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I've found Sammys use a different "build quality" philosophy

They basically die so you can upgrade to the next great television technology...lol

I'm not sure this is just a recent thing. I bought my mom a 24" Samsung television for her kitchen 10-15 years ago, and it only lasted a couple years before there were problems. I've had a couple of Samsung LCD computer monitors also fail...only use HP (IPS) monitors now.

My current Samsung 65" television is only a couple years old, and it has an intermittent problem since the day I hung it on the wall. If the source is turned on before the television (or if they are turned on at about the same time), about half the time the television will play normally for ~30 seconds, then it will appear to turn off for a few seconds, then turn itself back on...rinse and repeat. It will do this continually until I turn off the source & wait until the television shows the message that it's not connected to anything, then I turn the cable box back on and it works fine afterwards.

Samsungs have great picture quality, but I'm not a fan of their reliability. When my 65" fails, I'm definitely going with a different brand. Really doubt I'll purchase another Samsung.

(In response to this post by vt90)

Posted: 11/15/2018 at 10:29AM

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2.5 year-old Samsung just red-lined last night ... -- vt90 11/15/2018 08:19AM

I've found Sammys use a different "build quality" philosophy -- EDGEMAN 11/15/2018 10:29AM

My Sammy that just red-lined has had a similar problem intermittently ... -- vt90 11/15/2018 10:34AM

Yep, same here. -- EDGEMAN 11/15/2018 10:52AM

I have 3 Samsung TV's all 3 + years old. No problems at all. ** -- great2bahokie 11/15/2018 10:12AM

My older ones have been fine. It's the newer ones that suck. ** -- vt90 11/15/2018 10:15AM

Bought my 55-inch Sammy in 2011, and it's still awesome. -- Will Stewart

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I've found Sammys use a different "build quality" philosophy

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