The “Break it Down” Blog

UPDATE: Samsung LNT-xx71f Dead Pixel Panel Replacement

You might have caught our coverage at the end of May of the seeming problem Samsung was having with their LNT-xx71f (LNT-5271F specifically) panels having dead pixels popup out of the clear blue after a few months of use. One of the readers, TiVoHD, pointed out that it’s a known issue and referred to as “delamination”. [...]

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Samsung LNT5271F – Rows of Dead Pixels… Twice

I wouldn’t normally post about LCD HDTVs having dead pixels, it happens. The issue here is that Chris Hunkele sent in news that the Samsung LNT5271F he bought from Amazon is having problems… again. A few months ago Chris bought the Samsung LNT5271F from Amazon (still one of the highest rated HDTVs on there) when it [...]

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Sony “Dust Voids Warranty” was Reasonable

Remember that PS3 that Sony “would repair because of dust”? Umm yea… that’s it above, are you kidding me? Did this guy bury the stupid thing in his back yard and play it from under a pile of dirt? I think it’s completely within reason for Sony to see that PS3 and say “Dear Customer, try [...]

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Mitsubishi WD-65831 “Air Flow” Problem

Readers of the blog first started reporting the problem in this thread. I didn’t think too much of it at the time, but now I’m on the 4th day of my TV turning itself off because of “Air Flow”. Following my First Incident with getting a replacement and now this White Blooming issue going on I’m [...]

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Class Action Lawsuit against Sony for “Green Haze” or “Green Blob” SXRD Problem

Update #7: User Eric provided an update link to learn more about the class action coverage and which sets are effected: http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=http–esupportsonycom-perl-news-itemplnewsid277templateid1regionid1KSMFlag7370&sliceId=&docTypeID=DT_NEWS_ALERTS_1_1&dialogID=82614236 Update #6: Leo called Sony demanding a replacement and Sony replied that they only thing they could offer is a repair. Upon further pushing Leo was told that he could write the Executive Review Committee [...]

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