My last bigscreen was 2 years old when it let out a buff of smoke and the screen went blank. The repair guy asked what model it was, and the symptoms, and he told me to toss it and get a new one. He's the one that told me to treat newer TVs as disposable items.

I use a 15 year old Quasar with built-in VCR for my dog to watch movies when I'm at work, and it's still going strong....

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics