"Curmudgeon" wrote in message
.. .
The simply(???)
truth is that a big percentage of tvs nowadays are going to break down in
little more than two years.

That's utter bull****. And I defy you to produce ANY statistical evidence
to back up that statement. Of course "big percentage" is about as vague
as
you can possibly be.

When buying a projectionTV, the extended
warranty is almost a must now

And unless you work for Circus city or Bad Buys...this is also bull****.
Extended warranties are HUGELY profitable to retailers for precisely the
reason that so FEW claims are ever filed (because they ain't
required...because a big percentage of TV do NOT breakdown!!!)

Just as an FYI, my rear projection tv (Sony) had to have the colour guns
replaced just after the 6th month.

I did take an extended warranty (10 year) and will use it for an annual
cleaning at the very least.

Cheers, Derek