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In Reply to: RE: Extended Warranty...worth it? posted by Rich S. on September 10, 2009 at 15:12:18
Its only worth it if you own a PLASMA tv...
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my Marantz plasma is going on 6 years now. Color is starting to fade a bit but a line conditioner perked things up nicely. While some plasmas are a bit more notorious than others, many are are very long lived. On the other hand my LCD set (22 inch Sharp) shows a distinct burn mark on he screen after three and half years.
In my estimation TV sets are the most long lived of consumer products, for the most part. A seven year life span is not uncommon in the mature technology, and definitely both LCD and Plasmas fall in the category currently. Both had significant failure rates early on, however.
Stu
we consider 7 years "long-lived". But I know what you mean. And chances are that you'll want to change the display for some new must-have tech by/before that time.The more expensive the display, the more likely I'd go for the extended warranty. You'd think anyway... I have a Sony CRT RPTV which is still working perfectly after 8-9 years. I got the extended warranty for it and never used it. I got a Pio 151 early this year and didn't go for the extended warranty. I'll probably regret it. Mostly extended warranties are a profit-center for retailers IMO, but if you're going to get one, a laptop and a display are probably the best bets to be worthwhile.
But yes, they had a lot of problems with thin/flat displays in the early days largely because of solder joints failing due to the heat/stress. Then when they changed to lead-free solder they had another round of failures due to that learning curve. By the sound of it these displays should now be like most typical electronic stuff: if they don't suffer infant mortality they'll probably be good until you're tired of them.
Edit: Now I remember why I didn't get the extended warranty on the Pio. I had called Visa, and they said yes indeedy, Visa does extend the standard warranty by 1-2 years (I forget which now). Canadian forums indicated that Visa was truly good for it if needed.
Edits: 09/26/09
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I think for most consumer electronics it's not worth it to get warranty because of how fast the prices go down. For example my $3k LCD TV that I got 2 years ago is now worth $1k :(
But for equipment that doesn't advance as fast - cameras, speakers, etc. and that hold their value over time sometimes it's worth it to get insurance. Me personally I never get it though...
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