FU on Vizio shuts down or hooray for Costco

[abevilac]

Yes, it was early Feb of 2007. :-)

[Speedy]

Wow!

[h linamen]

Personally I think there is something wrong with expecting replacement for a TV 7 years after purchase. Sounds a little like "entitlement" to me after you had seven good years. They do wear out ya know. Just raises the retail prices for the rest of us.

[Grateful11]

h linamen wrote:
Personally I think there is something wrong with expecting replacement for a TV 7 years after purchase. Sounds a little like "entitlement" to me after you had seven good years. They do wear out ya know. Just raises the retail prices for the rest of us.

:agree:

[Racer X]

GGD wrote:
Curious about how you got Costco to give a full refund? I thought they changed their return policy on electronics to 90 days and 2 year warranty. I think the policy change was implemented in early 2007, so did you just slip in under the wire? What was the purchase date?

The policy at the time the TV was purchased may be what they honored. But the bottom line is they certainly can go even further than stated policy if they chose to.

[Bill in NC]

I'll have to try this if my 42" plasma bought from Costco in 2008 ever dies.

BTW, I noticed at Sam's Club Square Trade is offering $99, 4-year warranties, no matter the price of the HDTV (most expensive model they had was $2600) - much cheaper than direct from ST online.

They had a nice 70" Samsung for $1600 - once it gets to $999 I'll be tempted...

[N-OS X-tasy!]

h linamen wrote:
Personally I think there is something wrong with expecting replacement for a TV 7 years after purchase. Sounds a little like "entitlement" to me after you had seven good years. They do wear out ya know. Just raises the retail prices for the rest of us.

A TV that cost nearly $1000 shouldn't "wear out" in only 7 years.

[space-time]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=h linamen]
Personally I think there is something wrong with expecting replacement for a TV 7 years after purchase. Sounds a little like "entitlement" to me after you had seven good years. They do wear out ya know. Just raises the retail prices for the rest of us.

A TV that cost nearly $1000 shouldn't "wear out" in only 7 years.
7 year is a decent time these days, remember, some will last longer, some shorter. it depends on how you use it, and also just pure luck. There is some randomness in these failures.

[GGD]

space-time wrote:
7 year is a decent time these days, remember, some will last longer, some shorter. it depends on how you use it, and also just pure luck. There is some randomness in these failures.

CRT TV's seemed to last longer (15-20 years) and cost less too.

[Fritz]

in my conversation with the local auth repair guy, 3 years ago when the sharp failed, he said the average life expectancy of a flatscreen LCD/Plasma is 4 years. He advised not to bring in for repair. But I was stubborn, and figured diving into modern electronics would be fun ... for a bit. Glad I did.

crt's are energy pigs, have way too many too much HV. But they did have better power supplies then the new stuff.
The heat and age kills the cheap plastic cases they were put in. I tossed 2 20yo pana crts in the last year. Both had shattered cases from the lightest of touch. Plus they weigh a ton. Just bought a new 24", weighed about 20 lbs. The sharps, 8yo, about 35 lbs.