Power supply seems to have gone on a 4 or 5 year Samsung 50" smart TV

 

It was a lower end model when purchased so well outdated now; online opinions say it is not even worth fixing and to just buy a new set.

 

Any opinions  > on a good 60" smart TV these days ?

 

 Hisense , LG which seem to give Samsung a run for the money these days .....

If you don't want to go Samsung, then Sony and Panasonic or Philips.

 

Or if you want to slum it, TCL. They do Google TVs.

8 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

Power supply seems to have gone

Power supplies can be bought on Lazada. 

5 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

Power supply seems to have gone on a 4 or 5 year Samsung 50" smart TV

 

It was a lower end model when purchased so well outdated now; online opinions say it is not even worth fixing and to just buy a new set.

 

Any opinions  > on a good 60" smart TV these days ?

 

 Hisense , LG which seem to give Samsung a run for the money these days .....

Haven't seen any 60" inches tv's for sale you need to look at either 55" or 65" 

price ranges from B15K upwards for a well known brand 

7 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

If you don't want to go Samsung, then Sony and Panasonic or Philips.

Or if you want to slum it, TCL. They do Google TVs.

TCL 75" Google TV is amazing, best TV I've ever owned and only 16,000bht. Three year warranty.

Beats the pants off my Samsung and LG TVs.

 

Back to the OP, one of my Samsung TVs, same date and size as yours, blew the power supply after 11 months, blew the replacement under warranty power supply after another 6 months, couldn't be fixed again.  They ain't worth repairing.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Beats the pants off my Samsung and LG TVs.

 

Well, it's about what model Samsung or LG you bought. Obviously Samsung has models that would destroy any TCL TV. They wouldn't cost 16,000 granted.

2 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Well, it's about what model Samsung or LG you bought. Obviously Samsung has models that would destroy any TCL TV. They wouldn't cost 16,000 granted.

I always buy the base models, If I want more apps, best to buy a Roku box. The TCL already has everything that's in the Roku box for no extra cost.

Just now, BritManToo said:

I always buy the base models, If I want more apps, best to buy a Roku box.

 

The top modesl are ludicrously expensive. It's like flying first class.

13 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

Power supply seems to have gone on a 4 or 5 year Samsung 50" smart TV

 

It was a lower end model when purchased so well outdated now; online opinions say it is not even worth fixing and to just buy a new set.

 

Any opinions  > on a good 60" smart TV these days ?

 

 Hisense , LG which seem to give Samsung a run for the money these days .....

Is there a fuse on the Power Supply board? There usually is some form of protection. If so a new fuse may solve your problem.

11 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

If you don't want to go Samsung, then Sony and Panasonic or Philips.

 

Or if you want to slum it, TCL. They do Google TVs.

100% TCL C8K 75 INCH is a stunner for 55k got mine two weeks ago no need for firestick now either😍

Just now, Tidal wave said:

100% TCL C8K 75 INCH is a stunner for 55k got mine two weeks ago no need for firestick now either😍

 

They do great tablets now apparently as well.

Almost everybody around me having something Samsung (washing machine, TV etc) has had issues. Even with their upmarket flip phone that has huge flaws in the screen that breaks down very quickly.  Yes their standard non-flip phones or disk drives are fine for the moment. But anything else ....not sure I would go for this brand. 

Just now, Cameroni said:

 

They do great tablets now apparently as well.

Just got rid of my 18000btu Mitsubishi A/C and replaced it with a 24000btu TCL that is not only half the price at 22k it nearly halves my electric bill also its awesome😍 

16 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Is there a fuse on the Power Supply board? There usually is some form of protection. If so a new fuse may solve your problem.

Nah, they used faulty capacitors, they blow and take the surrounding MOSFETs with them. Usually with a big bang and flash.

 

Samsung used to be great, now everything they make breaks quickly. Fridge, phone, Aircon, washing machine all broke really fast.

15 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

The top modesl are ludicrously expensive. It's like flying first class.

 

Thing is which I've learned from my more tech savvy Adult kids is, I use cable which provides a TV box and also have a google TV dongle so the specs of the chips on the TV are not so important as it is more of just a monitor these days.

 

 

I am not overly impressed with Samsung TV's at all.

 

Appreciate the replies .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depends on what type of content you watch. If you really like good image quality, you need an OLED tv. If that's the case, I'd also avoid Samsung, since they don't support Dolby Vision.

8 minutes ago, Tidal wave said:

Just got rid of my 18000btu Mitsubishi A/C and replaced it with a 24000btu TCL that is not only half the price at 22k it nearly halves my electric bill also its awesome😍 

Very good but watch for any excess of humidity that can build up if the BTU is to high, with regard to the surface needed to cool. 

6 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Nah, they used faulty capacitors, they blow and take the surrounding MOSFETs with them. Usually with a big bang and flash.

 

Samsung used to be great, now everything they make breaks quickly. Fridge, phone, Aircon, washing machine all broke really fast.

You don't use MOSFET's for protection on their own. I have several appliances from Samsung and they have performed flawlessly for years.

Dolby Vision

Samsung's alternative to Dolby Vision is HDR10+, a competing high-dynamic-range (HDR) format that uses dynamic metadata to optimize picture quality. While Dolby Vision is more widely supported, Samsung chooses to use HDR10+ and the basic HDR10 format on its 4K OLED TVs, offering a similar, yet slightly different, visual experience that is often considered more true-to-life. 

 

I believe that withmy 75" 4K OLED TV

I would not find much of a difference

4 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

You don't use MOSFET's for protection on their own. I have several appliances from Samsung and they have performed flawlessly for years.

 

Used Samsung products for years, bought a 2 in 1 washer / dryer combo that was and expensive piece of trash,  replaced it with an equally expensive LG 2 in 1 washer / dryer combo and works so much better and more efficiently.

 

Prompted my next refrigerator purchase to be an LG which I'm also happy with.

 

9 minutes ago, Myran said:

Depends on what type of content you watch. If you really like good image quality, you need an OLED tv. If that's the case, I'd also avoid Samsung, since they don't support Dolby Vision.

completely disagree your suggesting a TV technology type without knowing what type of content that the family watches do they watch a lot of content with banners on the screen as you see on news channels and cartoon channels if that is the case those banners can burn into the screen and you can see the screen burn every time the tv is turn on 

There are some mini led tv that can match oled tv without the screen burn issue

we don't know the lighting in the room where the tv is located is a  dark room or a light room is the room affected by sunlight all of these factors should be taken into consideration as different types of TV technology types handled lighting better or worse

6 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

completely disagree your suggesting a TV technology type without knowing what type of content that the family watches do they watch a lot of content with banners on the screen as you see on news channels and cartoon channels if that is the case those banners can burn into the screen and you can see the screen burn every time the tv is turn on 

There are some mini led tv that can match oled tv without the screen burn issue

we don't know the lighting in the room where the tv is located is a  dark room or a light room is the room affected by sunlight all of these factors should be taken into consideration as different types of TV technology types handled lighting better or worse

Literally the first sentence I wrote was: "Depends on what type of content you watch". Modern OLEDs are fare less prone to burn-in, and it's unlikely to be a problem unless you're using it as a pc monitor or in similar circumstances where static objects are displayed for ten hours straight. Your qualms were perhaps relevant ten years ago, but not today.

 

Mini-LED has come a long way, but is still not able to rival OLED in terms of color and contrast. OLED is king in regard to image quality, no question about it.

40 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

 

Thing is which I've learned from my more tech savvy Adult kids is, I use cable which provides a TV box and also have a google TV dongle so the specs of the chips on the TV are not so important as it is more of just a monitor these days.

 

 

I am not overly impressed with Samsung TV's at all.

 

Appreciate the replies .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where you live does the location of your TV suffer from frequent power outages, brownouts over voltage under voltage do you have anything in place such as a voltage regulator

11 minutes ago, Myran said:

Literally the first sentence I wrote was: "Depends on what type of content you watch". Modern OLEDs are fare less prone to burn-in, and it's unlikely to be a problem unless you're using it as a pc monitor or in similar circumstances where static objects are displayed for ten hours straight. Your qualms were perhaps relevant ten years ago, but not today.

 

Mini-LED has come a long way, but is still not able to rival OLED in terms of color and contrast. OLED is king in regard to image quality, no question about it.

there are many reports in tv facebook groups regarding burn in so it is still an issue for most people today

the op mention in his op  buying a lower end model 

For Oled the 2 main brands are LG and Sony

LG was clearing out their 2024 stock April and May this yes 65" OLED models reduced to B30K

the 2025 oled models currently sell for B40K upwards

 

Just now, vinny41 said:

there are many reports in tv facebook groups regarding burn in so it is still an issue for most people today

the op mention in his op  buying a lower end model 

For Oled the 2 main brands are LG and Sony

LG was clearing out their 2024 stock April and May this yes 65" OLED models reduced to B30K

the 2025 oled models currently sell for B40K upwards

 

No, he mentioned that his now broken TV was lower-end. Of course people are still reporting burn-in, there are literally millions of older OLEDs in circulation. It's a non-issue in modern models when used in a normal manner.

25 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

Where you live does the location of your TV suffer from frequent power outages, brownouts over voltage under voltage do you have anything in place such as a voltage regulator

My home is off grid, TV gets correct voltage 24/7 from my inverter.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

My home is off grid, TV gets correct voltage 24/7 from my inverter.

The question was asked to the OP not you

As usual, a simple question has turned into a pissing competition.

 

OP hasn't mentioned his budget, but if you stick with the decent brands like Sony, Panasonic, TCL, Samsung, LG etc, you should get a decent one.

 

No need to over think it IMO.

18 hours ago, BritManToo said:

TCL 75" Google TV is amazing, best TV I've ever owned and only 16,000bht. Three year warranty.

 

 

 

 

Sounds like the one I had..... Colour faded after 2 yrs.

 

Replaced it with an 85" LG.

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Sounds like the one I had..... Colour faded after 2 yrs.

Replaced it with an 85" LG.

3 year warranty, should have asked for a free replacement.