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This problem usually stops after some time, but mostly is undiscriminate - and we've stopped it by switching channels back and forth - only to find it happen again, at some undetermined periodocity. The problem corrupts the audio intelligibility, and sounds like a distorted signal that sweeps back and forth with a peculiar modulation effect, similar to a flanger but with a higher distortion that makes the sounds mostly un-intelligible. We have to send it back. The audio issue is intermittent, and typically only when seeing high def source video - I believe it is with both 780p/i as well as 1080i.
So in order to make my (now 5 month old) TV work, I have to pay about $120 to ship it out for repairs that will take from 5 to 8 weeks. Since it is more than 30 days old, Amazon wont do an exchange, and my only option through Samsung is to pack and ship the TV (at my own expense) to their repair facility in New Jersey (I live in Washington DC). Strongly recommend that you look for a different brand with better quality control and more reasonable warranty service. After owning the TV for about 2 months, it developed a high-pitched whine from the back of the set (not the speakers). Samsung told me that it was a faulty power supply unit.
That is, sounds "tinny," like it's sound out of a metal can. My take is that the picture is really crisp and clear, but that the sound quality is not the greatest. However, birthday boy seems to think it's fine and that's what matters. I gave this as a birthday present. Recipient is pleased and uses it in a small room.
At first we didn't like the pictue much, but we sharpened the picture via the menues, and now the picture is to our liking. With this remote, it's possible to do so. I have not tried external speakers but may do so at some point.
The numbers are on the upper part of the unit. Viewing the screen at an angle isn't a problem unless one the screen from almost 180 degree angle. They were on the bottom of our old unit, meaning you couldn't hold the remote in one hand and change the channel with the fingers of that same hand.
As others have said, the sound isn't the best on this television but then, it's a small, inexpensive TV, so one shouldn't expect the same sound as on units costing ten times as much. Furthermore, the remote is much more ergonomic than our other one. In short, we are very plased with this TV
Other than that, the picture is good. The TV scans for new channels much more quickly than our year old set by another maker.
Could barley understand the customer service rep due to lots of background noise on her end so I finally hung up and went online. The only way to turn it off is to unplug it. I have to pay to ship it to NJ, who knows when I will see it again. I bought this about 6 months ago and loved it till it just stopped working. It turns it self off and on till it eventually craps out.
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