Imagine it!  A sleek 46 inches of flat glorious screen, surrounded by a glossy black border hanging at the perfect height over components meant to bring your entertainment to life.  The wires are run, the boxes are talking to each other in beautiful harmony.

In your hand is the remote to bring the vision to life; a little red button with a funny little symbol will alter the serenity of the room and loosen those knots that have been forming all day.  Press it and… hmm, press it harder and… NOTHING.  Wait!  There’s something, hear it?  It’s a clicking sound, you know the one.  The click just before the screen lights up the room with its high definition glory.  Here we go!  Here we… Umm.  Wait!  There it is again! Click!  I heard it!  Here we…

DAMMIT. DAMMIT. DAMMIT.

Here is what Samsung’s website has to say:

If You Are Using Your TV Strictly As A TV

If you are using your Samsung LCD TV strictly as a TV, the Power Light will typically blink several times after you have pushed the On button, but the blinking should stop once the screen lights up and goes on.

If the power indicator light or timer light on your TV continues to blink and the TV won’t turn on or turns off a few minutes after you turn it on, the TV may be using its power management system.

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

1. Make sure that the power cord is firmly connected to the wall and the TV.
2. Make sure that the cables connecting the TV to the various video sources (cable, set-top-box, DVD player, VCR, etc.) are all firmly connected.
3. Make sure that the source you are trying to watch is turned on and/or providing a signal.
4. Turn the TV off, and then on.
5. Press the Source button on the remote, and cycle through the sources.

If this procedure does not resolve your problem, most likely the power supply in the TV is failing and you need to get the TV serviced. For service information, see the bottom of this page.

35 days out of the box and DAMMIT.  Tomorrow it goes back to Costco.  They are selling it for $300 cheaper now anyway.  Not that I will be getting the same model.  Samsung can take their LN46A540 and, well, keep it.