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Samsung flat screen TV’s

I have purchased 3 large flat screens since 2012 and all of them have died after 3 to 5 years. The last one yesterday, a curved 52inch HD 4K.
The first one began to have serious color aberrations, the second one was strange and turned off and on non-stop. The third (curved) went black, unable to bring up menu, cable fine, sound fine.

Anyone else experience this? Is there a better brand? Bought a Vizio a few years ago which had a beautiful picture but was as fragile as crystal.
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jdoris
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Interesting to hear about the long-lived Panny Plasmas.  I'd always heard they were twitchy, and mine failed after about three years.
Replaced it with an entry level 65" Samsung, and the picture was pretty awful compared to the plasma.  Upgraded to 4k, and that Samsung has been trouble free for 6 years.
Samsung washer and dryer trouble free for 2 years.
Plan to stay with Samsung when the TV goes:  anyone with experience with the lower end of the 85" range?


jdoris
972 posts
 
Thanks, cissado,

We've got a reasonably dark space for the RV room, fortunately.  There won't be any gaming.

Agreed on not spending 30k for the OLED richopp.  I didn't even know you could spend that on a TV!  I enjoy a decent picture, but the experience is not moving to me in the way that good sound is.

I'll put the Sony on my list. Definitely seem to be some reasonable 85" options at 2000 or less, esp. for last years' models.
jdoris
972 posts
 
Sorry for your appliance woes, quinten!

Dishwasher's seem to be esp. problematic: fair amount to go wrong, and you here complaints even at the the higher end.

Anyone have one they love?
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