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January 3, 2006
Strike 3 on the Big Damn TV
Well, it's official - the third (and last) V Inc. 50" plasma isn't long for our house.
Dawnise picked me up from the ferry tonight and mentioned that she'd tried to watch a movie today but all the TV would display were green noise bars. Even the "No Signal" box - normally blue - was just random noise. She ended up giving up after several tries and watching the movie on her notebook.
I checked it out when I got home, half expecting to find the problem had fixed itself, and was surprised to find that it was still misbehaving. Regardless of the input - or even if anything was connected to any input - the TV would display 50" of green noise.
Figuring it's microprocessor had gotten a little verklempt, I unplugged it for about 20 minutes and tried again.
Sure enough - the TV got it's brain back - but enough is enough.
We've had three units, and all have had some sort of fatal flaw. Not the quality I expect for the amount of money spent. For those playing along at home, I'd suggest avoiding V Inc.. For the money, you can get a good 42", or for a bit more, a better 50".
Not sure which we'll do yet, but at the first opportunity to replace it, it's going back (let's hear it for Costco's return policy).
Posted by dberger at January 3, 2006 7:55 PM
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FWIW, Fawaz has been very happy with the Samsung HP-R5072 he's had for about a month, as well as with www.abtelectronics.com, where he bought it. Quiet, good picture/sound, two year warranty. The first one arrived with some small scratches on the screen, where the plastic protector sheet had slipped allowing the styrofoam to rub directly against the glass. They shipped a replacement cross-country immediately, no questions asked.
Posted by: Hendel at January 4, 2006 11:57 PM