Extended Warrenty???

I seldom buy extended warranties but a year or so ago I did when I picked up a Sony ES (can't recall the model offhand) CD jukebox for my son. It listed for $1100 and I bought it for $200 from Sound Advice without box, manual, or remote. $30 for three years of warranty seemed reasonable.

The unit went back to the shop twice. The first time, the 3rd party repair shop replaced the laser and cleaned the mechanical drive train. The second time, they replaced the entire laser tracking/drive unit, the control board, and a couple of parts in the drive mechanism. No questions asked, old parts returned to me with the repaired unit, turnaround less than two weeks.

I got lucky! OTOH, I haven't bought any extended warranties since then so go figure.

Will

Yes-Sony 36 XBR weighs 250lbs,latest version 450 has less
problems but they still seem to pop up AFTER basic waaranty.
But OH ! What a pix !

I work at an electronics store who sell about 15 different brands of hdtv;s mits, hitachi, and toshiba being our top line, around 3,000 for a 55"-60" hdtv's..and yes, we do make a commision off selling extended warranties, but if you didnt buy anything because the person makes money off of you, you'd have no house,car, diamond ring etc..that is assanine. Capitalism folks. if the warranties are full inhome with yearly checkups including convergence, its totally worth it for $80 dollars a year. if you spend 3 grand, its not worth $400 do make sure your tv is hassle free for 5 yrs.miked

If it includes yearly check-ups, get it in a heartbeat. If it includes pick-up and delivery or in-home service get it, but negotiate price. Otherwise, forget it. An in-home service call on my Loewe was quoted at $250 plus parts; the thing weighs 150 lbs so I can't imagine dragging it to the shop.

Normally no but for big ticket priced tv's yes.

My story. I bought the top of the line Sony XBR 53" five years ago and got a discount on the extended warranty. (Negotiate the price down for the max number of years is my policy.) I paid the three year price for five years of coverage. One month before the warrenty expired, the picuture tubes died. It took the service people almost three months for various parts to come in and be installed before it was determined "unable to restore to original specs". "Replacement" under the coverage was going to get me the current equivalent large screen rear projection Sony but it was almost half the price of what I originally paid. Instead of accepting the new mid-line Sony, I took the credit against a 65" Mitsubishi HDTV.

TV projection tubes have shorter lives than before. They'll give out about five years so if you get coverage pay for the five year coverage and negotiate the price. Any coverage under that time is playing into the game of paying for a service you'll likely not use.