I just recently purchased this television and am really happy with it. One thing I have noticed though is when viewing a non dvd or hd program the screen seems to stretch a littl on the left side. Is there anything I can do to solve this issue in the service menu? I don't want to mess with anything until I know for sure what to mess with haha. Any help would be appreciated.
chinese poet
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scott this is the beginning of the end, akai will usually start out with that exact stretch problem and soon be a major nightmare with screen disfigurement.
Have you owned an Akai? I mainly watch HD or DVD which has no stretch whatsoever. On Analog though there is a stretch on the left upper corner. Slight but noticeable. I heard it was fixable through the service menu. I just don't want to mess with something I have no clue about. Besides I have a 4 year extended warranty which was like an additional $100. If it needs to be fixed on the 3rd time they'll replace it with something else since this model is no longer available. I only paid $600 for the thing brand new. So I can't complain at all. The picture in HD and DVD is comparable to any of the other televisions I saw in Best Buy and Circuit City.
chinese poet
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no! but I have been a electrical engineer for over 20 years in the audio/video business and stay away from akai products.
you should never have to fix anything from the service menu this soon 600$ dollars or not.
So Samsung isn't a good brand either? Samsung makes and warranties these televisions. I had to call Samsung directly to register my product's warranty.
chinese poet
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I know this,... samsung does not make this tv ,it is a joint effort between akai and samsung and you cannot compare akai to the likes of samsung.
just like you can't compare lg to samsung , LG is a subsidary of samsung and their product is superior to any samsung tv.
the akai quality is not that of samsung .
you get what you pay for.
so here you go for quality tv's:
hitachi pioneer jvc fujitsu panasonic sony toshiba
take your 600 bucks and try this site I am not arguing with you or insulting you,I'm giving you a good opinion with 20 plus years developing and designing circuits for all major companies.
you can use my advice or not it's your money, you put up a post and I gave you a very honest and acurate answer,if you keep the akai you'll find out for yourself.
if you want a good tv for a few more bucks try www. uecweb.com