Is protection plan on Big Screen TV worth it??
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my sony 38" flat panel was purchased in 1995. just dont buy crap and it will last. most of the time those warranties only give you like one year past the manufacturers warranty anyway. like the xbox 360, $50 for the circuit city warranty for three years, microsoft does a three year warranty against the three flashing lights. the three lights is what always happens to these things. yet some idiot will still spend the $50.
The smartest thing to do is negotiate the warranty cost into the price of the set. These retail sales folks get credit for packaging sales, not selling you the item. SO...Find out retail price of Tv, find out what all the applicable options you think you need, then take Tv price - options price and offer them about $50-$100 more than this total figure, if they don't budge call their competitor while in the store for same offer...it will work...my ex did it...you can do it!
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Sony TV's break too bud. I have put 2 in for repair myself. Funny thing is we don't get repairs on junk Tv's. Wanna know why? People just chunk them in the trash and go back to Wal-Mart to buy another one. We even refer people to buy another set sometimes when their current broken set it crap. If they try to leave it with us and we don't wanna keep it we charge 'em even more for disposal.
The smartest thing to do is negotiate the warranty cost into the price of the set. These retail sales folks get credit for packaging sales, not selling you the item. SO...Find out retail price of Tv, find out what all the applicable options you think you need, then take Tv price - options price and offer them about $50-$100 more than this total figure, if they don't budge call their competitor while in the store for same offer...it will work...my ex did it...you can do it!
The smartest thing to do is negotiate the warranty cost into the price of the set. These retail sales folks get credit for packaging sales, not selling you the item. SO...Find out retail price of Tv, find out what all the applicable options you think you need, then take Tv price - options price and offer them about $50-$100 more than this total figure, if they don't budge call their competitor while in the store for same offer...it will work...my ex did it...you can do it!
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Here I'll do it for you...
http://www.smartmoney.com/consumer/i...story=20050707
http://www.smartmoney.com/consumer/i...=20050707#list
Here is something that I found might appease you? Humm...Wonder why thats there?
"That said, there are certain situations when an extended warranty might make sense — like when you purchase something expensive, such as a $6,000 Viking range, or an electronic device, like a plasma TV. But in most cases, consumers are better off skipping this option....Extended warranties could make sense for electronics that are fairly new to the market, such as plasma and liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs, which have yet to prove their long-term reliability, according to Consumer Reports. CNET's Merritt warns that the large high-definition televisions have lamps inside of them that have a tendency to burn out. An extended warranty that covers that part might make sense. Some companies consider the lamp issue part of normal wear and tear and won't cover it, he says. "
http://www.smartmoney.com/consumer/i...story=20050707
http://www.smartmoney.com/consumer/i...=20050707#list
Here is something that I found might appease you? Humm...Wonder why thats there?
"That said, there are certain situations when an extended warranty might make sense — like when you purchase something expensive, such as a $6,000 Viking range, or an electronic device, like a plasma TV. But in most cases, consumers are better off skipping this option....Extended warranties could make sense for electronics that are fairly new to the market, such as plasma and liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs, which have yet to prove their long-term reliability, according to Consumer Reports. CNET's Merritt warns that the large high-definition televisions have lamps inside of them that have a tendency to burn out. An extended warranty that covers that part might make sense. Some companies consider the lamp issue part of normal wear and tear and won't cover it, he says. "
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i think its only worth it with those 1k plus flat screen Tv's
in my room i have a cheap Sanyo 27 inch that i had for 3 years now.. working great =) and i leave the bitch on for hrs
in my room i have a cheap Sanyo 27 inch that i had for 3 years now.. working great =) and i leave the bitch on for hrs
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Got a 52 inch Mits DLP about 4 years ago from Bestbuy and got the warranty. 3 years into it (and a move across country) it went out. They came out tried to fix it couldn't. I went in and got a 64" Mits DLP with more features and better pic under warranty. So I would say yes it payed for its self.
The Best buy warranty covers one bulb also on DLP so that right there will pay for it.
The Best buy warranty covers one bulb also on DLP so that right there will pay for it.
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statistics are pretty one sided on the chances of your new tv having any issues in years 2 through 4. if your going to have probs it will probably be w/in the first year. i declined the instore warranty on the last tv i bought. when i opened the box at home there was a direct manufactures offer to extend the 1 year warranty at a lower cost then the store had offered. i also know that at some stores you can go back and purchase the extended warranty w/in 30 days of the sales date. so, maybe you could check the offers in the box first and if its not offered you could go back and add it if you realy are worried about not having a warranty. also, i would never advise anyone of doing something illegal but i have heard of instances were a nonfunctioning expensive tv was bumped off its its stand during a party and the homeowners policy covered the value minus the deductable, the key here is that you would not put in a claim unless it is a very expensive item.
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I'm still up in the air on this warranty thing! $500 on a $2000 tv is a lot of money....decisions, decisions, decisions!!
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