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redline · 03-21-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jc8889

Ive had my plasma for a year, and about 3 months ago it started leaving a yellow line 4 inches from the right side all the way up and down the screen. WTF it pisses me off $2200

What brand and from what I read yellow was not a symptom of pixel failure, it was either blue, green or red lines/dots, wierd

doug · 03-22-2007, 01:21 AM

I have a 50 inch magnavox plasma.. no problems.

jc8889 · 03-22-2007, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by redline

What brand and from what I read yellow was not a symptom of pixel failure, it was either blue, green or red lines/dots, wierd

Its a HDTV Magnavox.

wrxbert · 03-22-2007, 08:00 AM

i bought a 42 inch samsung plasma the week before christmas, no problems so far....what model did you buy?

MuddyREX · 03-22-2007, 10:22 AM

I think the problem that you are having is called "Light Leak," and I don't think it's fixable.

redline · 03-22-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MuddyREX

I think the problem that you are having is called "Light Leak," and I don't think it's fixable.

We'll find out Monday when the service tech comes out. I'll post up what it was along with the model number of the TV.

grimm · 03-22-2007, 03:59 PM

we have a 65" plasma here at work and we were testing it before installing it and we noticed a distortion in it, you could see that it wasn't rendering the image correctly. We returned it. basically like another person said. plasmas are very delicate and can get screwed up easily. I mean all we did was open this up, and put it on our work bench and hooked a progressive scan DVD to it and it didn't work right. def sucks. In my experience working with these things on a daily basis, panasonic's and NEC's are by far the most reliable.

as you stated samsung is good "for the money". but that doesn't mean they are good. sorry you are havign troubles and sorry I can't give you much more insight into it, we don't repair plasmas. we just sell and install them.

oh and once i get down doing my companies web site i'll be a proud new owner of a
PRO-FHD1
Elite® 50" 1080p PureVision® Plasma Monitor

50” Diagonal / 16:9 Wide-Screen Aspect Ratio
Progressive Image Reproduction (Full 1920 x 1080p)
ISFTM CCC Video Calibration

boooyay!

wrxbert · 03-22-2007, 04:00 PM

i think my posts are ghost like...always ignorred!

which model samsung did you buy?

doug · 03-22-2007, 04:02 PM

thats what happens when you are wingless

wrxbert · 03-22-2007, 04:08 PM

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thats what happens when you are wingless

i prefer to call it stealth mode!

redline · 03-22-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wrxbert

i think my posts are ghost like...always ignorred!

which model samsung did you buy?

HP-S4253, and I was at work

wrxbert · 03-22-2007, 10:39 PM

i bought the same one....

gpzjack · 03-23-2007, 09:17 AM

My friend used to deal in tv's on a national level and he told me to stay away from plasmas for a while. I have a 51" hitachi projection hdtv and a 32 Lcd. I like hitachi cause they make most of the other guys parts. Samsung makes good stuff...every brand will have problems..the real difference is in how the manufacturer takes care of you. I would think samsung will take care of you on it.

redline · 03-26-2007, 01:42 PM

Samsung is replacing with a BRAND NEW tv. Guy will be here to swap it out within 7 days! Tech said it was the panel and needs to be replaced. Samsung FTMFW.

Broken5hift · 03-26-2007, 02:22 PM

im a huge fan of samsung. glad it worked out for you. i love my 22" widescreen PC monitor and my dads samsung hdtv looks down right amazing. glad it got resolved

dickerdieter · 03-26-2007, 03:31 PM

yea i love samsung i have a syncmaster 17 lcd monitor for my desktop and i love it, from all of the problems ive heard about plasma i think im either gonna get and lcd, one of those projectors or dlp, just cause i like to play a lot of games and such so a plasma would be a very bad choice for me

gpzjack · 03-26-2007, 03:52 PM

Glad to hear it worked out...that is a prime example of the difference in companies...its not about the problem so much as how they handled it.

03-22-2007, 08:00 AM	#24
wrxbert Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Trenton, NJ Member #985 My Ride: 06 wrx, wingless iTrader: (2)	i bought a 42 inch samsung plasma the week before christmas, no problems so far....what model did you buy? __________________ get out of the way for blue lights....

03-22-2007, 10:22 AM	#25
MuddyREX Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #82 My Ride: 02 Subaru WRX iTrader: (4)	I think the problem that you are having is called "Light Leak," and I don't think it's fixable. __________________ The original, since 1979. <---- 190,000 mile WRX - Gone To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-22-2007, 04:00 PM	#28
wrxbert Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Trenton, NJ Member #985 My Ride: 06 wrx, wingless iTrader: (2)	i think my posts are ghost like...always ignorred! which model samsung did you buy? __________________ get out of the way for blue lights....

03-22-2007, 10:39 PM	#32
wrxbert Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Trenton, NJ Member #985 My Ride: 06 wrx, wingless iTrader: (2)	i bought the same one.... __________________ get out of the way for blue lights....

03-23-2007, 09:17 AM	#33
gpzjack Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aston Member #3422 My Ride: 07 Legacy 06 Mazda5 96 Dakota 78 Firebird 03 Kawasaki iTrader: (2)	My friend used to deal in tv's on a national level and he told me to stay away from plasmas for a while. I have a 51" hitachi projection hdtv and a 32 Lcd. I like hitachi cause they make most of the other guys parts. Samsung makes good stuff...every brand will have problems..the real difference is in how the manufacturer takes care of you. I would think samsung will take care of you on it. __________________ 07 Legacy 06 Mazda5 96 Dakota 78 Firebird 03 Kawasaki To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-22-2007, 01:21 AM	#22
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	I have a 50 inch magnavox plasma.. no problems.

03-22-2007, 03:59 PM	#27
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	we have a 65" plasma here at work and we were testing it before installing it and we noticed a distortion in it, you could see that it wasn't rendering the image correctly. We returned it. basically like another person said. plasmas are very delicate and can get screwed up easily. I mean all we did was open this up, and put it on our work bench and hooked a progressive scan DVD to it and it didn't work right. def sucks. In my experience working with these things on a daily basis, panasonic's and NEC's are by far the most reliable. as you stated samsung is good "for the money". but that doesn't mean they are good. sorry you are havign troubles and sorry I can't give you much more insight into it, we don't repair plasmas. we just sell and install them. oh and once i get down doing my companies web site i'll be a proud new owner of a PRO-FHD1 Elite® 50" 1080p PureVision® Plasma Monitor 50” Diagonal / 16:9 Wide-Screen Aspect Ratio Progressive Image Reproduction (Full 1920 x 1080p) ISFTM CCC Video Calibration boooyay!

03-22-2007, 04:02 PM	#29
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	thats what happens when you are wingless

03-26-2007, 01:42 PM	#34
redline Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Member #784 iTrader: (1)	Samsung is replacing with a BRAND NEW tv. Guy will be here to swap it out within 7 days! Tech said it was the panel and needs to be replaced. Samsung FTMFW. __________________ 2006 Evo 9 Special Edition

03-26-2007, 02:22 PM	#35
Broken5hift Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Member #397 My Ride: 08 Scion Xb & 06 TSX iTrader: (0)	im a huge fan of samsung. glad it worked out for you. i love my 22" widescreen PC monitor and my dads samsung hdtv looks down right amazing. glad it got resolved

03-26-2007, 03:52 PM	#37
gpzjack Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aston Member #3422 My Ride: 07 Legacy 06 Mazda5 96 Dakota 78 Firebird 03 Kawasaki iTrader: (2)	Glad to hear it worked out...that is a prime example of the difference in companies...its not about the problem so much as how they handled it. __________________ 07 Legacy 06 Mazda5 96 Dakota 78 Firebird 03 Kawasaki To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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