Great TV but only lasted 18 months
930628
It was a wonderful TV for the 18 months that it functioned.  Now it's giving me the three flashing lights of death.

Very disappointed.  After all the "LEDs will last so much longer" hype I expected this to last at least the 5 years I got from my last DLP, hopefully 10.  Eighteen months is unacceptable.

And of course things that aren't supposed to break are usually too expensive to repair -- in fact, Samsung's manual tells you that you cannot fix this issue yourself and must call a service tech.  Best case, there's some things on the AVS forum about replacing blown (underpowered) capacitors, but even that's going to cost a few hundred with the required service call.

I'm going with the new Mitsu 82" DLP with the $120 bulb you can replace yourself, and here's a middle finger extended at Samsung.
1999394
this is a amazing television. Really clear picture and great refresh rate~!
replaced my 720 51inch plasma and i could not ask for more from this tv

UPDATE

I have had this TV for over four months and am now faced with a wide array of issues
the screen is starting to lose pixels
the image is fragmenting around objects
there is blurring in patches around solid objects during motion
and the screen is losing clarity way too fast

all in all this tv started off strong and ended as a sub-par model with not even enough quality to last more than 4 months
2621986
Great TV. Picture is awesome. Enjoyed it when it was working. Needed repairs at 15 months (not under warranty) Cost $700. Needed repairs again for same issue at 18 months (three months later). Another $700 projected. Decided to replace TV
4633429
Loved this TV for 4 good years. One day it just went black and some of the pixels turned red and blue and started jumping around like fireworks. The sound still works but we have no idea what happened. This shouldn't have occurred after only 4 years. Gave it 3 stars because picture was outstanding and sound is great. TV is very hot (as plasmas are) but otherwise no complaints.
4057026
I LVOE this TV. I wish it worked more than 11 months. Luckily I'm still under warranty, so we'll see where that gets me. Not too confident given other reviewers' experiences here.

The picture is great, bright, better than TV's $100+ in my experience; I paid $240.

But today it died; picture just stopped working at all. Use an external stereo for sound; the speaker quality is as you'd expect for a cheap TV. Picture quality is great, albeit short lived.
3281560
I had loved this TV but only got 2 years out of it. There is no more light working on it. Looking online this is a common problem with no fix. I expect my rather expensive television to work much longer.
2230843
Seemed like a good TV bargain at the time, however, now no picture 2 years later.  Still looking at options for repair, had bought the 2 year warranty but it was just expired when picture went out. Q  Another family member bought a similar model, recommended they buy the 4 year warranty.
2319566
Bought this TV in November of 2015 it hasn't been 2 yrs yet and it is going out. When you turn it on the channel can't be changed for around 2 minutes and you have no sound either when it warms up then you can change channels and get the sound!
I didn't buy a long term warranty so this means I won't have a TV to watch!
When I first got the TV I was very pleased now I realize that it was good for a year and a few months!! So that changes the whole picture.
Waite tell they work out the bugs out of this technology. Maybe in a few years it will be better.
Or maybe it means that they make these TV's to go out so you will buy another!!
You can figure that out for your self
3477585
Love the TV, until it suddenly stopped working less than 18 months after purchase.  You would think a Sony product would last longer.  Parts are extremely expensive.
2893225
This was a great when I got it from best buy. It worked great and everything but after a year and a half the power board died. I got the TV as open box for two hundred and twenty five dollars, and for that much you would at least expect it to last at least a couple more years. As I have looked up, many people have problems with this brand and the power boards giving up. It costs too much to fix the TV than to buy a whole new one. Very dissatisfied with the TV
3478224
My kids bought me this TV about 15 months ago and the first thing I noticed is how weak the speaker is, but it wasn't bad enough to return it.  Outside of that  it performed flawlessly until this week when then screen went black.  Being this new I thought for sure it was a problem with my Dish receiver, so I had it checked out and the TV is definitely bad.  My kids don't have the receipt and there is no extended warranty so I guess I am out of luck.  This was my first LG TV and I have always bought Samsung prior to this and have never had a problem with them.  As a matter of fact, I just pulled my late 90's model Samsung plazma out of a spare bedroom to use until I decide what to get next and holy crap that thing is heavy.  Lastly, there was no storm or any other electrical equipment that failed that day.
2454648
This was the greatest TV for three years (which appears to be a long life for this TV [kdf42we655]).  About 3 months ago, blue dots began to appear, followed by blue haze areas on the right hand side of the television.  I almost bought a replacement bulb (thinking that was the problem), but evidently the problem is caused by an optical device that costs as "little" as $700 and as much as $1,200.  The repair bill would another $300.  If a recall was ever needed, it's on this TV and the other model that has the same problems.  It really pains me, that Sony is taking their unhelpful approach, because this TV was incredible for the price for almost three years!  Even though tube-tv's  are bulky, they did last for twenty years.  Reliability will always be better than thinness.  Do not buy this TV.
4370148
Build quality and picture are fantastic. Light bleed issue on a set purchased in December of 2015 is so bad that it is amazing Sony allowed it to leave the factory. It is such a shame too because this tv could have been a thing of Beaty. I either need to try for a replacement or go back to Samsung.
635878
Bought an LC-37D43U from Sears in June of 2007, impressed by competitive price and picture quality in the display room. First purchase of large flat-screen TV.
Brought TV home and set it up, TV worked fine. Used in home environment, not abused or used extensively, half-hour to an hour some evenings, kids cartoons on Saturday morning, also hooked up to DVD player. Not a heavy TV-watching household.
Forward eighteen months to January 2009, TV is playing daughter's DVD and goes black, completely inoperative. Take it to Sharp authorized service center, diagnosis is fried Main Board, [...] parts and labor to fix.
Called Sharp.usa Aquos Advantage service to see if they would comp the new board, cost $280, I felt main component should have been more robust, eighteen months to failure is pretty short in my opinion.
No deal. No sympathy for out-of-warranty problems. Will consider more upscale brand for next purchase, will also consider extended warranty, these electronics are looking pretty fragile.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sharp-Aquos-LC37D43U-37-Inch-720p-LCD-HDTV/dp/B000MKWDJE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sharp Aquos LC37D43U 37-Inch 720p LCD HDTV</a>
2117853
I got this TV in november of 2011 around thanksgiving day deals.  The first one I got had to be sent back within that week... the tv would be on, but the picture wasn't there, something with the video card.  A repair guy came and gave me sage advice that the part would take a few weeks, why not return it to Amazon and get a new one.  So I did.  It came quickly and happy day the TV worked great.  Really good picture, had no problems with it, loved it even.  Until today, it won't turn on.  I have had to once again call up LG and have a repair guy come over.  It is the beginning of June.  So with the first seven months I have had two issues with this TV.  I don't have high hopes for it once the warranty is gone....
3048452
I purchased this TV in May of 2008 and I loved it. In November of 2010 the LCD panel broke. The picture is darker on the left side and the image leaves trails. Sometimes the screen is black when I turn it on but after about half an hour the picture will come on if I turn the set off and then on again. They have since offered me a deal on their new 55 inch TV for $1400.
950603
I bought this TV 4 years ago and I still love it. The 46 inch was damaged in shipping, but I was able to get a 32 inch to replace it. The Blu-ray player isn't the best and couldn't keep up with the newer ones. I had to do a couple of firmware updates and then the blu-ray player would work better, but not great. Eventually I just stopped watching blu-rays on it. Dvd player part still works great.