First Plasma/LCD purchase ever - a few questions..


My budget is under $1k and considering 37" - 42" sizes.

Any issues buying from Best Buy?
Any issues buying open stock/demo to save $$?
BB salesman told me I need to have the TV professionally calibrated on a regular basis. Can I DIY this process instead?
Plasma and LCD - does one require more maintenance (calibration) than the other?
And of course, the salesman wants me to buy the top-of-the-line warranty service. I've never ever bought any extended warranty on anything in my life. But is this, or any costly service contract, necessary for these TVs (plasma/lcd)?

I'd be happy to hear about your experiences related to these questions.

Thank you (in advance).
rockadanny

Showing 2 responses by chadnliz

Dont buy open box, dont buy warranty and dont buy the BS about calibration, the amount spent doesnt justify it and as long as you like how it looks who cares. Next and last is never NEVER listen to anyone at BestBuy..........too many of them are idiots to gamble with common sense.
Like I said "Dont buy warranty" its a fluke that soemthing goes bad just before warranty expires, 99% of the time a failure will happen very soon after purchase or not at all and I am far from the only one to believe this. If things indeed failed often they wouldnt offer the service at all as the idea is TO MAKE MONEY and if it was common to axchange $150 for $800 then it would never be offered, you cant argue the logic.