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Summary: - 4 review units have failed (a day or two in) - 2 failed due to a removal of a "polymer coating" that essentially looks like a screen protector. Thi

Summary: - 4 review units have failed (a day or two in) - 2 failed due to a removal of a "polymer coating" that essentially looks like a screen protector. This is not supposed to be removed, but several reviewers did (or tried) - 1 failed due to supposed ingress into the hinge mechanism. I'm sure failure analysis is currently going on at Samsung - 1 screen failed with no apparent causes.

canuckintime 8y ago
how many review units were handed out? Seems like every Youtuber and Instagram influencer got one
- oflannabhra 8y ago
  I would guess a hundred.
  - nvr219 8y ago
    I'll go a hundred fifty and not a cent higher
chris_wot 8y ago
That’s wrong. There were 6 units referenced in that story.
- oflannabhra 8y ago
  From what I can tell, there were only 4 devices: MKBHD (YouTube), Dieter Bohn (The Verge), Mark Gurman (Bloomberg), and Steve Kovach (CNBC).
  - chris_wot 8y ago
    Steve Kovach, Mark Gurman, Deiter Bonher and Todd Hasselton all had screen issues. (Deiter's was a "screen bulge"). Marques Brownlee remove the protective cover, and Mark Gurman had his first unit where he removed the protective cover.
    - oflannabhra 8y ago
      Steve Kovach and Todd Haselton both work at CNBC and are referencing the same device.
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fyfy18 8y ago
> failed due to a removal of a "polymer coating" that essentially looks like a screen protector. This is not supposed to be removed, but several reviewers did (or tried) I bought a LG TV a year and a half ago, and last week saw some spots on it that looked like a film coating which had air bubbles in it. At the edge of the screen there is a gap where you can fit a nail, and it does feel as if something can be removed. I tried for a few minutes to peel it (carefully, wondering how I'd possibly missed that for a year and a half). Then I gave up and got a wet cloth, and it turned out it was just a mark on the screen. It reminds me of shops and bars that have TVs, but leave all the marketing stickers on that are just for when it's displayed in a showroom. Manufacturers should do a better job of marking what should (and shouldn't) be removed.
- ThePadawan 8y ago
  I always wondered if the plastic removal instructions on Canon ink cartridges were excessive or genius. There are literally 3 or 4 plastic parts that need removing. They are numbered and bright orange (the rest of the cartridge is black). And this is a replaceable part!

canuckintime 8y ago

how many review units were handed out? Seems like every Youtuber and Instagram influencer got one

oflannabhra 8y ago
I would guess a hundred.
- nvr219 8y ago
  I'll go a hundred fifty and not a cent higher

chris_wot 8y ago

That’s wrong. There were 6 units referenced in that story.

oflannabhra 8y ago
From what I can tell, there were only 4 devices: MKBHD (YouTube), Dieter Bohn (The Verge), Mark Gurman (Bloomberg), and Steve Kovach (CNBC).
- chris_wot 8y ago
  Steve Kovach, Mark Gurman, Deiter Bonher and Todd Hasselton all had screen issues. (Deiter's was a "screen bulge"). Marques Brownlee remove the protective cover, and Mark Gurman had his first unit where he removed the protective cover.
  - oflannabhra 8y ago
    Steve Kovach and Todd Haselton both work at CNBC and are referencing the same device.

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fyfy18 8y ago

> failed due to a removal of a "polymer coating" that essentially looks like a screen protector. This is not supposed to be removed, but several reviewers did (or tried) I bought a LG TV a year and a half ago, and last week saw some spots on it that looked like a film coating which had air bubbles in it. At the edge of the screen there is a gap where you can fit a nail, and it does feel as if something can be removed. I tried for a few minutes to peel it (carefully, wondering how I'd possibly missed that for a year and a half). Then I gave up and got a wet cloth, and it turned out it was just a mark on the screen. It reminds me of shops and bars that have TVs, but leave all the marketing stickers on that are just for when it's displayed in a showroom. Manufacturers should do a better job of marking what should (and shouldn't) be removed.

ThePadawan 8y ago
I always wondered if the plastic removal instructions on Canon ink cartridges were excessive or genius. There are literally 3 or 4 plastic parts that need removing. They are numbered and bright orange (the rest of the cartridge is black). And this is a replaceable part!