A long time ago I bought, for a hefty sum, a 30" Samsung Syncmaster display, new. When it arrived, it had a column of dead pixels. They took six weeks to replac

A long time ago I bought, for a hefty sum, a 30" Samsung Syncmaster display, new. When it arrived, it had a column of dead pixels. They took six weeks to replace it under warranty. And when the replacement finally arrived... it was a refurbished model. And that one lasted only a year before it died. Ever since, I have avoided Samsung in all product categories.