Samsung TX-R3080WH 30" Wide SlimFit HDTV
Bad News TV
We bought this model at a Best Buy last October.  It was fine for awhile and then after a month or so we started getting the distortions that are well documented across the web.  We made some adjustments on the picture and that seemed to help - for awhile.  Then after the New Year we started getting this hideous strobe-light flashing effect every time there is a lot of white on the screen.  It was especially bad during the winter Olympics - all that snow and ice!  I have been on the phone with Samsung several times over the past many weeks and they keep telling me they will have a technician come to my house to look it over.  So far of the two authroized techs in my area - one does not make house calls and the other has totally ignored our phone messages.  If we had not invested over $800 in this incredibly awful piece of electronic junk it would be on my tree lawn awaiting the sanitary engineers.  I have been surprised by some of the positive comments I have seen about this TV posted on the web.  That being said there are plenty of thumbs down reviews posted and that screams incosistent product from Samsung.  If you're in the market for a new TV - stay away from this one.