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Toebone
Jul 1, 2002

Start remembering what you hear.
I have a 60" Samsung LED Smart TV. It's developed faded horizontal lines on the left half of the screen, seemingly overnight. Anyone know what this could be? I'm going to call Samsung tomorrow, but would appreciate if anyone has any tips to start off with. I'm going to be pissed if this TV is crapping out after less than two years.

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Toebone
Jul 1, 2002

Start remembering what you hear.
I was recently given a Samsung NU7100. I've got my PS4 Pro hooked up to it, everything looks great, but occasionally (maybe once every couple hours) the screen will go black with a spinning circle on it for a few seconds. I can still hear the audio (via a sound bar with optical audio from the TV) and the game is running in the background. After a couple seconds the picture comes back. Anyone run into a similar issue or know what might be causing it?

Toebone
Jul 1, 2002

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Yeah, I thought it might be the HDMI cable (I was using the old one that had been connect to my PS3) but I got a new cable (the Amazon basics one recommended by Wirecutter) and still have the issue.

I guess I should get the TV online and see if there's an update, I've got no use for the Smart TV stuff so I haven't bothered yet.

Toebone
Jul 1, 2002

Start remembering what you hear.
I’m looking to pick up a cheap TV today, are any of the low-end brands particularly good or worth avoiding, or are they all pretty interchangeable? Under 40”, under $200.

Toebone
Jul 1, 2002

Start remembering what you hear.
I’ve got a ~4 year old Samsung LED TV that just lost all brightness on the left 25% of the screen - you can still barely make out the image, but it’s extremely dim. Is there anything I can check or fix, or is it new TV time already?

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Toebone
Jul 1, 2002

Start remembering what you hear.

Hadlock posted:

It might be a bad ground you can temporarily fix by giving it a good thump but pretty sure this is God telling you to get a good deal on a C3 while you still can

Are Sony Bravias good? I saw this refurb model today

https://www.microcenter.com/product/665570/sony-xr-55a80k-55-class-(546-diag)-4k-ultra-hd-smart-oled-tv-(refurbished)


Edit: or there’s also this LG

https://www.microcenter.com/product/674241/lg-oled48c3pua-48-class-(482-diag)-4k-ultra-hd-smart-led-tv-(refurbished)

Toebone fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Apr 6, 2024

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