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by partan on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 09:30:57 AM PDT

I believe that Plasma TVs are a big waist of money.  There's so many things that can go wrong with them and they wear out so easily.  You also need to have them serviced about once a year as well.  I think that the best TVs out now are DLP.  This is projection TV with a brilliant picture and small form factor.

As far as extended warranties, I've never seen one that was all inclusive.  In fact, there is usually a list of parts covered and/or not covered a mile long.  Most people don't know enough about Plasma TVs (or any other complicated electronic device) to know what parts are expensive or wear-out quickly.  The warranties seem to be written to take advantage of a person's lack of knowledge.

I always thought that technology was supposed to make our lives easier and more comfortable, but it seems more and more that companies are trying to stick it to their customers.  Instead of keeping things simple, most of us get lost in all the technical details.  Companies today, take advantage of this fact more often then not.

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