Where to buy extended warranty on VT50? - Page 2

Originally Posted by Biggiesmalls62

Hey I'm fairly new here as a poster but not as a visitor. I have a CRT with HD capabilities from 02 in my room still and thinking of either getting an HX929 or the VT50. I've been leaning towards the plasma after reading how they destroyed the competition earlier this week in the test.

So my question is as new consumer of this technology is, is a warranty for these TVs really needed that much? Do they break down at such a high rate compared to the CRTs of old that they require them? Or do you guys just purchase them because you are just covering yourselves just in case things go wrong? And lastly is burn in still something to be worried about in these new plasmas because I remember reading something a few years back that companies stated that they supposedly fixed the problem.

Thanks for your help guys.

Originally Posted by ATC7

I must be the unluckiest of plasma owners as my two sets (50PZ77 and now the 50G15) have now developed the dreaded line of dead pixels which eventually becomes a 2 inch wide vertical dead band. Pics below are of my G15 which is being replaced by a 60GT50 in a few days.



Both cases happened just over 2 years of ownership. The manufacturer's warranty as well as my CC's extended warranty were of no use. In both cases a Panasonic service guy spent hours testing and replacing various boards and connectors behind the panel but eventually showed me an estimate for whole panel replacement, which when includes the labour exceeds the price of a new TV. The extended warranty replaced both sets free of charge for the newer equivalent model (50PZ77 -> 50G15 -> 50GT50).

I've never bought an extended warranty on anything in my life except for my plasma TVs and my apple stuff (AppleCare) and in both cases they've more than paid for themselves.

Originally Posted by S281

which extended warranty did you have? BB?

Originally Posted by BB1111

If you purchased the entire set on your Mastercard or AmEx card they double the current warranty, just in case some people weren't aware.

Originally Posted by squeakybirnbaum

This may be a dumb question but does that apply if you just have a Mastercard debit card and not a credit card?

Originally Posted by LimeyGreg 

I see Costco have a 3 year Square Trade warranty for TV's that cost over $1000 for $99. I can't help but think that is a hell of a deal, even if it does rune concurrently with the manufacturers warranty. According to Square Trade if the set fails during the Manufacturers warranty period you won't use up any of your Square Trade credit as it were because they won't be fixing it. I still think it's kind of bogus that these warranties run concurrently.
I just purchased the TC-P65vt50 from Amazon with their Amazon StoreCard deal 24 months interest free, couldn't pass up such a deal. I will be purchasing the Square Trade 3 year plan from Costco just in case. The Panasonic replaces a 20 year old rear CRT 56" Toshiba 16:9 that cost me $3500 from CC, I had an extended warranty and the only thing it paid for was a cleaning. It did die once, loud high tension crack and then no picture after about 10 years, prepared myself to by a new TV but decided to clean it and check any fuses, check circuit board plugs etc., but I figured it was toast - turned it back on and it worked in fact it worked for another 10 years and it still works. Sometimes you don't need an extended warranty but it was peace of mind for the first 5 years.
Greg.

Originally Posted by HLdan 


This might just be the reasoning for BB covering burn-in on plasma displays because it's highly unlikely it will happen therefore they have very little to lose due to the possibility of very few claims that will be made for burn-in.


Also I was mentioning that it's important to read the TOS on warranties before just taking the salesman's word for it at BB. There's always a stipulation. I took a look at BB's TOS for dead pixels and it states that it requires at least 3 dead pixels in a cluster on the screen before a repair will be done, but they don't state that their Black-Tie warranty sales PDF that I posted earlier..

Originally Posted by Mr. Glass 

Hello,
I purchased the PT65VT50 from Best Buy less than 30 days ago with a price match for just under $3K total after tax.
Am I understanding correctly that this Costco warranty will cover me: http://www.costco.com/.product.11680336.html ?

Originally Posted by sheshechic 

I found the information in this review of extended warranties very helpful: http://*******************.com/hdtv/warranty-reviews-mack.html
I'm seriously considering buying from Xpress Service: http://dtvexpress.com/xpresserv/extended-warranty-terms.html
Edit: Oops! The first link is to plasma tv buying guide dot com

Originally Posted by todd03blown 

I would like confirmation this is correct as well. I am a Costco member and bought our new 60GT50 about a week ago from BB. Any help would be appreciated as that is a fantastic deal for 5 years of total coverage.

Originally Posted by soobaerodude 

Only TVs purchased from Costco get 5 years of total coverage from Squartrade. Tv's purchased anywhere else get 4 years of total coverage