my TV broke and i have been approved for a new one....

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My LCD 32’ TV that is about 2 years old is pretty much broke because the screen gets distorted for a while when i first turn it on. called the warranty company and they sent me to a repair shop and they told me i need a new logic board or something of that sort and that they would contact the warranty company and told me that i will probably get a new tv because the part is expensive.

so i am thinking of good i dont have to deal with this annoying tv much longer. warranty company calls me and says that i have been approved for a new tv and would call me back a few days later with more information. they call back and tell me that they will only give me $350 towards a new one. so i said to them “what? you said i have been approved for a new tv and you are only going to give me $350 for it? that is how much it was to buy the extended warranty!!” I cant even buy the same size type that i have now for that much, what was the point of me getting an extended warranty?

I just cant believe they are just going to give me $350 for it when i paid well over that. never again will i buy an extended warranty, it just makes not sense.

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shitty. but this made me lol.

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you have a 32’ tv?

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where did you buy the tv and ext. warranty? i would not stop harassing them.

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I understand your frustration and thats why I don’t buy extended warranties unless I understand them inside and out. They are almost all scams.

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A 32 inch LCD has to be pretty damn close to $350 dollars, right?

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The $350 might be based on comparative technology. Two years ago a 32" LCD with a say 10,000:1 contrast ratio might have been $700, but you can find one now for about that $350 they are giving you.

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that’s pretty shitty man

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That is pretty intense, I don’t know what I’d do with a 32’ TV. I have a 19" TV and it works fine.

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brand new refurb 32 hi def was 302$ on woot like 2 days ago

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so does this mean TV’s arn’t going to last 10 years+ anymore?

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refurb cancels out brand new. Basically his existing TV with the board fixed :slight_smile:

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TV’s are cheap these days.

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refurb usually is a brand new TV with a small issue easily fixed. Didn’t meet a company’s quality control standards and needed to be touched up.

… so he buys a new 32" that is better than his old one and keep 50 bucks in the process. I say he’s making out.

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you spent $350 for an extended warranty on a 32" tv? good work.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889252065

So you get a new tv for $127.

And that’s without shopping around, just going to newegg and picking the first 32 from the search list.

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When my old TV shit the bed my extended warranty gave me an allowance of the original purchase price of the TV. You got hosed.

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Don’t be a pussy. Go with the 52".

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Wow 32" is so small. What is wrong with you? Don’t you have a job?

jeesh freakin’ hobos on this board with their “extended warranties” and “walmart shopping lists.”

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i have a Sony WEGA 27" that I bought in 04 lol. thing weighs like 100 lbs. its a beast. But eh. it works so i cant see spending money on a new one.