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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
_tms @ Dec 11th 2008 3:24PM
I agree with Shadowguitar. I bought a Vizio 32 inch quite a while back. I am extremely pleased with it. Plus why get a warranty on something like this. A Sony XBR was running around twice as much plus an extra 2 to 3 hundred for a warranty @BB. When I buy a TV I expect to last for about 3-5 years. I kept my cash and bought a 360 to go along with my "low end.HDTV."
TrentD @ Dec 11th 2008 3:46PM
I'm missing your point...who's talking about extended warranties?
I hope you never have to get warranty service on your Vizio...you'll be less than pleased. Here's a feature HDGuru.com did on the crappy standard warranties of discount TV manufacturers: http://hdguru.com/?p=107
JWC @ Dec 11th 2008 3:55PM
Why would you only expect a TV to last 3-5 years? If you think in 10 years the resolution will double, I find that hard to believe given the available bandwidth. CRT TV's had a life span more like 10 years.
_TMS @ Dec 11th 2008 4:51PM
I read it as "respectable warranty for next to nothing" and thought he was talking about extended warranties. My view on extended warranties is skip it unless there are known issues with the maker (such as Sony and clouding).
My Vizio is a 720p. Doubling of the resolution would only matter if I could tell the difference in the current resolution vs. the doubled resolution. With the placement of the LCD in my house, 1080p would have been over kill.
I bought the Vizio for around 600. The Sony was around 1300 at the time. Now the same sets are 420 and 700. So I could purchase the Sony now (if I wanted to) and still be up one 32 inch LCD TV or I could purchase another Vizio and still be ahead. Makes "cents" to me.