builtin speakers.The set has a nice set of features to enlarge letterboxed images to fill the screen. However it only works with the Svideo signal from my satellite receiver. It does not work with the HDMI output of my DVD player it stretches the image horizontally but not vertically.
nightmare with Samsung I bought the TV in March 2007 it worked well for a few months and then the screen went blank from Aug.Sept. Called the customer service and they assigned me a repair shop who took the TV back for over a month but didn't do anything except leaving scratches all over the places on both the back cover and the bezel the beautiful black shining frame I loved most. I called Samsung customer service and they assigned me another service shop which quickly identified the problem with the LCD panel. The service will order a new LCD panel but Samsung refused to do anything to fix the plastic over and the bezel. I called Samsung customer services many times but they just do not care.Now the TV has been bad for two months and I am still waiting for it to be repaired and they just do not want to do anything for the damaged bezel. My TV is only a few months old and is still covered by manufacturer's warranty.I thought this expensive TV as a reliable product and with good customer service but obviously I was wrong for both. I will never buy any Samsung product again.
Great Picture Great Service I have had this TV for over a year now and could not be happier. The HD picture is incredible and human tones look 100% accurate. Ive seen a lot of TVs since making this purchace and the quality of the LNS4095 is second to none.Recently I noticed a black line that ran horizantally accross the screen about a quarter of the way down. I called Samsung customer service and they told me that I was a week out of warranty but not to worry because they typically extend warranty repairs by two months so I was completely covered. This is huge because it turned out that the entire panel needed to be replaced $1500. Everything was repaired at no cost to me and Samsumg could not have been more accomidating.I will never by another brand.
one of the first solid and reasonably priced true 1080p HDTVs I bought this in May 2007 for 1700 delivered. At the time it was the best and most reasonably priced 1080p HDTVs.Pros price is better than any other brand offering the same features picture quality even in nonhd is very good and quite configurable fabulous HDTV picture really easy to set up and learn to use all the neat features on the remote beautiful looking unit speaker placement at bottom keeps the unit width down so can fit a larger LCD in smaller spaces.Cons the sound leveling option simply does not work which is very frustrating when every channel runs at a different volume. The speakers really are bad they vibrate with high bass settings so must keep the bass down. You had better have a surround sound system if you get this tv. 8rms isn't really fast enough for me in 480i noticeable artifacts. In HD the artifacts are barely noticeable and in game mode which speeds up the rms but is only available for dvds and games is much better and wish it was used full time for tv too. It doesn't have a seeing eye to automatically adjust picture brightness based on the room brightness so you have to adjust it yourself using the energy saver button on the remote which has 4 levels. I kinda wish I'd held out for a model that has a QAM tuner and cablecard slot so I'd have more options for HDTV because I really don't want a clunky set top box QAM tuner and yet another remote at allhow 1970s! I'd like to get a cable dvr stb which would negate the need for a QAM tuner in the tv however they are currently so huge one wouldn't even fit on the cabinet shelf with my other components so I'm waiting 'till more sleek models become available. Lastly the remote however easy has the buttons really poorly placed and the tactical design is horrible can't use this one without actually looking at itever! I much prefer the buttons in the circle to be the main channel and volume buttons with the prevchannel and fav channels buttons just above it and the number pad directly above them. The least they could have done was make the volume and channel buttons true rockers all the buttons feel the same.
LCD TV I couldn't be happier unless I could afford a larger screen I am a direct TV customer and the picture is great in HD. Now I really want to upgrade the rest of my stuff.
is this realy 1080p? I bought this TV back in 2007. I was very happy with the TV until I bought a Blueray player yesterday. When I set Sony blueray DVD player to 1080p resolution output test screen show up fine. However when the Blueray player start playing blueray DiscCSamsung 1080p TV keeps searching singal but not display one bit on the screen. I have another Sony 1080P TV in the house so I move the blueray player to Sony TV where crispy picture show up.
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