I personally like Samsung products, and own several varieties of products they make. I to had a bad experience with a Samsung Plasma, but mine decided to call it quits after 1 year 7 months with light use. Best way I could describe it would be a black background with a multi-color sparkle/glitter effect on the screen when it was on. With one bad experience, I will just chalk it up as technology being what it is; a product that is prone to breaking or bad luck if you want to call it that, but it will not steer me away from Samsung products in the future.