Comments on: Element FLX-2611B Review – 26-inch LCD HDTV

By: Marsha Kubisiak

Marsha Kubisiak — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:30:56 +0000

Same story with 26 inch Element tv. Why isn’t this company being held accountable? I can’t afford to buy another tv.

By: PFC

PFC — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:26:41 +0000

Bought a 32″ Element from CC November 2007, Black Friday special $400. It works really well most of the time. Picture is really sharp. The sound quality took a little getting used to. Every once in a while the picture goes black, but the sound is still there. If you shut it off and turn it back on the picture comes back. Hope it dosen’t get worse. Wish there was a firmware fix or something.

By: TSI

TSI — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:14:42 +0000

So I’m guessing I should be happy our 32″ Element from CC lasted just over a year?! Loud whistling noise, half screen went staticky, half blue, wont turn on. PEEVED! $500 and it lasted less than 2 years!
Meanwhile my monster box of a 20″ RCA bought in 1997 for $100 from Montgomery Ward still works perfect. Go figure! GRRRRR

By: GDN

GDN — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:40:22 +0000

0178 is the Direct TV code for the remote, (i think) I had the same problem, but called Direct TV and they gave me the correct code

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:53:05 +0000

Patrick, were you able to program you Direct TV remote for the element tv. I have been unseccessful in getting it to work. Direct TV does not list Element as an option.

By: tlcstat

tlcstat — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:24:05 +0000

Greetings, If your warranty card stated that the tv was warranted by Circuit City then it wasn’t actually a Element TV. Circuit city contracted with Element to provide them with entry level tv’s but per the contract they were neither made nor warrantied by Element. I you check the model number against what is listed on Element’s web site and it isn’t listed then it isn’t a Element even though it may have the Element name on it. Most were made by Proview and those probably made by someone else. Why Element would tarnish their name with a deal like this, I don’t understand. The Made by Element models are very good and rather high ended. Might interest you to know that all of the tv manufacturers play this market even Sony. Just check the model number on their website. If it isn’t listed BEWARE.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:28:56 +0000

Seem like only people bashing the TV post here so I am taking time out from WATCHING my Fantastic Element Tv that works perfect I run this TV in mt Den many hours a week while I work and never one problem.
I now as well as watching my Direct TV on it,DVD and good old VCR tapes have it hooked up to the inthernet with a old computer and I watch all my HULU and other things I watch online on it as well.

Great price!

Works better then a more expesive model I got from Best Buy (My Element came from Walmart)

So people don’t listen to the crabby ones who only bash items and don’t post when somethign works great for them. Buy one save mone and enjoy it for many years to come.
Back to watching my Element TV that yes still works perfect!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:47:53 +0000

I have the same story as everyone else. The tv went black and has never come on again no matter what I did. The tv is less than a year old. Do not buy from Element

By: Lisa Corwin

Lisa Corwin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:58:22 +0000

When it comes to making TV’s, this company is OUT OF IT’S ELEMENT! Like the other reviews here, the 26″ Element TV, I bought for my mom less than a year ago from Circuit City is a piece of crap…shuts down for long periods of time, have to unplug from wall for red light to come back on, or turn on at TV power button as remote control will not work. My mom has trouble walking, so getting to the TV is difficult (not that that’s the answer). Called a customer service #, today, which took forever to speak with a dim witted fellow. I can return it for repair at my own shipping expense. Having little faith in this companies service, product, and turn around time, I think I will save the shipping charges and apply it to a new TV and more trusted brand. I usually make better informed buying decisions, and was hasty in not researching Element products.

By: Maria Cummings

Maria Cummings — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:05:57 +0000

I bought an Element on Black Friday ( almost a year ago)…think 30 inch and have had it mounted on my bedroom wall since then. I may watch it for 30 minutes a week. For the past month, a message began popping up on the screen that says “Not Supported”. Then the picture gets distored within minutes and makes a squealing noise so loud that my neighbors can hear it. Eventually the screen turns bright blue and then to black. It will not respond to the remote or manually to turn it off. I have never seen anything like this and I will never purchase an Element product again. The biggest rip off I have ever been party to! I wanted to save money for my bedroom TV because I spent s much on my livingroom TV (Samsung plasma 40″). But now I understand why it is worth paying so much for a decent name brand! Because of the quality…which Element has no concept! What a joke…I’m out 400.00, but at least I have learned a hard lesson…NEVER BUY ELEMENT!!!