Comments on: Growth in electronics loses some juice http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2007/01/02/growth-in-electronics-loses-some-juice/ Retailers, consumers and prices Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Erik http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2007/01/02/growth-in-electronics-loses-some-juice/#comment-87427 Erik Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:35:06 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2007/01/02/growth-in-electronics-loses-some-juice/#comment-87427 "once one breaks it costs too much to repair" According to Consumer reports, preliminary data is encouraging for the reliability of major brand HDTV's including plasmas and lcds. They found that the rate of repair for lcds and plasmas in the first 2 years were no different than traditional tube tvs (2 or 3 % failure rate). They also found that the majority of the time the unit needed to be repaired, the cost of repair was about the same price as you would pay for the extended warranty ($200-250 i think). I don't know about you, but paying 10% the original cost of something to have it repaired sounds like a pretty good deal to me. “once one breaks it costs too much to repair”

According to Consumer reports, preliminary data is encouraging for the reliability of major brand HDTV’s including plasmas and lcds. They found that the rate of repair for lcds and plasmas in the first 2 years were no different than traditional tube tvs (2 or 3 % failure rate). They also found that the majority of the time the unit needed to be repaired, the cost of repair was about the same price as you would pay for the extended warranty ($200-250 i think).

I don’t know about you, but paying 10% the original cost of something to have it repaired sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

]]> By: Apollo http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2007/01/02/growth-in-electronics-loses-some-juice/#comment-87363 Apollo Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:18:27 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2007/01/02/growth-in-electronics-loses-some-juice/#comment-87363 If I were in the position to purchase a new flat panel television I wouldn't because once one breaks it costs too much to repair. It seems like the more novel electronic products produced the consumer always pays at least 15% of purchase cost to maintaint it. Now if it was easier to maintain and find parts in your local "Radioshack" then hey give me two! If I were in the position to purchase a new flat panel television I wouldn’t because once one breaks it costs too much to repair. It seems like the more novel electronic products produced the consumer always pays at least 15% of purchase cost to maintaint it. Now if it was easier to maintain and find parts in your local “Radioshack” then hey give me two!

]]> By: Tony http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2007/01/02/growth-in-electronics-loses-some-juice/#comment-87330 Tony Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:19:43 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2007/01/02/growth-in-electronics-loses-some-juice/#comment-87330 New TV's don't interest Me, there is nothing New on TV Anymore. New TV’s don’t interest Me, there is nothing New on TV Anymore.

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