Time to buy the service literature, if any is available, and start actual
diagnostic testing on the item.
"Mike Berger" wrote in message
...
If you got it in a wholesale lot, it's possible it was already
replaced under warranty and the manufacturer considered it scrapped.

wrote:
I am looking at an LN-R268w, chassis RE26UO that I received in a
wholesale lot.
Problem is it will have intermittent audio and tuner. It seems to
happen more after warm up. It seem logical to think a common voltage
could be an issue.
... Manufacture date
is Oct 2005, is it possible to get samsung wty without a proof of
purchase. Thanks, Karl K