Samsung LNT4071F 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV | List Price: $2,399.99
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Brand: Samsung
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 120Hz LCD panel for clear motion and fluid frame transitions
- 25000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
- HD-grade 1920(H) x 1080(V) pixel resolution (1080p)
- Wide Color Gamut CCFL backlight
- Fast 8ms response time; 3 HDMI inputs
Fantastic TV [Posted on 2008-05-15]
I love this TV. No issues with it at all so far. I am not sure if the 120Hz technology is full matured yet. I think the other model without the 120HZ is just fine. The reason I bought this is because the 120Hz model was discounted at a similar price to the model without the 120Hz.
Waiting for replacement TV... will post a revised review later [Posted on 2008-05-15]
I've had my eye on the Sony 40" XBR4 since January. The prices have been all over place and lately have been much higher than when I first started shopping around online. I went to Best Buy to check to do a visual comparison of the XBR4 vs 4071. I was impressed with the image quality of the 4071, so I placed my order here on Amazon. A couple of days later, I noticed that I had not taken advantage of the free Samsung Upconverting DVD player, so I called customer service and after a 15-min conversation, a free DVD player was on its way to me. I hope to purchase a blu-ray player in June!
Both products arrived within two weeks. The CEVA delivery guys were very friendly and set up my TV and attached directly to the cable. Within a few minutes, I had lots and lots of channels, many of them HD. I was very happy with the picture quality. I went out and rented a few videos and the DVD player worked great. Well, I had a dinner party this past Monday night. I decided to put an MP3 CD into the DVD player (which I'd done before and it worked great). The music had been playing for about 3 hours and one of my guests wanted to see the picture quality of the TV, so I picked up the TV remote and pressed the "source" button. The TV channel displayed for a few minutes and then the TV went black.
We went through the troubleshooting procedures in the instruction book with no luck. After my guests left, I unplugged everything and I tried to get the TV to come back on. There was power to the TV because the blue light was glowing, but all I got was a clicking sound and red flashing lights on the lower right indicator panel. I did some research on the web and I think there is a problem with the power panel. I called Amazon the next afternoon. They directed me back to Samsung. The Samsung person told me that because I purchased the TV online, they would not service it and she directed me back to Amazon. So, I called Amazon and the agent apologized for the problem and said customer service was backed up and someone would call me the next morning. Well, yesterday no one called me, however, when I checked my email this morning Amazon had already shipped me a new TV.
On the one hand, I'm thrilled that the problem is being resolved. On the other hand, I'm wondering about the power panel problem along with the Samsung DVD player. I had pressed the "source" button several times before the night of the dinner party and had no problem switching back and forth. Once my new TV arrives, I will update this review and hopefully give it 5 stars.
COMMENTS ABOUT THE TV: I like the favorites button on the remote but wish it could be more prominent. It's buried at the bottom of the remote with a bunch of other buttons. Sometimes the commercials seem louder than the programs even though I've turned the "volume control" on.
NOTE: Be sure to read about Amazon's Post-Order Price Guarantee in the HELP area. I check the price of this TV on a daily basis. To date, Amazon has issued 3 price guarantee refunds. I still have 8 days left -- unless they now honor the new ship date for the replacement TV. Requests must be made within 30 days of the item's shipment date. Overall, my customer service experience with Amazon has been excellent!
Great LCD TV [Posted on 2008-05-27]
My first HD TV. Very happy, the TV arrived early and was unpacked and tested in my house. The set hooked up easy using HDMI cables to my DVD and Dishnet SAT. Set up was easy and the picture is great. HD programs are the way to go, sooner that all TV is made in HD the better, find that we watch mainly HD programs. Have not found the need to change settings much, the factory ones seem fine. Sound is good but a full surround sytem would be a good upgrade.
I am embarrassed at how much research I did only to have the tv fail in 2 months [Posted on 2008-06-08]
Family and friends told me I spent more time reviewing what HDTV LCD to buy than purchasing a car or a house. Ha, I thought --- I am getting a Samsung 4071 where 90+% of the reviewers are happy. I never thought I'd be one of the 10% to have the TV TOTALLY FAIL. No picture, ghosts, then grey screen.
I had been very happy despite the fact price went down more, newer models out - I had no complaints.
My big concern --- the threads and reviews I've read about Samsung's service, warranty and people having to wait 30 days or more to get a power or control panel. Time will tell and I'll update the review re that.
I got rid of a perfectly good, 10 year old 32" Sony only to upgrade to something that fails in 2 months. Pretty scary.
UPDATE: It is SUN 6/21 and I still don't have my tv... The Samsung outsourced repairman is local and has replaced several things - still not working. Has ordered supposedly the last two possible parts/display boards it can be and should be out here Monday. He says failure rate is 1-2% and that is considered good and that they fix them. He still endorses the product over other brands. While I recognize this is who is buttering his bread, Samsung service center and this repairman have been relatively responsive in phone calls, calling back, etc. To me this is a big portion of customer service. Will update if it ever gets working.
Do not buy from Amazon [Posted on 2008-06-26]
I'm not sure how the quality is on this TV, but if you would like your TV in a resonable amount of time I would not buy it from Amazon. I ordered my TV on June 14th,it is now June 26th and I have still have not received it. I did track my item on CEVA and it has been sitting in a warehouse an hour from my house since June 21st. I would highly reccommend buying from a different company.
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