Samsung PN60F5300 Notes Raw

*   BestBuy [lists the TV](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-60-class-59-9-10-diag--plasma-1080p-hdtv-black/8182045.p?id=1218864995544&skuid=8182045&sellerId) 
    as "PN60F5300**A**FXZA" but with a UPC code of
    [887276963693](http://www.upcindex.com/887276963693) which
    corresponds to "PN60F5300**B**FXZA".
*   Here's [Samsung's page for the TV](http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/PN60F5300AFXZA).
*   Main Board: **BN94-0728B**
*   Power Board: **BN44-00689A**
*   Calibration settings, kept here for posterity. [Here's where I got it from](http://www.avsforum.com/forum/167-plasma-flat-panel-displays/1476482-samsung-pn60f5300-calibration-settings-26.html#post27866097).
    Didn't mess with White Balance and, strangely, didn't have the "10p
    White Balance = On" option.

```
Mode: Movie  
Cell Light: 20  
Contrast: 95  
Brightness: 47 or 48 (ck what setting gets rid of the green dithering pattern on a black screen)  
Sharpness: 0-15 (I prefer 0)  
Color: 50  
Tint: G50/R50

Picture size submenu:  
Picture Size: Screen Fit

PIP: Off

Advanced settings submenu:  
Dynamic contrast: Off  
Black tone: Off  
Flesh tone: 0  
RGB Only Mode: Off  
Color space: Custom  
White Balance: [see below]  
10p White Balance: ON  
Gamma: -1

Color Space submenu:  
Color Space: Custom  
R 40 3 2  
G 25 49 2  
B 0 2 47  
Y 50 50 2  
C 26 49 50  
M 39 5 48

White balance submenu:  
2 Point   
R-Offset: -8  
G-Offset: -2  
B-Offset: 0  
R-Gain: +8  
G-Gain: +4  
B-Gain: 0

10p White Balance submenu:  
10p White Balance:   
Interval Red Green Blue  
1 -38 -15 -23  
2 -1 +4 -5  
3 -5 -11 -10  
4 0 -6 -3  
5 -8 -7 -5  
6 -6 -11 -4  
7 -7 -10 -4  
8 -7 -5 -2  
9 -4 -8 -1  
10 +2 +1+2

Picture options submenu  
Color tone: Warm2  
Digital Clean View: Off  
MPEG Noise Filter: Off  
HDMI black level: Low  
Film mode: Cinema Smooth  
Black optimizer: Dark Room
```

Repair
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The power board broke around August 2015 and was under Samsung's warranty. Fixed by Tim Lucht of [Archer Home Center](http://www.archerhomecenter.com/). They're at (515)-993-4141 and are located at 618 Greene Street, Adel, Iowa.