Faint hissing noise upon startup and watching Directv: Anyone notice anything similar?
699474
Yeah, it's an issue with the speakers when devices are connected. Chances are it makes the noise with any attached device, but some devices are more apparent than others. The best solution is attaching some speakers. Even computer speakers via the USB/headphone jack solved it for me, and it's actually better quality sound.
1682543
Well some noise is normal and that seems to be what you have going on. If your near a computer or router or any fluorescent lights you will get some EM interference. And that is what it sounds like in your video. You can buy a cheap noise gate and set the threshold to say -75 db and that will clean all that up.
447357
I had the exact same problem with this tv. I eventually just muted the TV speakers and ran the sound exclusively through some external speakers that I have. That solved my problem.
1688167
Yes I have the same hissing sound on my unit too. Not too excited about it either. I am from Canada, and shipping it back and forth to the USA will be too much of a hassle and too expensive to do, so I'll just keep it as is. :-(
188115
I have that same issue, I thought at first it was coming from the show I was watching but that wasn't the case. I'm debating on returning it for a replacement. The static can be quite annoying at times...
251763
I have not eperienced any hiss. I would give a hiss to Dell support however. SAB
734554
Happens whenever I transition to a game. I get very brief signal error and then I hear that fart sound as you describe. I just ignore it since it doesn't seem to be causing problems otherwise. By the way, I am not using the soundbar. I get this same thing with the PS3 being connected directly to the Samsung TV. How do you like the soundbar otherwise? I am looking to get something that makes hearing dialog on movies and TV better. No matter how much I adjust the levels on the TV I can't get it quite right.
2284705
Lucy,I found the source of my hum. I have Direct TV HD. I found that going into the menu settings/Audio/Sound Effects and turning that option off, I was able to rid myself of the annoying hum. The option has something to do with keeping the audio settings from channel to channel, while it is changing you hear dead air except for the hum. Nice and quit now. Love this receiver!Larry
2136506
That is what I had awhile back. You will hear a different. There is no more hissing or noise in the background. The copper wall in the card that divide the circuits is a plus to prevent the noise and hissing.
699473
I'm having this exact same issue with my TCL 40". If anyone has any ideas on how to to fix this besides buying speakers, it would be appreciated.
639114
I've had this problem on blue ray and direct tv. when using the hdmi connection. I am going to call customer support to have them note the problem before I download the firmware update.
1414599
same here. Set up tonight. This background noise is annoying. Like nails on a chalk board. Sending it back. Hoping for better replacement. Shame...it looks good for my small home office (in a spare bedroom). I don''t need fancy, but I don't need this headache that this tv is giving me.
1763370
Same thing happened to me. It actually took out my DirecTV signal and had to restore the link between the unit and the TV. One one peripheral device ended up working, so I sent it back to Amazon. Refund processed quickly.
1012591
I am running Vista 32 bit and have the same problem. We've had the TV for over a year now and this just started to happen. What's with that?
1716944
There is a buzz heard when directly in front of TV at any distance. It is NOT inherent in Plasma technology but specific to this model. To me it is extremely annoying. I heard it during normal programming at normal volumes. It is a design flaw in TV that has not been addressed and it is a total deal breaker for me. Your mileage may very but I'm not listening to that high pitched whiny noise on such an expensive television set.
2240102
I've had best buy out twice now. The first time to replace all the screws in the back of the tv and that helped for about 1 week and the buzzing or humming sound came back. Best buy came today and replace one of the boards on the tv and i'm hoping this will fix the problem.
2120295
Does the hissing noise occur solely on that Android device ? If the answer is no then you likely have a defective unit.