Hi,
I have a Sony 48" TV that has worked fine for the past 5 years. Never had a single problem or complaint. Model Number is KP48S75. Suddenly, yesterday I go to turn the thing on and. . .nothing! Not a peep, click, gurgle, nothing. It was as if it wasn't plugged in. But it was plugged in. I went to the SONY web site and did what they said (leave it unplugged for 30 minutes and then try again--I did this a couple of times, to no avail). The standby light, which is always on even when the TV is turned off, is on, but that is it. I just called a TV repair place and they said it would cost about $300 to fix, and that doesn't mean that the TV would last any length of time after being fixed. I could need to buy a new TV in 6 months anyway. When I said that maybe I should just buy a new TV now the guy said well if you do, call me and I'll take the old one off your hands.
I really did not expect to have to buy a new TV so soon. According to the guy I talked to today, 5 years is a long time to have a TV with no problems, but I actually thought this TV would last way longer than this! I paid around $1300 for it new in 2001.
I guess my question is this: is it true that TVs just don't last long anymore? This guy told me that 5 years was a long time and that is about as long as any TV is going to last these days. I'm 45 years old, and I remember when TVs used to last for 10-15 years! What the heck is going on?
Why would anyone buy a $3,000 plasma TV if it's only going to last a few years? This guy said that all of the new TVs--LCDs, plasmas, etc.--none of them last very long. Is this true, or is this this guy's sales tactics?
Right now I'm thinking about going to BJ's and getting a cheap 32" TV. If it's not going to last but a few years anyway, why spend more than $325 (including tax)? Of course, if I'm going to spend $325, why not just get the SONY fixed? Because the TV repair guy said it would cost AT LEAST $300, and I'm not prepared to pay any more than that. I have a feeling that $300 will turn into more when he gets through with me. . .
Thanks in advance for any information and/or advice. . .
Lesley