As far as warranties go, when I investigated last year, I came across a consumer reports article stating that failure rates on LCDs and Plasmas were around the same as old style TV's, 1-2%. When I spent $1000 on the last tube TV I bought, I didn't even think about an extended warranty, and the store didn't push one (local independant).

Fred

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