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07-11-2006, 09:07 AM | #1 |
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plasma tv owners, did you buy the 'extended warranty'? if so, glad you did?
tv cost 2400, warranty is an extra 400. it seems like everything that i have ever bought with a warranty, the problem never seems to be covered or the 'repair guy' finds a way to blame the broken problem on intentional misusage etc...
thoughts?
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07-11-2006, 09:08 AM | #2 |
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To quote Home Simpson.
Extended warranty! How can I loose! |
07-11-2006, 09:09 AM | #3 |
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07-11-2006, 09:14 AM | #4 |
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thanks, i think costco is the way to go. if something goes wrong, it seems i may have up to 4 yrs to return it.
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07-11-2006, 09:17 AM | #5 |
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no warranty on a $2400 42" Zenith Plasma... doing good so far, its been 2 years
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07-11-2006, 09:19 AM | #6 | |
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07-11-2006, 09:24 AM | #7 |
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Bought my LCD flat screen last November with the warranty and haven't used it yet.
Of course I watch like an hour of TV a year so.. |
01-31-2008, 11:23 AM | #8 |
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I am looking at a 50" Panasonic Plasma, probably going to pick it up after work today or tomorrow. Its $1500 for the TV and the 3 Year Plan is 279.99, 5 Year is 499.99. Is it worth the money????
How reliable are Plasma's? |
01-31-2008, 11:24 AM | #9 |
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no, and I tend to never buy extended warranties.
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01-31-2008, 11:26 AM | #10 |
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I got 2 years for $50. At $100 a year .... I don't know.
Of coarse my 42" only cost $560. |
01-31-2008, 11:26 AM | #11 |
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yes, and i got some crazy red dots when its cold i think i get the next best available model, which maybe FTW. tough i do believe they will attempt to send it all the way to the factory.. leaving me big TV-less for god knows how long im scared
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01-31-2008, 11:39 AM | #12 |
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I typically always refuse the BB/CC extended warranties, but $1500 is a ton of cash (in my mind) for a freakin TV and I would be a very sad individual if it crapped out on me after a year. That being said, at this price point i'm leaning towards skipping it, if it were a little cheaper i'd be more inclined to go for it.
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01-31-2008, 11:44 AM | #13 | |
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Then 3 weeks later, the tv dropped 200 bucks in price, so I got the refunded to me. <bad logic>It's like I was being paid 100 for the warrenty!</bad logic> |
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01-31-2008, 11:48 AM | #14 |
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ex-gf bought a plasma a couple years ago and I insisted she get the extended warranty. Long story short, the TV died in the first year, they replaced it
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01-31-2008, 12:10 PM | #15 |
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bought one on my panny 50'' 1080p, I got EPP pricing so the warranty was only $150 for 4 years. really can't go wrong with that.
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01-31-2008, 12:26 PM | #16 | |
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1. Do not pause movies for an extended time. If you need to pause something to do something for more than 10-15 minutes then turn the TV off while its paused. 2. Don't watch things in letterbox mode. A buddy of mine ruined his brand new 65 inch by continually watching things in this mode. The black strips across the screen were inactive 90% of the time he was watching movies and now when he watches anything in full widescreen mode (XBox 360) you can see the bands on the side of the screen are a different brightness than the rest of the picture. |
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01-31-2008, 12:37 PM | #17 |
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not plasma, but my parents bought a Samsung HLS-xxxx DLP 1080p HDTV, and have had nothing but problems. They are also NOT happy with the extended best buy warranty, as they are not getting the help they deserve.
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01-31-2008, 12:44 PM | #18 |
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01-31-2008, 12:46 PM | #19 |
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Isn't there some lemon law that companies have to warranty products for the first year anyway? Or did the Great Gazoo tell me that?
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01-31-2008, 12:46 PM | #20 |
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I definitely bought an 3-yr EW for my Panasonic plasma.
Burn in is no longer a concern for modern plasma's. Short term image faint retention can happen but it is easily resolved by displaying something different. I do a lot of gaming on mine and no ill effects. I will never have a problem either since i don't only play the games on it. Varied TV watching is the key and is what most everyone will do with it. Putting a plasma in a commercial setting where you're going to show a windows desktop or something all the time is utterly stupid and you deserve to have it implode on your face for doing so. |
01-31-2008, 12:46 PM | #21 |
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Sometimes the fine print says that you have to use the manufactuers warranty until it runs out. So your really only buying the difference and not the full 2 years or whatever.
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01-31-2008, 12:47 PM | #22 |
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That is no longer the case at Costco for $$$ electronics due to all the abusers. You will want to recheck thier return policy before blindly committing to a purchase.
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01-31-2008, 12:49 PM | #23 |
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Correct, and the better ones will stipulate that they begin after the manufacturer's warranty this extending your coverage to manufacturer+extended.
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01-31-2008, 01:05 PM | #24 |
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Yeah I bought the extended warranty when I got my plasma TV. Its a must with a plasma IMO. I've had mine for over 6 months now without a problem. I made sure to break it in correctly and setup my settings perfectly, as to not cause damage/extend the life period of it.
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01-31-2008, 01:22 PM | #25 |
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mine might not be a plasma, but I bought the Samsung 32" LCD 3 years ago and use it daily as the computer monitor.
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