samsung ln40a550 40 inch 1080p lcd hdtv

 its a pretty old tv but anyways my uncle gave it to me and i like it , but the mainboard broke and i got a repair guy to come cause samsung thought it was the capacitors but it isn't so the guy told me its 174+ tax , my uncle said he would pay for it , is it worth getting it repaired or should...

Had a TV repair person check my Sansung TV (LN40A550). He checked voltage coming out of the power supply and said it is not the capacitor issue. Then he used a torch to heat the chip (rather the heat sink) on the mainboard, and the display came on. Then he used coolant to cool it back down...

Howdy folks, I haven't been on the forum(s) since 2008/2009 and I see there's been a lot of nice changes... site looks real good!! When recently I started having issues with a new display purchase, I knew just where to turn... to all the fine folks here at AVS that seriously know their...

I'm looking for someone who knows more than I do about HDTV and VGA input. I purchased a Samsung LN40A550P3FXZA in 2008. Recently, I've moved into a new house and this display is my new 'gaming' room display. I have a VGA box for the SEGA Dreamcast that worked great on the previous Vizio...

moved post to LNXXX550 thread. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...05722&page=278