Last week bought a used 36" TV and an oak cabinet for cheap. Lots of good deals on Craigs List.
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Good time to buy a large TV.
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Posts: 21301 (12/04/08 04:42 PM) Arch Monkey |
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Posts: 526 (12/04/08 05:45 PM) |
Cool ! Enjoy your "new" 36 inch t.v. We bought a nice 35" from Walmart about 2 years ago. RCA at a nice price, but it stopped working 6 months
after we got it, so not so nice. IMO, on large t.v.'s it's wise to buy used unless you're planning on spending a lot of cash for a high dollar
model. The lower priced models are cheap for a reason and you get a better deal on a better model used. My .02.
Mike
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Posts: 21303 (12/05/08 09:45 AM) Arch Monkey |
Ours is an RCA. Was yours covered by warranty?
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Posts: 527 (12/05/08 08:23 PM) |
It was a while ago, so I don't remember all the details, but it worked up until a little while after the warranty period ended(I think 90 days warranty,
but as I said, not sure).I generally don't purchase extended warranties, but in this case it might've been a good idea. But "if" I ever buy
another large screen it'll be used.
Mike
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Posts: 21305 (12/06/08 10:06 AM) Arch Monkey |
That is unfortunate. I thought the standard warranty for such items was a year. I'll certainly check warranty the next time I shop at Wal-Mart.
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Posts: 528 (12/06/08 12:30 PM) |
As I said, I'm not certain of the time frame, but I do know that the t.v. died shortly after the warranty did, and to the best of my recollection, that was
well under a year. I went and bought a cheap Akai 19", and have had it ever since.
Mike
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Posts: 21309 (12/07/08 11:29 AM) Arch Monkey |
I'll be checking warranty terms at Wal-Mart.
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Posts: 10163 (12/09/08 12:44 AM) Moderator |
Looks like ya got a good deal!
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Posts: 529 (12/09/08 12:33 PM) |
Arch Monkey wrote: I'd check them whereever I bought, but I doubt warranty on a certain model of a certain brand would be different at different stores. Warranties are issued by the manufacturer. If they're different, something would have to be different about the product. I have heard rumors from friends that Walmart-branded electronics were stripped down versions built especially to meet a certain price point, but I discounted them. IMO, it would be detrimental to the brand name reputation to do something like that. But what do I know?
Mike
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Posts: 21314 (12/09/08 04:32 PM) Arch Monkey |
Wal Mart makes it a policy to constantly pressure manufacturers to "roll back" their prices. I would not be surprised if warranty was a part of that.
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