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Samsung LNT4069FX 40-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV

The LCD TV LN-T4069FX offers you incredible Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology that reduces motion blur for crisp, precise action. The color-saturated 40″ picture boasts a 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, displaying rich blacks and capturing subtle nuances. Enjoy connectivity with all your other digital devices, with 3 HDMI ports and a full complement of inputs. And the handy HDMI-CEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars nice TV
great picture with HD on some channels like ESPN; not as great with refgular broadcasts. Occasional “hiccups” in the software - have had to reset a little here and there. Good viewing angles for an LCD.

5 Stars Exceptionally happy
Trying to decide which flat screen TV to purchace (my first) was confusing and complicated. Seemed that there was no concensus from the reviews that I read. Finally one particularly positive review, and a strong impulse to buy, led me to the purchace of the Samsung LN4069FX-40″.

I ordered it on a Sunday, it showed up that Wednesday (some of the inner styrofoam packaging was damaged, giving me a bit of a scare, but it turned out okay). Set up was easy and straightforward, even for this non-geek, my non-HD satellite signal provided a nice picture, DVDs were beautiful. I’ve since upgraded to Dish Network HD, and it’s hard to watch anything that’s non-HD. The picture is absolutely gorgeous. I’m running HDMI from the receiver to the TV (a geek friend’s recommendation), and I plan on putting up a TV antenna to pick up local HD stations (Dish Network doesn’t offer them yet in my market). Overall, a very positive buying experience.

4 Stars Great…but 7 months later a big problem
I ordered the Samsung LNT 4069 in March 2008, after doing

a lot of research (much of which was thanks to comments

from people like you).

Everything was fine..until yesterday.

I turned on the tv, and the picture essentially goes “in and out”

(ie on and off) with the “off” either being blank (ie black screen)

or a screen entirely comprised of ’snow’.

Samsung is closed, so I’ll have to call them tomorrow.

However, I’m wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem,

and I was wondering what the solution was?

I’m very surprised, since I know the quality of Samsung and

everyone gave it great reviews!

Feel free to email me at: Dave_S_Duncan@yahoo.com

with any info you may have regarding this problem.

Thanks!

1 Stars LEMON! Picture problems, unreliable, been repaired twice but still not fixed
After owning this set for 3 months, I experienced color smearing and halo effects on all inputs. This was initially visible against the white ice surface while watching a hockey game, but it also appears on other colored backgrounds as well. The Samsung warranty initially appears to be very good, because they actually send out an authorized repair tech to make a house call. However, the repair guys replaced two boards in the set, and it only made the picture worse.

They then took the TV back to their shop, in order to replace the entire display screen. Perhaps they lied about doing that, but regardless - they definitely did not test the set before returning it. After 10 minutes of watching the “repaired” set, the same color smearing problems have re-appeared. We are now waiting for (yet another) response from Samsung and/or the repair shop.

5 Stars Even better than expected and at a great price!
I did considerable research on TVs when we were planning to give our folks one for their 60th wedding anniversary. This one kept coming up at the top so I got one for myself. This year’s models have higher contrast ratios and faster response times but my eye can not distinguish the difference. The picture is great and that is without having yet subscribed to my cable providers’ HD package and with most of the programs being transmitted in only 480 or 720, not 1080. It is in a room with a large bay window that can create considerable glare but that has not been an issue. The white glove delivery was faster than expected. It was set-up when I got home and they even moved the old TV to another room for us.

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