Video Asylum

Posted by cfraser (A) on September 18, 2009 at 12:55:44

In Reply to: RE: Funny posted by unclestu52 on September 10, 2009 at 21:18:45

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