Samsung flat screen TV’s

I’ve a Samsung KS8000 bought in 2016 that’s used in my main room. It’s worked flawlessly for 6 years and still going strong. I’ve also got an OLED E6 that I bought in 2017 that’s rarely even used in the bedroom along with an Oppo 203. Great picture, but it’s not seen more than 10 4k blu rays the entire time I’ve owned it. How all of you have dead Samsung’s is beyond imagination.

Samsung 65" Plasma, failed twice, first time main board, second time power supply board.  Luckily I had square trade warranty.  It's just over 5 years old now and does work fine and has an amazing picture.

Now for their appliances, have the whole kitchen suite... 

Gas range is fine

Dishwasher has been repaired once under warranty (dryer fan LOUD!!!) and when the water brake (strange name for the water inlet canister) failed square trade determined that the dishwasher was unable to be repaired and refunded me the purchase price.  Now the price of dishwashers has just about doubled it seemed!  Ordered the water brake and fixed the problem (dishwasher would fill, then drain, then refill and work).  Then the dishwasher started leaking some out the door bottom.  Replaced the fan/evaporater dryer and its working perfectly again.

Refrigerator leaking in crisper tray and ice maker freezing up.  Actually repaired the leak with the water drain fix and replaced the icemaker and sealed up the enclosure and its working fine with an occasional ice jam.

Microwave is still working but does get quite loud after 5 minutes or so of use.

The problem is that all appliances seem to be junk these days... no matter what brand, people are always having problems if you look at reviews.  Best to buy what you like and get the extended warranty... some places have fairly good prices, square trade was good, but they are more expensive now.   

Dread having to buy any appliance... period!

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?

@quinten,

"The problem is that all appliances seem to be junk these days... no matter what brand, people are always having problems if you look at reviews."


Thats our problem.

The manufacturers must see it the other way around.

Just how are they going to keep us buying?

Replacing or upgrading?

Since true innovation is quite rare (repackaging and cosmetics is easier) far too many of them resort to built in obsolescence.


Apple deliberately tie their consumers into their rather restrictive ecosystem and fit their products with puny batteries which, unless very carefully protected, are next to useless in about 2 years.

This strategy has made them the most successful company on the planet.

Others will no doubt seek to copy it.

Nevertheless it’s still good to see small scale brands like Harbeth who genuinely expect to see their products last 25 years or so without any need for repair.

Had our 15-year old washing machine repaired a year or two ago.  Repairman said, "if you ever want to get something newer, please call me because I have a list of people looking for these."  He basically went on to say that some of the newer machines don't wash the clothes as well, are difficult to repair, and typically reach a point where they are unrepairable much sooner than the machines like ours. 

The energy-saver thing seems to be a double-edged sword at best.  In some cases, the manufacturers achieve the energy savings by providing a less robust operating mechanism, which then wears out faster.  It has long been my observation that conservation is the greenest (and most economic) approach - build it to last.