Tv advice

expat yorkshire · Post by **expat yorkshire** » 3rd Feb, '13, 23:22

Bought the 42 inch Pioneer plasma in Sept 2007 at $3300

The Tv is a few months out of the 5 year warranty and I now have the flashing blue light of death

Should I seek a repair or just buy a new one ?

Just looking at Pioneer site they are quoting 200 plus transport for service and repair.

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New plasma 43 inch Samsung at Best denki $799

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » 4th Feb, '13, 01:04

Buy a new one.

Jedi · Post by **Jedi** » 4th Feb, '13, 10:12

I had motherboard replacements on my Pioneer, but they repaired it at my condo. It wasn't cheap though at around $500+. I'm happy with my new Samsung plasma, but we still have the old pioneer and it still has a great picture. It is beaten by the Samsung in 1080p and darker blacks. It's a tough call. If you have a kuro you may want to consider repairing it. Or at least confirming that the Samsung has an picture quality on par with the Pioneer.

expat yorkshire · Post by **expat yorkshire** » 4th Feb, '13, 11:23

The model is PDP-427XG

Just called Pioneer and they estimated $400- $700 to repair

Looks like Ill be getting a new TV

Jedi · Post by **Jedi** » 4th Feb, '13, 12:29

Oh, it's only HD ready. I would dump it in the trash!

expat yorkshire · Post by **expat yorkshire** » 4th Feb, '13, 13:02

Jedi

It was you that recommended that I buy this model

Jedi · Post by **Jedi** » 4th Feb, '13, 13:16

I don't think so. I might have recommended you buy a Pioneer Kuro, but not the model you have.

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 5th Feb, '13, 14:18

6 years ago then what you bought was probably a good compromise.

Now new tvs are a lot cheaper. If you're planning on sticking on plasma there are limited choices (but still good ones) otherwise head for lcd or led. We've had a few conversions about this.

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