Are extended warranties necessary on plasmas?

Semi, it seems if the failure rate is that high, all plasmas are lemons and not worth having anyway.

That's kind of a weird salesl pitch from salespeople, telling you you need an extended warrantee because the item is sure to need it....doesn't say much for the reliability or build quality of the item.

By the way, in fairness to the salesperson, he didn't pitch the warranty when I was inquiring about the lcd's and dlp models.

Geez Semi, you just bummed me out. The money was burning a hole in my pocket to get one of those cool and sexy flat panels hanging on my wall. I currently have a four year old 61 inch 4:3 Phillips analog projection behemoth sitting in my living room now. It works just fine, except that it's so, um, er, ...20th century....and I wanted something new and sleek. I guess I'll hold off until the reliability issues clear up. Thanks Semi and the rest of you for your input, I appreciate it.

mitch

Pescolar, $500 is something. It's $500. They make you pay all $500 of it up front....not .27 cents a day over 5 yrs.

A 25% warranty is excessive.