I think Homer Simpson said it best, "Extended warranty! How can I lose??!? Woohoo!" Most of the time you are throwing money away on an extended warranty. Though with some items, it is justified, especially if the extended warranty is thru the OEM. Laptop computers, and cars with fancy engines come to mind. If you can get a 3 or 4 year extended warranty on a laptop computer, get it. You probably end up busting the screen sooner or later. And a couple cars that come to mind that NEED an extended 100k mile warranty WERE the older Ford Taurus SHO models with the yamaha V6. Another were the older mitsubishi/Eagle/plymouth 'DSM' 2.0L turbos (ecplise/talon/laser). The trick was to MAKE sure your engine blew BEFORE 100k miles, and you were set!
A TV, IMHO, falls into that 'gray' area. I guess it would depend on if the warranty will cover a full failure, and if you believe the set may very well fail with five years.
A TV, IMHO, falls into that 'gray' area. I guess it would depend on if the warranty will cover a full failure, and if you believe the set may very well fail with five years.