[brlug-general] Plasma vs. LCD

[Jonathan Helis]

> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:55:51 -0600
> From: Will Hill <williamhill2 at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Plasma vs. LCD
> To: general at brlug.net
> Message-ID: <200901170855.52001.williamhill2 at cox.net>
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> "And tell me, Mr. Anderson, what good is a phone call if you are unable to 
> speak?"
> 
> I wonder where you will take the TV to get a new one when the store is gone. 
> Where will the warranty company will get a replacement?
> 
> Have any of you actually gotten something out of a warranty?  

I did see a post on Yahoo that since the warranties are covered by a 3rd
party company, they will still be good however, the customer may have to
ship their item off somewhere to get warranty work done on it.  I'd
check with them for sure though.

I did have a TV once that actually started acting up twice during the
manufacturer's warranty period, and a VCR that acted up once while under
warranty.  I got them both fixed for free and after that, both gave me
many years of service.

Those are the only instances I've ever had to use a warranty on an
electronics product.  Most electronics items I've bought lasted me
several years and in many cases, I only got rid of them because
something much better was available.

As for extended warranties, I've never bought one until a recent
purchase of a flat screen TV.  It was an expensive purchase so we got
the exteneded warranty though the manufacturer.  Since it's a Magnavox,
it's easy to get it fixed if needed.


-- 
73,

Jonathan Helis, KB5IAV
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA