Are there still capacitor problems with Samsung TVs?

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Are there still capacitor problems with Samsung TVs?

by Pat Cobban
(St John Indiana)

I think your article was very informing with led vs lcd. But I have seen on the Internet that Samsung TVs are having a problem with the capacitors in the TVs causing them to stop working after about 1 year. Have they improved this problem in the newer models?

For the price consumers pay for these TVs you would hope they would last for the 15 years a TV is suppose to last. I feel I should not have to buy a extended warranty to make me feel safe about spending big money for a TV that should last.

The reason I ask this question is because I have a Sony grand WEGA TV that only lasted 5 years because of a bad design in the light engine, and Sony is not standing behind their product.

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Feb 20, 2010

LED /LCD vs LCD
by: Lou

Very happy still with the LED. Very thin physically. The contrast ratio may be "Dynamic" but the blacks are definitely blacker, the front of the screen is more like glass (not dull black on the LCD) and the adjustable Automotion with the 120 hertz refresh rate makes a really nice picture.

I had them both to compare and I'm glad I upgraded to the Samsung 6000 Series.

Feb 20, 2010

samsung capacitors
by: Anonymous

The capacitors are on the power supply card. So you probably did have this issue. They usually just replace the card.

Jan 28, 2010

Capacitor problems
by: Lou

I have had a Samsung LN40A530 LCD for over a year---no capacitor problems but they did replace the "Power Supply" under warranty before 1 yr. Now I upgraded to the Samsung UN40B6000 LED/LCD model brand new, so we'll see how that goes.

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