Getting rid of Samsung LCD’s weird noise

I own a Samsung LE40A558 LCD TV which does a strange whistling sound whenever I turn it on.
It doesn’t matter, where the input signal comes from (Scart, HDMI, whatever..), the noise is always there and it’s very penetrant.

The weird thing is that, if I google this issue, a decent number of people seem to have a similar problem (but not the same).
For example: My TV’s noise does not come from the speakers, while most users complain about exactly this problem.

After calling the Samsung support hotline (14 Cent a minute – WHEW!), I finally found the solution: A firmware upgrade.

Just go to samsung.com, download the latest firmware and follow the instructions. That’s it.
For me, this fixed the noise.

For German users: The firmware is not available on the German Samsung website. Go to samsung.at instead and check there.

For German KabelBW-users: Austria’s Samsung website seems to have a problem with the KabelBW network. I always got a timeout when trying to connect to the server. A proxy server (doesn’t really matter which) solved my problem.


Update: It seems like the noise volume only got lower through the firmware upgrade but it’s not completely gone. If I use an external digital DVB-C receiver and connect it via a SCART cable, the strange sound is still noticeable. HDMI and antenna cable seems to be ok.


Update II: Ok, the firmware upgrade didn’t help at all. I called the Samsung support again and they sent me a technician who did a measurement regarding the noise. 34.9db. Samsung only repairs stuff like this if it goes above 35db. Great.

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