In my 1st post (2/27/07) I did not include the necessary info about my Samsung SCD27 Camcorder. I have since found my receipt, called Samsung and learned that I must pay for any repairs myself. In the meantime, I have missed oportunities to video-tape memorable moments of my family. I want to be included in the Classaction case
1. John C. Nobles
2. Illinois
3. Model#SC-D27
4. Ser#67CWCO6844T
5. Puchased 12/26/03
6. CCD Failed 8/19/06
7. Total Record Time--6 hours
8. Called Samsung once so far
9. Plan to write letter to Corporate
10. FCC ID#A3L03Delta (if needed)

I posted this as a response to a couple of other threads also. I suppose I should start a new thread though. In the meantime, here is the website to join the class:
http://samsungclassaction.com

SAMSUNG AGREES TO SETTLE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

September 24, 2008 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Samsung Electronics America, in cooperation with Sandweiss Law Center, P.C., announces that they have settled a proposed class action lawsuit. In 2007, attorney Stuart Sandweiss filed the lawsuit against Samsung in the U.S. District Court in Detroit, Michigan.

The lawsuit alleged that the Samsung manufactured several camcorder models with CCD imager problems that prevented the camcorders from recording video images. Samsung has agreed to the settlement as part of its longstanding commitment to customer service and in the spirit of putting consumers first. The settlement is not an admission of liability or of any wrongdoing.

As part of the settlement, Samsung has agreed to repair or replace the defective models at no cost to the consumer. Customers who have already paid to have their camcorders replaced will receive a refund of the amount paid for the purchase, replacement and/or repair.

The affected models include:

SCD 23, SCD 27, SCD 103, SCD 107

Consumers who have provided their contact information through this website ( www.samsungclassaction.com ) will be contacted directly by Samsung. Consumers who have an affected camcorder and did not provide their contact information are encouraged to do so.

Consumers who wish to arrange to repair or replace a defective camcorder covered by this settlement, may contact:

Samsung Factory Service Hotline: 888-685-1349

Address:
Samsung
400 Valley Rd., Suite 201
Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856

Pursuant to the settlement agreement, on September 24, 2008, the U.S. District Court entered a Stipulated Order dismissing Siegel's Complaint

I am ready after almost 3 years to get this over with! I sent them my SCD23 cam and they lost it!!!! So they tried to send me some bottom feeder cam:SCD293 and I absolutely refused! Thank goodness I had taken pictures of my cam, the packing of it (made them send a UPS Call Tag), the sending of it, documented the date of arrival w/the signature of the person who signed for it at SEA, documented all emails & phone calls w/SamSux! Because, if I had not, they tried the old "we never received your camera" and would have ripped me thru & thru!! What a scumbag corporation Samsung is!(People should research my posts on the corruption I dug up on Samsux over a year ago.) It would blow your mind. Several of the top CEO's are in prison, and just this past summer the Founder's son and CEO was found guilty of tax evasion! That is just the icing,, there is much, much more! I finally was able to force them(threatened to call the FBI) to send me what, at the time, was the top of the line MiniDV cam they sold: SCD963! What a piece of JUNK!! Tape carrier mechanism is so noisy, the whirring sound ends up on any tape you make! It does not have the NiteVision my SCD23 had and it is so small I can hardly stand to use it! Buttons are so close together only a Pigmy(no offense to little people) can operate it comfortablely! It is basically worthless in my opinion! And Hell,,, I am one of the lucky ones because I actually got Samsung to do something! So, I told them I hated this cam and wanted something different and they said that was the bast they had and was all they would do! That is when I said they were getting ready to be sued and I would be the firast to join! Of course they blew me off(not actually ha ha!) I think since they basically had to be forced to admit they sold us all Good cams that had BAD CCD's in them!!(That they knew were bad when they installed them too,, see my research posts!!) And then had to be forced to repair our cams! And it has been so damn long... MiniDv technology is basically out-dated now! I think we should all be given our choice of Repair of the SCD23,24,27 etc, etc... or the newer tech Hard Drive cams! Unfortunately I can't opt for the repair of my cam since they lost it. But, I damn sure don't want another one of these SCD963 pieces of CR@P!! I would rather have my SCD23 back right now! I URGE EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS SUIT, DO NOT CAPITULATE UNTIL SAMSUNG GIVES YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT!!! I will post this on all pertinent threads! I missed so much taping of my kids growing up because of those JERKS! I spent over $400 on my SCD23 back in 2004(which hurt alot then but ,I thought I would get many years of documenting my family, therefore justifying the expense! But, I only got 6 actual hours of record time when it went blank! I Don't Hate much in Life, just my migraines And I Hate SamSux!!
WE HAVE TO STICK TOGETHER TO THE END ON THIS OR THEY WILL STILL RUN ALL OVER US! IT IS IN THEIR NATURE!!

HANG TOGHETHER ALL,, 23 SKIDOO