I just bought a Pansonic PT-50LC13. I bought it at CC for 2799. Anyway, I also bought the 2-year additional warranty. The sales people basically scare you into into it. I have 30 days to cancel the warranty for a full refund on it. The sales person said it covered bulbs and dead pixels. How big a concern is that with a new TV? The additional warranty was $299.
my take on extended warranties. Example 3 year warranty. you are betting that your tv will break down after your 1 yr manufact warr runs and before the 3 yr warr expires. Why not pass on the warr and take that 500 or whatever amount you would have paid and put it in a future repair fund. If your tv breaks down then you have the cash on hand to fix it without worrying about warr limitations. buying a warranty means you have paid for the repair whether you need it or not. Do you think the retailer is pushing the warranty cause they are concerned about you, umm no, they know the statistics for tv's breaking down, 80% of consumers never claim their extended warr. I got this info from the fine living channel.