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OT Six tvs crapped out in the last 7 years.

6 TV's in 7 years the problem is not the TV. Tell your electric service provider to put a surge protector on your house.
 
CL82 said:
Do OLEDs get burn in?
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The older the OLED the more susceptible. The newer ones use certain algorithms to freshen the screen. Some do it when you manually turn off the TV, some automatically at random times. If SONY TV's detect a problem you'll see a notification on the screen and they'll run a pass to free up stuck OLED pixels. Nevertheless, whenever you buy an OLED you must do three things once you get them home. 1) Change the visual mode the TV is in. Most are in a default Vivid or even a "Store" mode, which is like gunning your car engine all day. It'll shorten the lifespan of the OLED drastically. For LCD based TV's newly purchased, the picture will be unrealistically bright and washed out. That needs to be changed either to a Cinema mode or an equivalent, which lowers the temperature of the TV. Go online, search Reviews and Ratings for proper calibration settings of your particular TV. 2) Update your TV via the internet. Go into the settings, set up your internet settings (I always plug in an ethernet chord, then switch to wireless once updated) and update your TV. Sometimes new TV's, OLED or not, won't work properly without the latest updates. Sometimes certain features are introduced after the TV is manufactured. Finally, 3) Baby your OLED for the first 100 hours at least. Avoid TV shows with stationary glyphs in the corners and/or information trails at the top or bottom such as news shows, or network shows that show the network call letters at the bottom right (ABC, NBC, etc.). Anything that shows stationary figures, boxes, or objects (such as video games) for long periods should definitely be avoided during the first 100 hours. After those 100 or 200 hours you'll be fine.
 
The other big problem is service. There are very few repair shops
(Tampa area) and you're looking at $300 minimum for a repair.
 
Husky fanatic said:
60” Panasonic Plasma. Would like to upgrade to LG OLED but not until the Plasma dies. With these old eyes the Plasma still is better than todays LED’s.
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I also have a plasma (Samsung) and want to replace it eventually with an OLED. But the damn thing won't die!
 
The house got hit by lightning a few years ago. Or at least it was very close. It knocked out my lawn irrigation system, the garage door opener, and every electronic that wasn't hooked up to a surge protector, including an old computer, 2 TVs, and two cable boxes. I then got a whole house surge protector but I suspect it's just a big empty box with a huge warranty.;)
 
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JordyG said:
For picture quality and reasonable pricing. Not for durability...and no one says their picture quality is equal to Sony's, Samsung's, Panasonic's, or LG's.
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We had to have major work done to our LG, but were lucky it was covered by warranty. Also had a small Vizio that stopped working as a tv, so it got repurposed as a monitor for a while. When we bit the bullet and went to OLED, it was a Sony. No complaints with Sony.
 
uconnfan68 said:
We had to have major work done to our LG, but were lucky it was covered by warranty. Also had a small Vizio that stopped working as a tv, so it got repurposed as a monitor for a while. When we bit the bullet and went to OLED, it was a Sony. No complaints with Sony.
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What is OLED noticeably better? Did you go up and resolution at the same time?
 
uconnfan68 said:
We had to have major work done to our LG, but were lucky it was covered by warranty. Also had a small Vizio that stopped working as a tv, so it got repurposed as a monitor for a while. When we bit the bullet and went to OLED, it was a Sony. No complaints with Sony.
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Me too. I bought a SONY OLED 8G 55" a few years ago and a 65" A80J recently. No problems. I had one of the first flatscreens, the SONY XBR 3. I purchased it in 2006, and it lasted 10 years until I gave it to my nephew and it fell off a wall. Never a problem.
 
HuskylnSC said:
6 TV's in 7 years the problem is not the TV. Tell your electric service provider to put a surge protector on your house.
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Also have all service connections checked, including the ground cables and bar.
 
PonchoFan said:
The other big problem is service. There are very few repair shops
(Tampa area) and you're looking at $300 minimum for a repair.
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Which is why it pays to buy from something like Best Buy and get their 3 or 5 year warranty service. I ALWAYS get their warranty. You just don't know.
 
I quit using Best Buy. I bought my computer there and they charged me $80 to 'set it up' through Geek Squad. Bull crap.
Two years ago I bought a Samsung dishwasher online and couldn't confirm an installation or get a refund. After 4 phone calls over 3 days, they finally admitted that they didn't have it in stock, had no idea when it would be in stock and issued a refund. Ordered it from Lowe's-no problem.
 
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PonchoFan said:
I quit using Best Buy. I bought my computer there and they charged me $80 to 'set it up' through Geek Squad. Bull crap.
Two years ago I bought a Samsung dishwasher online and couldn't confirm an installation or get a refund. After 4 phone calls over 3 days, they finally admitted that they didn't have it in stock, had no idea when it would be in stock and issued a refund. Ordered it from Lowe's-no problem.
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When it comes to appliances I rather buy from local appliance dealer. Free delivery/installation and take out the old...with a tip of course.
 
mbr33ct said:
When it comes to appliances I rather buy from local appliance dealer. Free delivery/installation and take out the old...with a tip of course.
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I've had good experiences with S K Lavery
 
I lost six tvs at one time.

Boston missing that tip against Stanford will be remember as the Great Day of Liberation from E-Enslavement
 
PonchoFan said:
Yet my hdmi Gateway 22" monitor keeps chugging along at 14 years.
Something is rotten in Denmark.
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Very unusual. How did they die? If they last for a week, they should last at least a decade. Do you have them on a good surge surpressor?
 
CL82 said:
What is OLED noticeably better? Did you go up and resolution at the same time?
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We had a 49" LG 4k led that was about 4 years old in our living room (replaced a 32" Sony led about 15 years old). When we finished fixing a room in the basement for guests last summer, we tried to put a TCL there, but they no longer had the size we wanted available. We figured we'd upgrade the living room and put the LG downstairs. We now have a Sony Bravia OLED 65" 4k in the living room. The sound from it was good enough to stop using the sound bar we had to use with the LG. The LG downstairs was mounted on an articulating wall mount, and is used by the grandsons for gaming and Roku watching. Win-win.

The new Sony uses an LG display (all OLEDs displays were LG until very recently), and we debated getting the LG tv, but got a deep discount on the Sony, which I felt better with anyway. Our 32" Sony is still being used in an upstairs bedroom and looks great at 20-ish years old.

To my old eyes, the new Sony is a brighter, sharper picture that the older LG was. I tried a few calibration tools on the LG, but it never looked as crisp as I wanted. Haven't touched the Sony controls since we set it up last summer. That pixel/display control is what you pay the extra money for.
 
CajunHusky said:
I've had good experiences with S K Lavery
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By chance S K Lavery you mentioned is on Sackett Point RD in North Haven? Although I didn't give name and city of appliance store I was talking about in my original post, it's Art's TV & Appliances on State St also in North Haven.
 
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PonchoFan said:
Yet my hdmi Gateway 22" monitor keeps chugging along at 14 years.
Something is rotten in Denmark.
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Try plugging them into a quality surge protector. Is your PC and monitor protected by a surge protector?
 
Charliebball said:
I've got a 50" Pioneer Kuro taking up space in my den..........great set but I just wanted something much bigger.........purchased the top of the line Sony 75" 95J LED and it's fine but not as good as the Pioneer........I think I'm returning it for the Sony 80J OLED set which should be more plasma like.......only concern is burn in from those damn logos on the corner of the screen that all these cable stations use now....
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I have a 65" LG OLED and have zero burn in problems. And we do a lot of binge watching. I had that same Pioneer and I could have cried when it died. But its death did allow me to move up to larger. I wanted to go bigger than 65, but my wife thinks it would look funny to fill the entire space above the mantle. Not worth the discussion.
 
mbr33ct said:
By chance S K Lavery you mentioned is on Sackett Point RD in North Haven? Although I didn't give name and city of appliance store I was talking about in my original post, it's Art's TV & Appliances on State St also in North Haven.
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My kitchen was renovated in 2014. I purchased a Frig, Stove, dishwasher and microwave through their Glastonbury showroom which I believed they had just opened. At that time I thought thier main office was in New Haven but checking their website they only list a Newington location in addition to Glastonbury. The Newington site would most likely be their main office. This summer we purchased a washer and dryer from them through the website. Shopping the web, ordering the merchandise and delivery/installation was very efficient. An overall pleasant experience.
 
JordyG said:
Well there's your problem. You get what you pay for. I've had nothing but Sony's and LG's. There's a reason why they're so costly in comparison to TCL's and Hisense (Seiki? Olevia? Onn?): They last. They have better screens with better color reproduction, more detail, better blacks, better whites, and deal with motion better. They're just better TV's. They also (generally) have good customer service. If you'd have purchased a 55" Sony instead of a 55" TCL we wouldn't be having this conversation. You'd also have saved money in the long run.
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I've got to agree here. A better brand is no guarantee of a long life, but a crap brand is a guarantee of an early demise. Also, surge suppressors don't last forever. Every time there's a surge, it eats away a little at the protection – I forget what it's called. So when I changed sets from my pioneer to my LG, I swapped out the surge suppressor outlet while I had the set down. Just takes a few minutes.
 
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PonchoFan said:
Yet my hdmi Gateway 22" monitor keeps chugging along at 14 years.
Something is rotten in Denmark.
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What can damage a TV screen?
  • Some common activities that can cause physical damage are:
  • Finger pressure when trying to move or turn the television.
  • Spraying liquid cleaner on the screen, which can enter between the screen layers.
  • Slight flexing or bending of the panel when trying to move it.
  • Burning, warping, or melting due to an external heat source.
  • Extreme heat, cold, humidity, or moisture can permanently damage the display a flat screen TV.
  • Humidity can short out circuitry inside the TV.
  • Extreme heat or cold can disrupt the ability of the pixels to change color properly.
  • Flat screen TV's use a considerable amount of energy when compared with other home electronics. Fluctuations in electricity levels, either from problems with your energy provider or from connectivity issues in your home, can fry circuitry and damage pixels. Using a surge protector at all times helps to mitigate this threat.
  • Burn-in occurs on a screen when a static image is prolonged on the screen for an extended period of time -- the pixels on the television become stuck in a fixed position, Be sure not to leave a static image, like a paused movie, on the screen for extended periods of time, and don't leave menu screens idle for too long.
 
FairView said:
I have a 65" LG OLED and have zero burn in problems. And we do a lot of binge watching. I had that same Pioneer and I could have cried when it died. But its death did allow me to move up to larger. I wanted to go bigger than 65, but my wife thinks it would look funny to fill the entire space above the mantle. Not worth the discussion.
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If I get that Sony OLED I'm going to have to constantly remind my wife to change the channel once an hour from CNN or whatever she's watching which I'm really not looking forward to.............I have another Panasonic plasma tv in my office and it's constantly on CNBC during the week.........it's got the stock scrolls burned into the screen but luckily you don't really notice when there's another show on........you'd think they could solve these problems by now........
 
When my Hisense blew up, my neighbor's 3 year old Samsung bit the big one a day later She got a Vizio.
 
Our ‘good’ TV is a Samsung, we also have a couple of Vizios. We are happy with both brands. Heat kills electronic, so don’t put it near a radiator or over a working fireplace/wood stove/pellet stove.
 
FairView said:
I've got to agree here. A better brand is no guarantee of a long life, but a crap brand is a guarantee of an early demise. Also, surge suppressors don't last forever. Every time there's a surge, it eats away a little at the protection – I forget what it's called. So when I changed sets from my pioneer to my LG, I swapped out the surge suppressor outlet while I had the set down. Just takes a few minutes.
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Filters, can should be a combination of an MOV, A capacitor/resistor combination and a choke. Unless there is a lightning strike the components are static, not doing anything.
 
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