Consumer Reports on extended warranties...

I admit I suckered myself into buying protection for my new non-tube. I'd always avoided paying for an extended warranty on anything except my Apple computers. But this time, dropping some not-insignificant bucks on a new hearth, well, all I had to do was think of the gigantic lifeless Philips televisional buttsteak sitting on the floor of the living room...

Well, I had to think of it a dozen times in 10 minutes or so while pacing the TVs aisle at Best Buy. =)

Consumer Reports tells me that my purchase was a fool's play. They cite only two instances/products where paying for additional coverage is worthwhile—Apple products, and rear-projection microdisplay TVs... whatever those are.

Caveat Santa!

Keep on keepin on~