On Tuesday our almost 3 year old 42 inch Samsung LCD tv would'nt turn on, nothing, no clicking, no blinking red light. I called our local repairman and he wanted $150 just to look at it. (And we would have had to haul it to his shop) I looked on here and saw that other people had the same issue and there was even mention somewhere of a class action suit. I went to the Samsung website, did a live chat with tech support, gave him the serial # and date of purchase (I luckily found the receipt of purchase). Even tho the warranty had run out, he said as others have mentioned on here that Samsung would provide a one-time fix if it was the capacitor at no charge. Called the Support number he gave me, at first she said it wasn't covered, but when I told her the tech guy said it was, she connected me with another customer rep who said yes, that it was covered. (So, be firm when you call) On Friday morning, a technician came to our house, (since our tv is over 40 inches) took a look, and yes, it was the capacitor. He repaired it...free of charge! Thanks to CNet and other commenters for the information that helped get our tv repaired at no cost! And thanks to Samsung for the excellent, efficient customer service. Love this TV, and have always had good luck with Samsung products.
On a funny sidenote...every time someone would say "capacitor" I would always think "flux capacitor" from the Back to the Future movies. : )