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On May 1, 12:56 pm, vij <vijmSPAMISSU...@rogers.com> wrote:
> 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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Wow, I wouldn't buy it, just too much downside and little upside. You
could lose it, have the TV stolen, prices for bulbs could drop, etc.
If it was half off I might have a different answer.I wish the bilb
could be replaced on my Visio 1080p HDTV! http://www.hometheaterinsider.net
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