Extra Warranty for LCD TV Necessary????

[trinh]

Is extra warranty necessary for LCD-TV ?? Do they broke easily like within 5 yr?
Thanks.

[Diamondog]

It's been my experience with electronics that if they are going to breakdown they usually do quite soon after bought and started to be used. I have always been of the opinion extended warranties are a money grab. For example on my TV 42" LCD they want like $400 for 5 years that just seems excessive to me.

[TheDoctah]

It's been my experience with electronics that if they are going to breakdown they usually do quite soon after bought and started to be used. I have always been of the opinion extended warranties are a money grab. For example on my TV 42" LCD they want like $400 for 5 years that just seems excessive to me.

Agreed, especially considering that these days, 5 years down the road most ppl already start shopping for a newer better model anyways.

[Van_Isle]

Don't forget that many credit cards will extend the orginal warranty. For example, my Visa Gold doubles it, up to 1-year extension max. Also the orginal + Visa extension can't be > 5 years total. It also provides accidental damage coverage for the 1st 90-days (I wonder if that includes Wii damage?).

Here is a link for that Visa example:

http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/RBC:R5FS...purch_sec.html

[gordholio]

Agreed, especially considering that these days, 5 years down the road most ppl already start shopping for a newer better model anyways.

Not me. I'm not going to buy a new TV in 5 years when I plunk down $2,000!
I'm planning to keep it as long as it will last - hopefully 15 years.
There will always be "better" models that come out after you buy electronics; you just need to be satisfied with what you have so you don't spend, spend, spend for no good reason.

[Diamondog]

Not me. I'm not going to buy a new TV in 5 years when I plunk down $2,000!
I'm planning to keep it as long as it will last - hopefully 15 years.
There will always be "better" models that come out after you buy electronics; you just need to be satisfied with what you have so you don't spend, spend, spend for no good reason.

Give me a break where do you think TV technology will be in 15 years?

[Khrak]

I'm planning to keep it as long as it will last - hopefully 15 years.

Heh, sure you will.