2oldman wrote:
D.E.Bishop wrote:
.. They are used less than the home sets but last a lot longer than the more expensive Sony and Samsung sets we have purchased for the S&B..
I have both Sony and Sam, and I have never had one die.
After 33 years in the electrical/electronics field I have come to expect all appliances to suffer from infant mortality. Just because you haven't had it happen to you doesn't mean it won't and that it is uncommon. Todays electronic components are made by about 6 different companies and they fail. I have had fewer failures with the Insignia brand than with the big name companies. If a TV set makes it past infancy, it generally will have a long trouble free life.
HP, Garmin and Gateway to mention only a few all sell reconditioned electronics that have failed under warranty. It's just life as it is today.
Oh and I do like Sony, if you get a good one it seems to last forever. Expensive but may be very long lasting.