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Samsung HL-R5067W Reviews

Worst TV I've ever owned
by Jack from TN, 2010-02-15

I bought one in late 2005 and it started going bad by early 2009. (Warrenty was only 1 year.) This was my first HD, largest and most expensive TV I'd ever purchased. Initially I was thrilled with the picture, the sound was fine. Until the component input suddenly started showing green bars across the screen. All other inputs did the same except for the HDMI. Instead, when the TV is turned on with HDMI, it plays normally for anywhere from 5 to 25 seconds. Then the picture freezes for a few seconds, goes black for a few more and then plays again, only to repeat the process. The manual says to unplug the TV for 30 seconds if it is behaving erratically. This fixed the problem for HDMI if we did it everytime we turned on the TV. Recently, even that isn't working. I've seen other complaints of similar behavior online. Usually the issue is identified as a bad video board that runs ~$800. Every other TV I've ever purchased has lasted at least 15 years. Granted, those were CRT, but only three and a half years for a $2000+ TV is robbery. I'm shopping for another TV but it won't be a Samsung.

Total Ripoff!
by Charles Stromme from Cottage Grove, OR, USA, 2009-07-08

I've owned this set since 2005 and it gave good service until last week when it completely died. I replaced the dlp lamp yesterday ($144 plus my time) and it worked all evening. This morning, dead again. Now I'm thinking it needs a color wheel and/or ballast replacement - there are lots of possibilities - and even then, no guarantee that it will work or work for long.

There are lots of articles on the internet about defective Samsung dlp TVs and at least one class action lawsuit. Mine is a common complaint and there are no really good fixes. There is lots of parts replacement advice, though, and any number of other fixes to try and time to waste.

I have to decide whether to keep pouring money into this pit or call it a day and give up. I hate to spend $600/year on TVs plus repairs but I think that's what I'll end up doing. I'll just have to accept that I bought a TV with many inherent and documents defects, buy another one and go on with my life. There's only so much of it that I will dedicate to bad TVs.

I will never again buy any Samsung product. This TV has illustrated the essence of a throw-away consumer society and a screw-the-consumer attitude. Next time (and probably this week) Panasonic is going to get my money... and I WILL buy the extended warranty.

Two weeks ago I would have said this has been a satisfactory TV. Now it appears that I have to replace a $2,500 TV after less than four years. What a total ripoff.

Great picture, unreliable
by K. Zettel from Nashville, TN United States, 2009-02-02

I have had this product for just about 3 years. The picture was great for the first two years and then it started showing a garbled input from certain sources. I found out that it was any SD signal (SNES, PS2, Analog channels). I decided to live with that. A few months later it started freezing and blacking out while I was watching TV or playing video games (different inputs). I loved this tv when I got it but I expect electronics to last more than 3 years.

My recommendation is not to buy the extended warranty but buy a TV that the manufacture is willing to warranty for more than a year.

COMPLETE JUNK
by N. Latorra from Benton, PA, 2009-01-06

I have owned this Samsung DLP for 22 months. The TV has been inoperable for 20 of those months, starting from the day it came out of the box. Samsung customer service and "executive" customer service is a total joke. I have gone through 2 authorized repair companies, and have now proceeded to the State Attorney Generals office. I would not buy rubber dog poop with the Samsung logo!
One star rating because I cannot submit a "NO STAR" rating.

Buy Samsung...Win a Free Gambling Excursion!
by reader from Georgia, 2008-05-21

Purchasing Samsung electronics means you're paying the company to go gambling! Not the fun kind, the expensive (losing) kind. If you get lucky, you get a piece of equipment that works as promised. If you don't...well, here's the story.

I purchased this television for around $2,000 two and a half years ago. It's sitting upstairs and the repairman says it will cost between $800-$1200 to fix it.

The light didn't burn out. The Light Engine did. Replacing the entire "insides" of this television is the only way to fix it. Tried the lamp, the ballast and even replaced the Color Wheel. Nope. It's really broken.

Of course, it's out of warranty. Samsung service (direct quote) "Have a Great Day!"

Now, I was just as enthused as everyone else here. I wonder how many would drop by to tell us "the rest of the story." You know, the ending.

I will probably hang on to this for another few years, if it lasts that long with entirely new internals. Next time, I think I will buy an LCD. It will not be a Samsung.

I have two Samsung LCD monitors. One has the very common flaw of an entire horizontal row of L-E-D's burned out. The other works just fine.

But when quality control means you can expect 1 out of 2 identical products to fail, well, that's not shopping, it's gambling.