As many of you know, I dislike Samsung to the extreme, so i thought I'd create this thread to list all the problems I have had with them, and that many of my friends have had with them also.
Although I cannot stand Samsung for a long list of issues, I'd like this to be a constructive and informative debate for everyone.
Also, I'd like to ask people to post whatever Samsung product they have, whether it has been, or is defective. Post your products even if they're fine so as to be fair and balanced. Post comments or whatever you have heard about the manufacturer.
1) My phone: Had to be sent back due to a faulty battery.
2) My TV: Randomly switched itself on and off and changed channel. Authorised Samsung engineers came to my house and opened it. No physical problem found although they did a master reset. I'd like to also point out that these engineers deal with Panasonic, Pioneer and Loewe and most of their call outs are to do with Samsung TV's. They even said they'd be out of business if Samsung made good TV's
TV was fine for another 6 months (now out of warranty) but the exact same problem started up again. I figured out how to do a master reset, but about two weeks later the problem started up again. Now the TV just stands there with nothing to do.
3) Girlfriend's phone: Had to be sent back within 3 months of purchasing it. Defective circuitry inside.
4) Friend 1: Had to send back his newly acquired "Soul" phone because it kept resetting itself (where have I seen that problem before?). Got a replacement, but that one wouldn't turn itself off.
5) Friend 2: Currently has problems with 350 pound 22" monitor; randomly switches itself off/on.
6) User reviews I've seen flooding other high street retailers' websites: Plasma and LCD TV's constantly RMA'd.
7) A high street retailer of premium audio/tv equipment: Nicknamed Samsung "Samdung" - no joke; due to the appalling failure rate of their TV's as reported by their associates.
8) Another high street retailer: Constantly sees Samsung RMA's (plasma and LCD TV's).
To be fair, my girlfriend's old VCR is a Samsung which has never failed. Most probably due to the fact we never use it.
So please list all positive and negative things about Samsung.
Although I cannot stand Samsung for a long list of issues, I'd like this to be a constructive and informative debate for everyone.
Also, I'd like to ask people to post whatever Samsung product they have, whether it has been, or is defective. Post your products even if they're fine so as to be fair and balanced. Post comments or whatever you have heard about the manufacturer.
1) My phone: Had to be sent back due to a faulty battery.
2) My TV: Randomly switched itself on and off and changed channel. Authorised Samsung engineers came to my house and opened it. No physical problem found although they did a master reset. I'd like to also point out that these engineers deal with Panasonic, Pioneer and Loewe and most of their call outs are to do with Samsung TV's. They even said they'd be out of business if Samsung made good TV's
TV was fine for another 6 months (now out of warranty) but the exact same problem started up again. I figured out how to do a master reset, but about two weeks later the problem started up again. Now the TV just stands there with nothing to do.
3) Girlfriend's phone: Had to be sent back within 3 months of purchasing it. Defective circuitry inside.
4) Friend 1: Had to send back his newly acquired "Soul" phone because it kept resetting itself (where have I seen that problem before?). Got a replacement, but that one wouldn't turn itself off.
5) Friend 2: Currently has problems with 350 pound 22" monitor; randomly switches itself off/on.
6) User reviews I've seen flooding other high street retailers' websites: Plasma and LCD TV's constantly RMA'd.
7) A high street retailer of premium audio/tv equipment: Nicknamed Samsung "Samdung" - no joke; due to the appalling failure rate of their TV's as reported by their associates.
8) Another high street retailer: Constantly sees Samsung RMA's (plasma and LCD TV's).
To be fair, my girlfriend's old VCR is a Samsung which has never failed. Most probably due to the fact we never use it.
So please list all positive and negative things about Samsung.
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phones, get sony, no wait they gone down hill to lol.
