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Polaroid FLM-4234BH LCD TV (FLM4234BH)

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Polaroid FLM-4234BH LCD TV
User Rating 

7 User Reviews Rated 3.8
Image Quality 4.6
Features 3.9
Construction 4.0
Ease of Use 3.7
Reliability 3.3
Value for Money 3.4

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Polaroid FLM-4234BH LCD TV Reviews
7 User Reviews
Jan 13, 2010 Bill Davis
    Got extended service package at a very hi price. The sound was never good on the...
Nov 27, 2009 jacobsma
    Bought this Jan 07 because it was a 1080p 42 inch at very good price. I'm a sen...
Apr 29, 2008 ohjacb
    Purchased in February of 2007, had the set for 2 months and audio developed sizz...
Nov 24, 2007 rock2525
    excellent quality, great picture and at a wonderful cost, i would recommend this...
Nov 24, 2007 rock2525
    excellent quality, great picture and at a wonderful cost, i would recommend this...
Nov 24, 2007 rock2525
    excellent quality, great picture and at a wonderful cost, i would recommend this...
Aug 14, 2007 DougT
    I purchased a 42” Polaroid LCD (model FLM-4234BH) in February and wish I hadn’t....
Aug 14, 2007 DougT 1.5
Image Quality 4.0
Features 1.0
Construction 1.0
Ease of Use 1.0
Reliability 1.0
Value for Money 1.0

My Experience: I purchased a 42” Polaroid LCD (model FLM-4234BH) in February and wish I hadn’t. In May the audio developed intermittent beeps, silent periods, and sometimes howled so loud it would drive you from the room. I thought it was a cable connection so I had the cables replaced, satellite antennas replaced, and everything checked. No one could find anything wrong with the cable or cable box although the TV was still acting erratically. Fearing it was the TV I called Polaroid. After a long wait to get to customer service, I explained the problem and was told that the TV was covered by a 1 year in home warranty. All I had to produce was the Model and Serial Number. I had previously searched for the serial number but could not find it. The operator explained it was on the back of the TV which meant unmounting it from the wall and removing the mounting brackets which covered the serial number plate.

In the mean time I tested the system using a borrowed TV and it worked perfectly. I recalled Polaroid and after explaining the problem was told they would replace the TV “core” by sending a part by FEDEX. I would be called by their authorized installer within 48 hours and he/she would install it for me. The part showed up in 48 hours --- the installer never called. Losing my patience I called Polaroid and finally hung up after 30 minutes on hold. I opened the part box and found an enclosed steel box with two one way plugs. Having replaced cards in many computers, I replaced the “core”. The TV worked perfectly for 1 hour after which it developed an electronic hum emanating from the back of the TV. I called Polaroid again and waited another 30 minutes.

This time I was told I had voided my warrantee because I had installed it myself. This I was told was Polaroid’s policy. If I wanted the TV fixed, I would have to find a local shop.
1. I’m not employed by Polaroid so how can I know their corporate policy
2. They refused to tell me who was an authorized repair shop because it wasn’t their problem.
3. Pam the supervisor in Florida was rude, combative, and plain nasty.
4. No warning label exists on the TV or within the warrantee to warn you not to open the back.
5. To date the authorized installer who would call me has never called. I was told it wasn’t Polaroid’s problem that their installer hadn’t called. It was mine.

So the moral of this story is if you can’t find the serial #, the manufacturer is trying to tell you something. If they send you a part and no installer --- it’s a get out of jail free card on their part. And, if you buy anything from Polaroid, buy Preparation H.

P.S. I’m supposed to return the original core to them --- NOT!


Problems: Audio - bad
Warranty a joke
Service non existant
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