samsung

terryduff12

bought a smasung le40f86bdx 40 inch lcd about 7 months and was watching it other night and the screen went all black turned it off left it for a minute or 2 and turned it back on it was working again but 10 mins later it went and picture hasnt came back i have sound and flicking through the channels i came to the channel with nothing on them but static the picture goes all orange-red, any ideas what could have happened?, play the xbox 360 on it but dont think that could cause much damage 2 it. after spending over a grand on it i didnt think i would b sending it away to be fixed. any ideas would be great

mikeruurds

If it's still under warranty (I'm guessing you get 12 months) then send it in for repairs.

No TV should break down like that from normal usage. Must just be a dodgy unit.

terryduff12

it should b there coming to pick it up in couple of days, wonder what are the chances it will happen again, have seen a few samsungs on the web with same problems to mine

byte

Whatever happened, it wouldn't really have been the Xbox that caused it.

If it's a common problem, there's a chance that they'll replace the known faulty components with superior components in the hope that the issue won't recur.

terryduff12

was told that the mainboard is being replaced, any idea what would cause that?

byte

Bad luck I guess

As long as it doesn't happen again!

terryduff12

one can hope i suppose, thanks for the advice