I KNOW this is not a Hot Deal and will most likely be flamed but I wanted to
get the word out there as I know MANY s have purchased 2011 Samsung D
series plasmas last year based on the numerous deals posted here.
If you have been plagued with the brightness pop issue: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1328762
(I know I personally have them on BOTH my 6500 sets) Samsung has FINALLY
started to address the issue (which Panasonic stepped up on and fixed long
ago on their 2011 sets). If you contact their 24 hour tech support chat: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/
they will send you a USB stick with unreleased updated firmware which has
been reported to eliminate the pops (if it successfully updates the logic
board firmware of your set). If you want to update manually (or the
firmware fix didn't work for you), see the detailed instructions here: Link: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1389562
I was on the verge of having Samsung issue me a refund for my sets over the
issue it had become that big a problem for me. I hope this fix is helpful to
others out there.
