Anyone have Extended Warranties on players? Any Recommendations?

[Quadzilla]

Hi All,
I know some feel extended warranties are a rip off but after my Pioneer DV 588 went funky after only 6 months & my Panny RV 31k died after 2 years, I'm seriously considering one. J&R has one that will extend for 2 years beyond the Sony 1 yr. warranty on a Sony DVPNS90V. The warranty is only $18 extra, seems like a good deal, no charge for parts & labor. The warranty co. is REPAIR MASTER, anyone have experience w/them?

Also, when I 1st called Pioneer about my player, the rep said they may not be able to help me because I bought it from Amazon.com & they're not an autherized dealer. Nothing was mentioned about it after that & Pioneer's replacing my player (w/a refurb) but is that corect? I thought if I bought the unit new from someplace like Amazon the warranty will be honored. Theres another discussion on this at http://www.highdefforum.com/showthread.php?t=25915. I was going to go for an Oppo 970 but now am having 2nd thoughts due to no extended warranty available :-(

 

[Nick250]

I never get extended warranties on any electronics I buy. Also cars for that matter. If my 2 year old Sony plasma died tomorrow I could go out and buy a brand new one and still be ahead of the game from the savings over the years. It is self insuring. My plan is if something dies out of warranty it gets sold or thrown away and I buy a new one of whatever it is.

All that being said, $18 for a legit (check out the deductibles and fine print) extra 24 months on a Sony Plasma/LCD is something even I would pay for.

Nick

 

[mtrycrafts]

Hi All,
I know some feel extended warranties are a rip off but after my Pioneer DV 588 went funky after only 6 months & my Panny RV 31k died after 2 years, I'm seriously considering one. J&R has one that will extend for 2 years beyond the Sony 1 yr. warranty on a Sony DVPNS90V. The warranty is only $18 extra, seems like a good deal, no charge for parts & labor. The warranty co. is REPAIR MASTER, anyone have experience w/them?

Also, when I 1st called Pioneer about my player, the rep said they may not be able to help me because I bought it from Amazon.com & they're not an autherized dealer. Nothing was mentioned about it after that & Pioneer's replacing my player (w/a refurb) but is that corect? I thought if I bought the unit new from someplace like Amazon the warranty will be honored. Theres another discussion on this at

You may want to check your bill as I think Amazon is a go-between. They were for my DVD player. Just used their web site.