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Old 12-03-2007, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Howitzer View Post
I was bitten my the Plasma bug when not long ago a 57ish set me back almost $10K, the TV is now dead and I have learned to let tech keep up and for now its LCD/DLP I have a sneaking suspicion that most plasmas are going to be in the pooper within 5 years, mine lasted 3. With tech like this evolving I am reminded of the betamax.
The early-generation plasmas had the failure issues that have been solved with the later-generation offerings. A day care center my daughter used to attend had the early plasmas that they wound up sending out for repair after about 1 1/2 years of use. Never saw those sets return, though.

Today's sets are good for far longer periods of time. Even so, it's more palatable to replace a $1200 unit after 6 or 7 years than swapping out a $10,000 unit after 3...
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