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Just a guess but when you say "bulb" I am assuming you're talking about a
DLP set. If so, I would suggest you but the bulb. They only last about a
year. I have replaced mine twice. Both times it was replaced under
warranty. So cost of two bulbs & labor has more than covered the cost
of the warranty. In addition they cleaned the entire insides of the
set.
vij <vijmSPAMISSUCKY@rogers.com> wrote in
news:q9ve335j3f4mhf9ks7desnnbg3jki7hdpv@4ax.com:
> Hi all. Here's my sitch: I bought my Sony rear projection 50A2000
> about three months ago. And because I registered on the sonystyle
> website, I have been offered a coupon for 15% a replacement bulb. So
> instead of $300 Canadian, it would be $255, which seems good. The
> warranty, I am told by Sony, would last for 90 days, and would commence
> from the day of purchase. The coupon will expire on Friday.
>
> The kicker is that I have also been told by Sony that the bulb that came
> with my TV is guaranteed by Sony. If it blows or fails within two
> years, they will replace it absolutely free. Something about how
> there've been complaints about bad bulbs. So this replacement thing
> is a goodwill gesture from Sony.
>
> So my dilemma is this: should I buy the replacement bulb now? The
> warranty will mean nothing by the time the present one will need to be
> replaced. So if I put it in three years from now (as an example), it
> could fail, and I'll wasted the money on it. But the price could go
> up significantly by the time I need a new one. And it might be good
> to simply have one on hand just in case.
>
> Sigh. I dunno. What do you guys think I should do?
>
> cheers,
> vij
>
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