Buying HDTV

e v o · Jun 10, 2008, 03:13 AM

Hey guys,

I'm buying my first HDTV and have decided on the Samsung LN46A650. I've gone to look at them in stores and have done a fair amount of research. My question is to those that have owned this TV.
Two things I'm concerned about are overheating and the frame of the TV. I've heard that this TV can overheat and currently I live in a very small apartment where the living room has no AC and gets very hot now. I will be moving in Sept, but would obviously like to use the TV before then, but not at the risk of damaging it.
My other question is about the frame being glued on instead of screwed on. I've talked to a sales associate about it, asking if anyone has complained of issues, but he had not heard anything. The 7 series has theirs screwed on versus the 6 series having it glued. I'm curious if any of you have heard or experienced the glue coming undone.
Thanks for any help or insight you can give to a soon-to-be HDTV owner.

BlueMak · Jun 10, 2008, 03:20 AM

Mmm, heat and glue=good for health.

Joking aside, how hot can it get? My PC makes enough heat that in the small room I am in now I have to turn on the AC more often than I would every hour or so.

Necrosis · Jun 10, 2008, 03:27 AM

No I don't own one, but I imagine if there is enough ventilation it should fine. How hot does it get there? If it's hot enough to make the frame come undone you have bigger issues.

e v o · Jun 10, 2008, 03:55 AM

Well, today it was around 100 F, and the living room was probably around 90ish.

Bluemak, my PC heats my room in the winter as well, saves me from turning on the heat, but in the summer I definitely have to run the AC more as well.

Necrosis, I agree, I just don't know what that temp is.

**kris23** · Jun 10, 2008, 07:11 AM

i like DLP tvs...... id go with the new samsung with LEDs

ChaosMinionX · Jun 10, 2008, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kris23

i like DLP tvs...... id go with the new samsung with LEDs

DLP makes me get a headache...

e v o · Jun 11, 2008, 04:08 AM

I'm sure I want an LCD. Anyone own this TV or any of the 2008 models?

Jun 10, 2008, 03:13 AM	#1
e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Buying HDTV Hey guys, I'm buying my first HDTV and have decided on the Samsung LN46A650. I've gone to look at them in stores and have done a fair amount of research. My question is to those that have owned this TV. Two things I'm concerned about are overheating and the frame of the TV. I've heard that this TV can overheat and currently I live in a very small apartment where the living room has no AC and gets very hot now. I will be moving in Sept, but would obviously like to use the TV before then, but not at the risk of damaging it. My other question is about the frame being glued on instead of screwed on. I've talked to a sales associate about it, asking if anyone has complained of issues, but he had not heard anything. The 7 series has theirs screwed on versus the 6 series having it glued. I'm curious if any of you have heard or experienced the glue coming undone. Thanks for any help or insight you can give to a soon-to-be HDTV owner. __________________

Jun 10, 2008, 03:20 AM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,240 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Mmm, heat and glue=good for health. Joking aside, how hot can it get? My PC makes enough heat that in the small room I am in now I have to turn on the AC more often than I would every hour or so. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jun 10, 2008, 03:27 AM	#3
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	No I don't own one, but I imagine if there is enough ventilation it should fine. How hot does it get there? If it's hot enough to make the frame come undone you have bigger issues. Last edited by Necrosis; Jun 10, 2008 at 03:53 AM.

Jun 10, 2008, 03:55 AM	Thread Starter #4
e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Well, today it was around 100 F, and the living room was probably around 90ish. Bluemak, my PC heats my room in the winter as well, saves me from turning on the heat, but in the summer I definitely have to run the AC more as well. Necrosis, I agree, I just don't know what that temp is. __________________

Jun 10, 2008, 07:11 AM	#5
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Jun 11, 2008, 04:08 AM	Thread Starter #7
e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	I'm sure I want an LCD. Anyone own this TV or any of the 2008 models? __________________