FINALLY, Samsung is offering a Class Action Settlement on a defective capacitor in some TV's. I am sure lots of people in SD community have bought these early LCD/Plasma/DLP model HDTV's from Samsung around 2008. I had "ln52a650a1f" LCD HDTV that died right after 2 year warranty expired. I called Samsung and argued with manger and ended up cussing at him because they wouldn't acknowledge the problem or give any sort of reimbursement. After doing some research, I found out that lots of people are having same problem with Samsung TVs bought around 2008 and the cause was a faulty capacitor bought from Chingmai electronics (basically means Chinese junk

) that's inside these model TV's.
My problem was getting ghost images, dark multiple images that would clear after TV warmed up for 30-45 minutes but it was a pain the "you know where". So, last month I ended up buying LG 3D TV that I absolutely love and vowed to never buy Samsung again

Here is the link that you need to check your model and take appropriate action:
http://www.samsung.com/us/capacitorsettlement/
NO SAMSUNG TV's for me again.
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NO SAMSUNG TV's for me again.
We've purged every Sammy item in our home and won't consider purchasing another.
BTW our new Panasonic Viera 42" Plasma was a key buy from PCRichard
Mine still seems to work... it just takes a little while to turn on and sometimes makes an awkward buzzing sound when turning off.
So as I read this, I can get a free evaluation or I can forgo the evaluation and "get rid" of my TV and get a $300 debit card as long as I report it before March 2nd?
...or did I read that wrong and you must get the evaluation, then you have options?
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Mine still seems to work... it just takes a little while to turn on and sometimes makes an awkward buzzing sound when turning off.
So as I read this, I can get a free evaluation or I can forgo the evaluation and "get rid" of my TV and get a $300 debit card as long as I report it before March 2nd?
...or did I read that wrong and you must get the evaluation, then you have options?
The problem with the Samsung was the Panel - so the Bestbuy in-service techie said. This would come nicely as a small compensation...
We've purged every Sammy item in our home and won't consider purchasing another.
BTW our new Panasonic Viera 42" Plasma was a key buy from PCRichard
Guys to think that you'll get away from faulty electronics by just switching away from samsung to toshiba, or panasonic will get you away from the ever problematic capacitor problem is, at least in my opinion, somewhat ignorant.
All producers are trying to pickup their materials at the lowest costs, these things are bound to happen. Furthermore design flaws with the electronics and physical structure can trap heat and shorten the life of components such as capacitors. I'm by no means saying this is acceptable, when you pay good money you expect a quality product. My point is, this time it was Samsung, next time it could be Sony, or Panasonic. I'm not playing Samsung fanboy either, just trying to shed some light and say, it can happen to ANY product line from any producer. Just like any given car can have a major recall at any given point in time.