Samsung LNS4092D 40-Inch LCD HDTV
ZOOM1 mode doesn't work
I purchased this set from a local store.  If you're like me, most of your TV watching will still be from standard TV, not high def.  Of course, a standard TV picture doesn't use the entire widescreen of this set; the left and right edges aren't used unless you \\"zoom\\" the image.  The Samsung provides 3 different zoom modes.  The one that worked best for me, especially for \\"letterboxed\\" SD signals, is the one Samsung calls \\"ZOOM1\\".   <br /> <br />Unfortunately the ZOOM1 mode on the Samsung LCD TVs is badly broken.  Every few minutes a disruptive line will appear about 1/4th of the way up from the bottom of the picture.  The line will wander around, making the picture look ugly, for 45 seconds or so, then will disappear - for 5 or 10 minutes, when it comes back. <br /> <br />This happened with two different DVD players plus a TiVo, connected by HDMI cables, Component cables, and S-Video cables.   <br /> <br />Samsung tech support said to return the set, so I did and got another from the store.  The replacement had the same problem.  I returned the set and purchased a Sony instead. <br /> <br />I have since posted a description of the problem online, and had folks with 3 or 4 different Samsung LCD HDTVs tell me that their sets had the same problem. <br /> <br />SO - I'd be quite careful before purchasing a Samsung LCD HDTV if you plan to spend any time watching letterboxed Standard Def TV.