Funny how karma works. I'd just read last week how Samsung used under weight capacitors in certain models of their big screens in the mid to late 2000's. I counted myself "lucky" that'd I'd managed to avoid the bug lo these many years. Well fast forward to this afternoon. I came home, hit the LCD on and got a pink screen followed by the dreaded clicking of death.

Seems I was bitten by the bug. If you've a Samsung LCD, Plasma or other big flat screen made before 2008 you might be in the same boat. If you do have to call them go to the Samsung Recall page and get the 1-800 number. When you get through the automated menu you then have to have the following:

Complete model number

Complete Serial number

A number you can be reached to schedule a service call.

Problem is, the website and the automated portion of the menu DO NOT TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED THE SERIAL NUMBER! They only mention the model number in advance. I then had to go down crawl back of the LCD again and get the second number during which time THE BASTARDS HUNG UP ON ME!

Needless to say when I got a real human being again on the phone I let them have it with both barrels. I hope this helps you get it done.

Worf