Extended Warranty on TV?
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- citizen_h
Gonna splash out on a £650 37" LCD TV and was wondering if an extended warranty would be a good idea or waste of money? Your thoughts
- jamble0
Buy lottery tickets instead. You're just wasting your money on extended warranty.
- When my LCD went funny, I got a brand new model because of my extended warranty. Without it I would have been out $2,000.monospaced
- almost $2,000monospaced
- lukus_W0
I never buy them .. a waste of money imo. If you want something to cover accidental damage get home insurance instead.
- goldieboy0
How much is the extended warranty?
- citizen_h0
@goldieboy
3 years = £65
5 years = £125
- mydo0
IMO not worth it.
if it's not broken in the first week, and you don't smash it, you should be good for years.
- utopian0
I use squaretrade.com cheapest and best in the industry...
- goldieboy0
£65 for an extra 3 years on top of the shops warranty? Not bad if it is, especially if you buy from JL where they'll offer you 2 years
- monospaced0
Absolutely worth it! £125 for 5 years is great when you divide it out. The thing is that LCDs can easily fail, but most don't do it within the first six months or year that a normal warranty covers. From my personal experience, extended warranties have saved me a ton of money and headache.
- lukus_W0
You'll probably want to buy a 3DTV within a couple of years.
- BaskerviIle0
£650 for a 37" seems like a lot for an LCD tv, why not get an LED tv?
much more energy efficient and great contrast. Go into a shop and compare LCD and LED, there's a big difference- yeah LED would be nice but its an extra £300 sheets.citizen_h
- LED is more reliable, I believe, it's like a warranty in itselfmonospaced
- ETM0
I have literally never used an extended warranty. Nothing bloody breaks for me. Due to that, my basement is full of old, but working tech. I figure when I actually need to replace something early, I have saved so much by not buying the extended warranties that I will still come out ahead.
- ETM0
^^^ Cool Story Bro
Figured I'd beat the next guy to it.