Hi Folks,
I'm having a strange problem. I purchased a Samsung UN65H7100 from Costco (their version of the H7150) and use it for off-air broadcasts as well as other media. After about 6 weeks, the tuner started flaking out, giving me horrible blocking and dropouts on four consecutive channels (7,9,11,13) and all related sub-channels, worse on the lower numbers (oddly enough). I returned it for another unit, and the same occurred after a month. I should add there is no signal problem; this is definitely the TV. This has been repeatedly verified by other televisions including a 9-year-old Samsung plasma. Needless to say, this has me wondering where to go from here: a higher end Samsung (would it have the same digital tuner?), back to a Samsung plasma such as the H5000 (again, same tuner or not?), or to a different brand. I'm considering options 2 and 3 currently, but would appreciate any insight on the tuner and whether it differs among Samsung series or lines (LED vs. plasma). Barring any insights, I may end up with option 3.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.
I'm having a strange problem. I purchased a Samsung UN65H7100 from Costco (their version of the H7150) and use it for off-air broadcasts as well as other media. After about 6 weeks, the tuner started flaking out, giving me horrible blocking and dropouts on four consecutive channels (7,9,11,13) and all related sub-channels, worse on the lower numbers (oddly enough). I returned it for another unit, and the same occurred after a month. I should add there is no signal problem; this is definitely the TV. This has been repeatedly verified by other televisions including a 9-year-old Samsung plasma. Needless to say, this has me wondering where to go from here: a higher end Samsung (would it have the same digital tuner?), back to a Samsung plasma such as the H5000 (again, same tuner or not?), or to a different brand. I'm considering options 2 and 3 currently, but would appreciate any insight on the tuner and whether it differs among Samsung series or lines (LED vs. plasma). Barring any insights, I may end up with option 3.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.