Thanksgiving, my hubby bought a 60 inch fancy flat tv to go in my sewing room so we can be together -quilt and watch football or movies. Last night in the middle of the game, it just quit!!! Called the repair place and they will have to come out and fix it. Now it's not the end of the world but when you spend that kind of money, wouldn't you think it would work longer than that??? Our old set in another part of the house, has worked fine for 8 years- never even a service call. It weighs a ton and isn't flat or fancy so I quess that tells me once again that new isn't always better. We rarely buy newer and bigger and this seems to prove us right! Thanks for letting me vent a little. Maybe a little vacation from our together time is due:)] Now if I could figure out how to get the cats to stay with him for a bit- lol

They definitely don't make things to last very long anymore. They want you in debt all the time. Sorry about the new TV quitting already. I do hope that it can be fixed easily and cheap! It's still under warranty, right?

I was 13 when my parents first bought a color tv. That was in 1979. That tv lasted over 20 years! It was American made and never had anything go wrong with it. Now, you are lucky to get a tv or computer to last for 5 years. I want American made stuff again!

Oh no....hopefully it will be an "easy" (meaning cheap) fix. I agree, our older sets lasted for years. I just replaced my 24 yr. old set with one for $50 bucks. Now just how long do you think it will last?

When we bought our new "big" tv...the guy told us to expect only 8 yrs. playing it the hours my DH does. So I told him that if he stuck around, he could buy a new one then :lol:!

My main TV is 6 1/2 yrs. old with no problems. I'm hoping it lasts a few more years, as I agree that newer is not better. When I got a new refrigerator in 2008, they told me not to expect it to last the the 24 yrs. the 1st one did. I also opted not bo purcase a new washer & dryer because of all the touchy electronics they now have. Everything is computerized now & much more likely to break down & more costly to repair.

I have a TV we got in 1999, and it still plays. I rarely watch
it any more, this board takes up a lot of time.

boy, last night i was watching t.v. adn it stopped-Com cast does that. like watching a film on your own machine at home and it goes haywire. well then my t.v. popped so loudly i thought it blew up. Nope, just Com cast doing something again. i changed channels and all was well. whew! scared me almost out of my chair though.

We have a 42" LCD tv in the living room. Never had a problem with it -- it's on its 7th yr. My parents bought a big 60" or so tv. It has rear-projection -- got it from Sears. They've had nothing but trouble with it. I think it's had something like 8 service calls. They bought it 10 yrs ago. I know the rear-projection ones have a lot of trouble. We have 3 LCD tvs and never had a problem...in fact, the one in the sewing room has traveled to Texas and back in the RV and to Arizona and back. It rides laying down on the bed. :) :) It's a tough one, all right...

I know that the new flat screens don't last nearly as long as the "old TV's" but that is ridiculous to say the least! Hope that you get it straightened out soon. Could it have been a lemon and they will have to exchange it for a new one? Good luck.

Hope it gets fixed quickly and cheaply!
Don't know what to tell you about the cats. I have the same problem lol

I would call the store and speak to the manager first...Do you have your receipt? If it was less than 30 days old I would make them exchange it for a new one. I would not take no for an answer. If they objected I would return it and go to a different store for a different brand of TV.

Don't you have a guarantee with it. Over here if something goes wrong so quickly it is exchanged for another one.

I don't get it...everyone is shouting 'green green green...be green, live green'...we are made to use recycling boxes and all that...but these companies are allowed to sell us crap that last less than ten years before you need another.
I think we were waaaaaaay more green 20 years ago before we knew what green was, seriously...sheesh! Back then glass containers were reused until they broke, and not everything came in poisonous plastic...

Give him knitting or crochete lessons and then let him have the yarn in the other room the kitties will leave you alone. I am sorry your big t.v. went out. I had the same issues when I bought mine.[/quote]

Boy are you right about this one! I have one cat that hear you pick up yarn or DMC floss from across the house!!! She comes running to play with you and it!

We called right away and they found a code (thru the wires or something) and said it needed a service call. It's being set up. My hubby has taken this on for action. I am still loving the fact that he can handle problems and it is not all up to me all the time! :) As most know, he is a recently retired Col in the Marine Corps and loves to handle things! I'm just there to make sure he stays nice. If I get upset, he really gets mad so I have learn to control it when around him. I have no doubt that it will be fixed but it will be painful to all :) We have receipts, numbers, and all. It's just that it was not 2 months old! I wish things were made to last better. I even find that my first sewing machine- a 99 dollar Kenmore from Sears (almost 40 years old)is a better work horse than my new Pfaff or any of the ones in between. It can handle everything but fancy! That's progress.

I'd say it is an omen- no men allowed!

Good luck! My friend works with electronics and said some of the brands don't last worth a hoot and they can't even get parts. I hope yours has an easy fix.

Hope it gets fixed quick!

I don't like it but if they make things to last a long time then they can't sell as many as they do. I've been told by a couple of repair persons some computers are made to only last a bit past their warranties. Bet it's the same with TVs, fridges, w&d, etc. I think the day of appliances lasting for 20 plus years is long gone and 'ain't' coming back. If we aren't buying new products then how many workers out of our country are no longer working. That said with TIC (tongue in cheek) which in itself is a stupid statement! ;-P

60 inch wow. They don't make things like they use to and that is in everything that is made now.

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our TV goes out like that once in a while (reason unknown) and if we unplug it from the outlet for about three minutes it will reset it's self. I don't know if that will work for you but you can try it.

We had a 13" tv that we bought in 1983, it died 3 yrs ago due to an electrical spike that happened when a squirrel chewed through the return line from the house to the pole. I think it would still be working if not for the pesky beastie. Anything in the house with a power supply was also affected.

Oh dear, that squirrel must have been really hungry!

A repair person is due maybe by the end of the week. It has slowed crafting down because we go to the den now and I have to move things around to craft. I can't be still too long so I need to sew during tv time :) It's just my way. The big tv is needed to be seen over the sewing tables and stacks of stuff I create while quilting! That's my story and I'm sticking to it :) Thanks everyone for being so kind. In the big scheme of things, a tv is minor-even a big one. :)

We bought a flat screen for the living room for our anniversary 2 years ago. Within 2 months, it had to be repaired. It has worked well ever since but still has episodes where the screen just goes black for a couple of seconds. Another flat screen (same Brand) smaller version for my sewing room and it has never given a moments trouble. I told hubby if anybody asked me if I liked that brand I would say YES and NO lol

Karyn, was it a Sharp by any chance?

I guess we have been fortunate. DH bought a 48 inch 5 years ago and we've had no trouble. It runs most of the time when we're home. I have tinnitus and have to have noise of some kind. I have a smaller one in the sewing room which also travels with us in the motorhome. Even with all the bouncing around, it's 3 years old and no problem.
I know all about those Marines! Mine is Navy, but the years since retirement have softened him a little. He still gets upset if anything bothers me, but otherwise he's becoming easier.

I know what you mean about watching how upset I get. Mine is getting better but it took a while. We had to talk about it so we are both on the same page. He also had to get use to people not jumping when he asked for something. I thought my girls and I had trained him (we always said we were his reality check) but years and years of Marine Corps, Naval Academy and Marine Military School in Tx were hard to change.

Flat screen uses more power then the box tvs. But the flat screen looks so much better off or on.


Forgot to say for the investment of the bigger flat screens, it's the one item you want the extended service plan for. DH's flat screen went out after three years and even though he griped when I bought the service plan, the tv was covered. He got a new one free because parts weren't made for his anymore.

Nope, it was a VIZIO

Our satellite DISH goes off sometimes too and we have to unplug and reset. Thats a pain sometimes to move the flat screen tv to get to the cords, I'm always scared to move it that the tv will just turn over and hit the floor!
And they call this PROGRESS???? LOL

If it was to cost me a single penny they would get it back.

Hope all turns out well.

we bought a new jennair dishwasher..stainless inside & out, top of the line... 2 weeks after we got it, the computer went out... had to be replaced.

we got a kenmore refrigerator separate unit from freezer (similar to sub zero) went out of town about a month later, came back fridge was dead..separate freezer was fine. sears (now owned by kmart) was awful about fixing, came out & fixed it twice & finally had to replace it...because i told then if they didn't i would be in thier appliance department every sat & sun telling every potetial customer my story when they brought the new one, it only had 1 leveling foot, should have 4.. so i had to go back to sears & argue about that... when they ordered the parts they told me i had to PAY for them.. the meltdown i had bought the security guard and threats to call the police... until they FINALLY looked at all the paperwork i had been trying to show them to start with.... they gave the new (?) feet for free??? you don't even want to hear about the number of call i had to make to get the insurance pay off on the lost groceries paid...

when the old washer died, we got a new bosch front loader. got it dlvd on veteren's day a couple years ago. 11/11 day before thanksgiving the rubber gasket tht keeps the water in came off the door surround... i called the place we got it from, they told me 2 weeks to come "look" at it... at the time, they had on order a new range and the matching dryer. i got the manager on the phone, told them cancel everything & come get this piece of s^^^ out of my house, or get someone over here to fix it today... he found someone.. big surprise!

all of then work fine now, but really... !

Oh I hope mine doesn't take this long or is this painful!

And they wonder why people go 'postal' !!!

I was told by a saleman in a "big store" the one with the yellow and blue tag as their logo, that the TV's are now made to last only 4-5 years these days. He said it is because things change so much that it costs more to repair and many parts are not repairable. Also that with digital something new will be coming along and won't be compatible with new technology. That really ticked me off as most of my tv's are 15 - 20 years old. They have worked fine until everything went digital and now many shows "tile" or freeze. One would think they could work the bugs out before they force it on us.