On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:35:20 -0500, Al Moodie
wrote:

Hi,

I'm about to upgrade our 5 year old 26" Sony Wega CRT by purchasing
an LCD TV, probably 40" - 46". I've been loking mostly at Sony and
Samsung.

What's the general reliability/repairability of LCD TVs, particularly
these brands.

These sets come only with a 1 year warranty. Does it make sense to
spend $250 for a 3 year extended warranty considering the sets
themselves are priced at $1600 - $2000.

Al Moodie.

Above 32", plasma generally looks better than LCD, plus has a wider
viewing angle.

Consumer Reports used to recommend getting the extended warranty on
LCD TV's because of the cost of backlight replacement, but now
recommends against it - in 3-5 years, you can buy a new TV for just a
little more than the extanded warranty. As usual, they made that
change just after we bought a new 26" Sharp with warranty....