I just wanted to report the I was able to successfully fix my 32" Smart Series TV (Model# TS3258C101 - 32D700 7570) with the burnt disk capacitor problem. I got the part from DigiKey online and replaced the fried cap. The TV works great! Thanks to all who contributed to this thread. It saved us from upgrading the TV to the HD type. It would also been necessary for us to upgrade our DirecTv box. A replacement TV would have been very expensive. I was VERY glad to fix the TV since it was an extra TV for the bedroom. Cheers!

OK, I have an issue that does not allow me to purchase without over researching a product. So I did consider a few brands. I really like Miele, and they do have a larger unit. Nothing like the size of these, but I don't think you need something as big as these Samsung units to wash a comforter. Although I keep going back to Miele, the issue of their warranty and the lack of local people to sell and service the units takes them out of the running. I did look into Asko, but the small size and the bad reviews (over many years) makes them just an interesting read. I had a hard time deciding between LG and Samsung. I chose Samsung because of their Diamond drum technology. Although I was unable to find out much about it, it was similar to the honeycomb drum idea of Miele. That really closed the deal for me. I really felt that more manufacturers should have put more into their drum designs and make that information available. Sadly, only two lines have taken drum technology seriously and serious enough to flaunt it to the public. I ended up with the largest Samsung units because of the steam and the internet connectivity. (And frankly the deal I got.) I was hoping that if there was a problem, Samsung could just hook into the machine and tell me what is wrong. I'm not sure they can do that, but they can certainly update the units over the wireless. I would say that I was also impressed with the anti vibration technology. I wish they had explained the difference between the regular antivibration and the upgraded antivibration of these units. I imagine it is some computer sensing thing. I was also impressed with the warranty on the motors and the 2 year warranty. Oh, I just registered my units and got an additional 3 months warranty for registering. Thanks Samsung. I would add an extra year on my own by purchasing with Amex and eliminating the purchase of extended warranty. I looked into Speed Queen because they are American. Solid units but lack the modern technology and efficiency I was looking for. Rough sturdy brutes was all I could imagine from what I could find out about these products. I think the companies do themselves a disservice by not putting out all the information they can on their products. This is one case and point. I went as far as looking into purchasing commercial units, but when all is said and done, I felt that the Samsung units were a better deal. Service and warranty work is much different for commercial than on consumer models. Here is a really cool washing machine I found that I really wanted to get. I have a friend in CA who used to own Laundry Mats. He said, "That's a commercial unit. What do you need a commercial unit for?" Well, it looks so cool and is so well engineered etc. It was too much of a machine for my needs, but I really would have loved to have one. The Crossover Washer. (http://www.laundrylux.com/crossover.html) The world's first small chassis washer engineered to commercial laundry standards for your business needs. I think for the person who wants to have what no one else has, these units would be an interesting choice. Here is some more information on the Crossover: 3 Engineered to be superior to all competitors 3 15,000 cycle machine life design 3 3 OPL liquid chemical injection ports and signals 3 3 compartment soap drawer 3 4 professional wash programs + 2 cycle options 3 Field adjustable water levels 3 Top quality SKF bearings in heavy duty assembly 3 3 seals with 5 lips 3 Professional grade 8-point suspension 3 Pump-drain standard 3 Solid steel counter-weights�no concrete 3 Energy Star compliant The costs were about 2,000 a piece or less from what I remember. Stunningly beautiful beasts these are. They are made I believe by LaundryLux. I also looked at Miele Little Giants. Just amazing little laundry units, but way out of my price range for what I want to spend. I think these are made for people with yachts. These are also stunningly beautiful. The bottom line is I spent months looking at units. For me, with the space that I had and the money I wanted to spend, I settled on the Samsung. I had to use my Samsung units again tonight as the baby had an "out of diaper" experience. Not something for the faint of heart. Loved I could go and select sanitize on the computer screen and choose extra rinses and steams and prewashes and super hots etc. If they had nuclear radiation I would have chosen that too, but as of now, it is not an option on my units. I got a 3 hour cycle and trust me that is exactly what the job called for. I think I'm very happy right now with what I purchased. Look, as long as the darn units stay working without needing service etc, anything you buy will be fine. Again, I'm not happy about having to stand on a stool to see the dryer screens, but it really is not a big problem. The anti vibration on these really works great and the noise level is very good. The calming music the machines play to signal the end of the cycle is still OK with me and I'm not ready to beat the machine to death if it plays that tune one more time. Just if anyone wants to see how these machines do on a soiled white one piece baby garment, here is how it just came out of the washer. I don't think I can believe how clean and white this is. You cannot see where the mess was. I have had experience in the past with my other machine where the white clothing was stained yellow after such an incident. All I used was about 1/4 of the recommended amount of ECOS plus natural liquid from Sam's and a tiny amount of delft liquid softener. No bleach. I did hit it with some Oxy prewash spray before putting it in. Look, I have a laundry upstairs that I am doing. I decided to make it a "sound proof" room because of my experience with my old front loader. It was loud! Probably had gotten worse over the years because the bearings were going. So I double sheet rocked with green glue and put heavy clay on the backs of the electrical boxes. I put in a sound proof floor which I am waiting to tile right now. Well, I did all this because of my fear of the noise I would get from the front load machines. I think had I placed these Samsung units upstairs, the sound proofing would have been overkill. I'm hoping the GE unit I have for upstairs will be as quiet. I bet most of the better machines will be quiet. I think that the other companies caught up with Meile and have incorporated many of the concepts and bring these machines at a value price. Will they last the 20 years Miele says theirs will? I don't know, but these machines have a longer warranty then Miele and they can be found everywhere. This means that your chance of getting service should be good.

Had an old Kemore (13 years) washer and gas dryer. Transmission went out and wife wanted a whole new set. Thought we might buy the LG front loaders as they are really cool and everyone likes them. My wife didn't like the way you put detergent, softener, bleach in a samll pull-out tray on the LG's. Thought it was too easy to get bleach in the detergent and etc. She also thought they looked too "industrial" and did not like the laundromat look. We looked at Oasis and they were big, but many buttons on the control panel to clean around. Another salesman at Best Buy showed us how the Oasis spends considerable time spining around to balance the load. Not sure if that is really a problem but he pointed it out. So enter the Harmony. She liked the size for big comforters, the clean lines, the smooth control panel, and the convient drawer for detergent and sofener with a separate one for bleach! We found a clearance set with a gas dryer and a $100 rebate. So far (little over a month) we both like it. The washer is extremely quiet and extremely smooth in spin cycle. It is just off our kitchen over a crawl space on vinyl floors and it is quiet! Washer makes intermittant swishing and filling sounds along with a quiet "jet" sound as it spins up. Actually very entertaining to listen to. The dryer actualy makes more noise than the washer! We use Tide HE and clothes are clean. Washer cycle can take longer than the dryer cycle when you add additional rinses and presoak cycles. Dryer is usally done in 30-35 minutes. Washer usually 45 or more minutes. Countdown time on displays are nice. Communications between are trick if you don't want to pick the dryer cycle. I was concerned with reliability and GE prices for parts. The Harmony comes with 1 year total warrenty, 2 year parts, and 5 years parts on the electronic panel. That might help if you don't buy an extended warrenty. So far so good!

The only thing that I can think of, other than poor quality bulbs, is unbalanced legs of your supply. The pole transformer is center tapped this connection is tied to ground. The two ends of the windings supply the two legs of your breaker box. The voltage across the two legs is nominally about 240 v and each leg is 120v with respect to ground. A properly wired house balances the loads so that parts or each room run on different legs of the supply. Also, if a large load is on one leg, a second large load should be placed on the opposite leg. If one leg is heavily loaded, it will cause the voltage to rise in the other leg unless it is also similarily loaded. For example, if a 120v leg becomes so loaded that it falls to 110v, and the other leg is lightly loaded, the second leg may rise to 130V. This will definitely shorten the life of incandescent bulbs. Some things that can heavily load one leg: 1. an arc welder. 2. A group of baseboard heaters run off the same leg. 3. A group of water heaters on the same leg. An occurences of significant unbalanced legs is not common, yet I expereinced it in my house a couple of years ago. My pole transformer powers 4 residences. A renter next door upset my balance in the winter when he powered a large electric heater on one leg. Some of the lights in my house would brighten when his load hit the line.