New LCD television how reliable

Invisible Man wrote:

Whenever someone tries to sell me a warranty or insurance I say I
worked for an insurance company for 36 years and don't believe in it.
Car insurance, house and contents insurance and travel insurance I do
have.

Have you ever claimed on your house insurance, I wonder? Mine's just come
up for renewal and I can't recall ever making a claim in 35 years except one
in 1990 for a relatively small amount of damage caused by a couple of ridge
tiles being dislodged by high winds.

The house is unlikely to collapse or hit an aeroplane, so what's it for
exactly? What are the most common claims?

On 30/07/2010 16:35, Norman Wells wrote:
Invisible Man wrote:

Whenever someone tries to sell me a warranty or insurance I say I
worked for an insurance company for 36 years and don't believe in it.
Car insurance, house and contents insurance and travel insurance I do
have.

Have you ever claimed on your house insurance, I wonder? Mine's just
come up for renewal and I can't recall ever making a claim in 35 years
except one in 1990 for a relatively small amount of damage caused by a
couple of ridge tiles being dislodged by high winds.

The house is unlikely to collapse or hit an aeroplane, so what's it for
exactly? What are the most common claims?



A very long time since I was involved in household business.
Theft
Burst pipes
Storm
Accidental damage - spills on carpets etc.
All risks - loss of jewellery, specs, dentures etc.
Fires caused by chip pans, smoking materials, electrics
underground pipes
accidental damage to sanitary fixtures etc.
Impact by vehicles
Flood
Malicious damage
subsidence
glass

I think I have personally had 1 claim for impact to a front wall and 2
for loss of specs

On 30/07/2010 16:35, Norman Wells wrote:
Invisible Man wrote:

Whenever someone tries to sell me a warranty or insurance I say I
worked for an insurance company for 36 years and don't believe in it.
Car insurance, house and contents insurance and travel insurance I do
have.

Have you ever claimed on your house insurance, I wonder? Mine's just
come up for renewal and I can't recall ever making a claim in 35 years
except one in 1990 for a relatively small amount of damage caused by a
couple of ridge tiles being dislodged by high winds.

The house is unlikely to collapse or hit an aeroplane, so what's it for
exactly? What are the most common claims?



A very long time since I was involved in household business.
Theft
Burst pipes
Storm
Accidental damage - spills on carpets etc.
All risks - loss of jewellery, specs, dentures etc.
Fires caused by chip pans, smoking materials, electrics
underground pipes
accidental damage to sanitary fixtures etc.
Impact by vehicles
Flood
Malicious damage
subsidence
glass

I think I have personally had 1 claim for impact to a front wall and 2
for loss of specs

Who in their right mind would want to watch an LCD TV for 5 minutes let
alone 5 years- when Plasma offers a far better picture..

Cheers

Richard

Who in their right mind would want to watch an LCD TV for 5 minutes let
alone 5 years- when Plasma offers a far better picture..

Cheers

Richard

On 30/07/2010 16:53, r.bartlett wrote:
Who in their right mind would want to watch an LCD TV for 5 minutes let
alone 5 years- when Plasma offers a far better picture..

Cheers

Richard


Certainly used to be the case for larger models. Which? seem to be
scoring top LEDs and top LCDs above top Plasmas now though.

On 30/07/2010 16:53, r.bartlett wrote:
Who in their right mind would want to watch an LCD TV for 5 minutes let
alone 5 years- when Plasma offers a far better picture..

Cheers

Richard


Certainly used to be the case for larger models. Which? seem to be
scoring top LEDs and top LCDs above top Plasmas now though.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:35:24 +0100, "Norman Wells"
wrote:

Invisible Man wrote:

Whenever someone tries to sell me a warranty or insurance I say I
worked for an insurance company for 36 years and don't believe in it.
Car insurance, house and contents insurance and travel insurance I do
have.

Have you ever claimed on your house insurance, I wonder? Mine's just come
up for renewal and I can't recall ever making a claim in 35 years except one
in 1990 for a relatively small amount of damage caused by a couple of ridge
tiles being dislodged by high winds.

The house is unlikely to collapse or hit an aeroplane, so what's it for
exactly? What are the most common claims?

I have made 2 claims in the 40 years I've lived in this house. One was
for the replacement of a window and window frame damaged by someone
breaking in. The other was for the replacement of a post and rail fence
at the front of the house which had been comprehensively demolished by a
stolen car. In both cases I could have managed to pay for repairs myself
if I hadn't had house insurance.


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(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:35:24 +0100, "Norman Wells"
wrote:

Invisible Man wrote:

Whenever someone tries to sell me a warranty or insurance I say I
worked for an insurance company for 36 years and don't believe in it.
Car insurance, house and contents insurance and travel insurance I do
have.

Have you ever claimed on your house insurance, I wonder? Mine's just come
up for renewal and I can't recall ever making a claim in 35 years except one
in 1990 for a relatively small amount of damage caused by a couple of ridge
tiles being dislodged by high winds.

The house is unlikely to collapse or hit an aeroplane, so what's it for
exactly? What are the most common claims?

I have made 2 claims in the 40 years I've lived in this house. One was
for the replacement of a window and window frame damaged by someone
breaking in. The other was for the replacement of a post and rail fence
at the front of the house which had been comprehensively demolished by a
stolen car. In both cases I could have managed to pay for repairs myself
if I hadn't had house insurance.


--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

"john hamilton" wrote in message
...
I'm just about to buy a Sony television for about £500 from ebuyer. A
friend says that LCD televisions are now very reliable. So is it really
worth paying extra for a five year guarantee?



you could always see what the john lewis price is - you get 5 years as
standard with them



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