Popping noises and other weird sounds Acer AT3265 32-Inch 1080p LCD TVIs anyone having problems with their tv making popping noises, randomly turning off, sound randomly turning off, or the sound becoming a loud crackling while the show is still on? If there is anyway to fix the tv or the sound any advise would be greatly appreicated. Popping noises and other weird sounds Acer AT3265 32-Inch 1080p LCD TVIs anyone having problems with their tv making popping... » Read More Popping noises and other weird sounds Acer AT3265 32-Inch 1080p LCD TVIs anyone having problems with their tv making popping noises, randomly turning off, sound randomly turning off, or the sound becoming a loud crackling while the show is still on? If there is anyway to fix the tv or the sound any advise would be greatly appreicated. « Show Less
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I'm having the same problems... googling the nets for solution and came across your post first.
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I am using this as a monitor and it has been popping and this morning, it went into a haywire mode and the picture was highly distorted and a full volume buzzing began. Hmmmm too late to return it to Amazon...I may return it to ACER. Also, my computer detects it a native at a lower resolution, so every time I boot, I have to go into Nvidia control panel and adjust the size back up to 1920x860.
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I'm glad I found your post Alan... I almost sold this TV over the OPC issue. I found it terribly irritating, but turning it on and to 1 fixed it.
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I have a similar issue with my Playstation 3 (which needs to be repaired now) where if it crashes, it would make my LG TV make a high pitched noise until I turn the TV off. I think it's a bug in the HDMI's audio output, or a sign that your PS3 is going bad.
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I had the same problem, the flatscreen LCD TV made a loud crack or pop every few miutes, very annoying.I had a COX HD box (digital cable box from cable company) and had to unplug the box wait about fifteen seconds, then plug it in again. Had several days to weeks until I had to unplug the box again and then plug it in again.The pop was from some static created in the box and passed to the sound unit of the HDTV. Nothing to do with hot plastic.
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Mine, too, made a loud pop every time I turned it on. However, it was working otherwise until it lost connection to the subwoofer and started making the clicking (or popping) noise every second or so. None of my ideas for addressing the problem worked except for returning the unit to Amazon, which I am doing.
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If I turn it off, my TV (RCA) will not sound. I put it in Standby mode (and then "off" in this mode), the TV sounds on its own speakers. I imagine with Sony Bravia TV the experience should be better
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I have the same problem too. I just bought this LED 55 in for 2 months and it is making horrible buzzing sound. With the backlight setting to 10, the sound is very obvious, and it will get louder as I watch TV longer, like more than 1 hour.I bought service warranty with Frys, the technician came in and tried to replace the power supply because he thought it was the problem. Turn out the problem was not caused by the power supply but the TV itself he said.I just opened a ticket against Samsung, the Engineer will come over next week to take a look.
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I just recieved the TV and after connecting it, I immediately noticed a high pitched back ground noise that is always present. It varies in pitch and modulation and seems louder on digital channels than analog channels but it is very evident on both. Is there any adjustments to be made or should I just return it?
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Not sure. Didn't care. Never seen a TV below 32" that had speakers worth a crap and anything above that size they are only half worth a crap. I'll say that you can certainly hear it and it has 3 sound modes. Custom movie and standard. I use custom. It has a headphone out jack and when I am really watching something I plug in some cheap computer speakers and it sounds fantastic and the volume controls with the remote. Can't ask for much more. But I don't think you will really hear it well in a noisy environment. Just opt for external speakers or sound bar plugged into the headphone stereo out jack. Not sure. Didn't care. Never seen a TV below 32" that had speakers worth a crap and anything above that size they are only half worth a crap. I'll say that you can certainly hear it and it has 3 sound modes. Custom movie and standard. I use custom. It has a headphone out jack and when I am really watching something I plug in some cheap computer speakers and it sounds fantastic and the volume controls with the remote. Can't ask for much more. But I don't think you will really hear it well in a noisy environment. Just opt for external speakers or sound bar plugged into the headphone... » Read More Not sure. Didn't care. Never seen a TV below 32" that had speakers worth a crap and anything above that size they are only half worth a crap. I'll say that you can certainly hear it and it has 3 sound modes. Custom movie and standard. I use custom. It has a headphone out jack and when I am really watching something I plug in some cheap computer speakers and it sounds fantastic and the volume controls with the remote. Can't ask for much more. But I don't think you will really hear it well in a noisy environment. Just opt for external speakers or sound bar plugged into the headphone stereo out jack. « Show Less
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I got a Samsung technician came to my house to fix this crackling noise. He also said he never heard this kind of problems from Samsung before. He changed the power supply, but the crackling persists. He then rescheduled for a new panel. A different technician came with a new panel and replaced it with the one on the tv. Now my tv has much less crackling noise. Maybe one or two pops only, but its manageable for me.
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My wife and I have been using her laptop to watch movies (on DVD and through Netflix) on our 32" LCD tv in our bedroom at least twice a week for the last 2.5 years with no noise or interference patterns at all whatsoever. Her laptop is an older Acer which has no HDMI port, and we connect using the VGA port. Please explain your reasoning for telling everyone why any video connection through VGA will have noise and interference patterns. That type of connection worked just fine for pretty much every computer monitor made from the mid 90s until the more recent popularity of the DVI connection. My wife and I have been using her laptop to watch movies (on DVD and through Netflix) on our 32" LCD tv in our bedroom at least twice a week for the last 2.5 years with no noise or interference patterns at all whatsoever. Her laptop is an older Acer which has no HDMI port, and we connect using the VGA port. Please explain your reasoning for telling everyone why any video connection through VGA will have noise and interference patterns. That type of connection worked just fine for pretty much every computer monitor made from the mid 90s until the more recent popularity of... » Read More My wife and I have been using her laptop to watch movies (on DVD and through Netflix) on our 32" LCD tv in our bedroom at least twice a week for the last 2.5 years with no noise or interference patterns at all whatsoever. Her laptop is an older Acer which has no HDMI port, and we connect using the VGA port. Please explain your reasoning for telling everyone why any video connection through VGA will have noise and interference patterns. That type of connection worked just fine for pretty much every computer monitor made from the mid 90s until the more recent popularity of the DVI connection. « Show Less
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I received my replacement about a week ago. I turned on the TV, and there it is again - the buzzing sound exists. That's two TVs, and both are the same. I do admit that the picture quality and everything else is very good. I'll probably return this, and go with another model.
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This widespread problem seem to be across all of Samsung HDTVs. A lot of owners past warranty replace blown capacitors on the set powerboard. There even a YouTube video showing how to do it.
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William, I'll check on that tomorrow when I'm back at the office. If I forget, just post here again and I should be notified - otherwise shoot me an email. AEB35.75@gmail.com. Regardless, its a great unit - perfect for an additional monitor and very easy to toggle between the TV and external monitor functionalities. Only complaint is the sound is slightly subpar - I'll try to address your question tomorrow, like I said. Cheers!
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Thanks for your reply. It happens to us when we go from non HD to HD and from HD to HD. Very annoying. We've dropped back to using the component cables, but I sure would like to use the HDMI. I was hesitant about complaining to Samsung, since our cable is so sketchy, but now I think I will.
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Is it normal? I don't know, probably not. Is it common? Yes - http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7596_102-269426/clicking-noise-after-powering-off-sony-kdl-40v3000-lcd-hdtv/ I have the same model and it clicks when it's off. And mine also did reboot once or twice - but nowadays everything is full of software you know, so I am not surprised - it can crash, reboot and so on. As long as it boots again everything's cool.
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i"ve been planning on getting this one but was just waiting for another coupon. As far as my research goes, there is nothing wrong with this TV. The buzzing sound some people report doesn't seem to be a major issue or at least it's a fixable one. I think what's going on is Amazon screwed up something and enough people complained so they pulled it until they can get to the bottom of the matter. I tried contacting Amazon to ask if there was a chance it might be available before the coupon expires today, and all I got was the same vague "Item under review" reply. The way I see it, they should extend the coupon for this one till the TV is available again since it's because of their screw-up that we can't buy it. i"ve been planning on getting this one but was just waiting for another coupon. As far as my research goes, there is nothing wrong with this TV. The buzzing sound some people report doesn't seem to be a major issue or at least it's a fixable one. I think what's going on is Amazon screwed up something and enough people complained so they pulled it until they can get to the bottom of the matter. I tried contacting Amazon to ask if there was a chance it might be available before the coupon expires today, and all I got was the same vague "Item under review" reply. The... » Read More i"ve been planning on getting this one but was just waiting for another coupon. As far as my research goes, there is nothing wrong with this TV. The buzzing sound some people report doesn't seem to be a major issue or at least it's a fixable one. I think what's going on is Amazon screwed up something and enough people complained so they pulled it until they can get to the bottom of the matter. I tried contacting Amazon to ask if there was a chance it might be available before the coupon expires today, and all I got was the same vague "Item under review" reply. The way I see it, they should extend the coupon for this one till the TV is available again since it's because of their screw-up that we can't buy it. « Show Less