What is the real Lifespan (before failure) of modern flatpanels? - Page 2

The answer is "it depends". Chances are the answer will be no. OTOH, chances are the defect will appear long before the warranty runs out.

Mayvbe you shouldn't buy a new set. You seem to be worried that out of millions of sets sold you will get one of the 2-5% that will be defective. If that's the case, then don't buy any electronics as that is the "risk" you take.

I recommend hand puppets. They have the lowest failure rate of any form of entertainment (.00001%) and with a little imagination you can watch whatever you want without worry. I'm watching Star Wars Episode IV tonight!

I don't know how things are in Denmark but here in the US we can buy extended warranties to alleviate fears about premature failure.

I own three Samsungs(2 plasma, 1 LCD), and a Sony LCD. The oldest set is my biggest, a Samsung PN50A400 is 4 years old. It has seen some heavy usage, gaming, movies etc. Have zero issues with it, and the picture is great. I stopped worrying about failure after a couple of years. My warranty expires after this year(extended) and I am confident that it will perform well beyond the five year mark.