To fix or not? that is the question!
 

ok guys I have a 65" mitsubishi rear projection HDTV with tuner. its about 4 years old and I think the kids were playing with it and blew the power circut, so now the safety cut out light just flashes at me and won't reset. the question is should I spend the money to fix it or just go buy a new one?

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IMHO....get a new one....technology has advanced enough in 4 years that its time to get the latest and greatest. Don't waste the bucks fixing a relatively old set (in terms of technology). I'd guess a repair bill would be a few hundred at least.

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Not to mention the cost has come down considerably.

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Exactly....

We've got a Sony Trinitron thats about 4 or 5 years old and we're kinda hoping it will kick the bucket so we can get a new one...our luck the damn thing will run forever....has a great picture, but nothing like the Sony Bravia we just got for the bedroom.

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don't give in... find someone in your town that will come out and give you a free estamite...

THEN

make a knowledgeable decision...

unless you have money to burn...it may turn out that a new set is the most logical but get the estimate first...

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Go new. BUT, have the little turds pay for it.:excited:

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Maybe you could get some bucks for the old one on ebay. Just say its been mildly offroaded. :giggling:

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I've replaced 5 of my sets, but the big screen hasn't gone out yet. It's hard to get rid of a perfectly good one. But if my set broke I wouldn't think twice about getting a new one. Get a 50+" LCD!

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get a new one! at least everytime one of my electronics breaks, such as a computer or TV we usually get a new one just becuase ours became outdated and usually cost 80 percent of the buying price of a new one to fix, if you got 4 years out of it and the cost to fix is near the cost to replace id replace and get a new better more advanced tv.

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Get a new one. Having the latest and greatest is always nice. I've got a Toshiba 1080 plasma at my house, which has bitchin picture quality. But, I was house sitting for my family a few weeks ago and watched their new Bravia, and well lets just say; I ****ing hate you Mikejr. :mad: Lucky bastid. :beerchug:

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Agreed, except all my kids have flat screens in their rooms also!

:giggling:

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I agree with the first part. But at least get someone to diagnose the problem and give you an estimate. It might only be a couple of hundred bucks. If it's much more than $500 then ditch it and start shopping. Have you checked out the deals at Costco? Harky mentioned the Sony Bravia - GREAT TV!!!

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Those rear projection tvs have a bulb that is replacable,maybe thats your problem.

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If you have to buy a new one Costco is a good choice but with a limited selection...

NICE THING THOUGH is the "90 day no questions asked return policy"

remember to keep the box :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug:

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I agree. Costco is good, so is Samsclub. Even Walmart has some nice LCDs, but for the same priced at Sams you can get an equivalent TV with a few more features.


Check out VIZIO - Those TVs rock and are dirt cheap.

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:iagree:

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or sell it to RYD. He seems to be the bad apple in this:giggling:

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I used to own stock in Costco so I followed to company a lot more then I do now. But, up until recently Costco had a year (or maybe two) warranty on there plasmas. If it broke you took it in and they would give you a new one. People caught on to this and would return their TV just to get a new one with all the latest updates. Like all good things that came to an end. :crying: