This got pretty far down the list and I didn't want it to get forgotten about!
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This thread is directed at the Samsung HD Tech. I have literally been going out of mind reading all the controversy surrounding this issue of inferior panels with the codes A or C on the back of the LCD TV's. I thought I was 100% sure that I wanted a Samsung TV, the LN40A550 to be exact, but now I feel even more confused then ever. The internet is both such a curse and a blessing of info so I'm hoping this is all just some silly hoax that some unhappy person started and it spread like wildfire.
So do the A & C codes actually been "Samsung" didn't make the panel and it is a much lesser quality product?

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