How important is a 5yr warranty?

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How many people experience problems with the tvs in the first 5 years? and also what brands are most reliable?

 

[Anonymous]

This is only my opinion, and many on here will not agree, but unless you can get the 5 year guarantee for free, and the set is the same low price as you can get without the guarantee, I would not bother too much about it.

Most electronic and electrical equipment tends to either go wrong in the first 6 months or not for many, many years. You already get a one year guarantee with most electrical products, so that covers you for the most dangerous time 1-6 months. Obviously you could be unlucky and the set might break down after 3 years. If that bothers you get a 5 year guarantee, but as I said, make sure it is free. I would never pay for a 5 year guarantee, as I would always take the gamble that the set will not go wrong between years 1-5. And if it does ,I would put the money I have saved, to fix it or towards a new set.

Add up all the electrical products in your house and see how much you would have spent on extended guarantees for all of them if you had paid. Then ask your self, how many have packed up before 5 years? Shops that push 5 year paid for guarantees are betting that most of what they sell won't go wrong between years 1-5.

 

[Anonymous]

Also i suppose if it breaks in 3 years at the rate tvs are advancing the tv will probably be prehistoric anyway so it would be a nice reason to buy another one.

 

[Anonymous]

I had a fantastic warranty from Comet a good few years back (it was for a washing machine but that's irrelevant). I took out the paid for 5 year warranty merely because if I didn't make use of it and returned the 'certificate' after the 5 years was up, I'd get my money back. The machine never broke down and I got my money back, a win, win situation. If you can get a warranty like that it's worth doing, best of both!