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Posted at 12:37 PM on Wednesday 08/9/06 by
Ben
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Philips Outlet has their refurbished Philips 42" Pixel Plus Plasma Flat HDTV for $1400 - $400 code 42FLAT-0806 [Exp 8/21] = $1000 with free shipping. The coupon is also valid on the 42PF9630A/37B model with Ambilight, for $1100 after coupon.
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    Katmandoo122 - Posted 12:52 pm PDT 08/9/06 (181 Posts)  Report Spam

    90 day warranty = no way. I don't get why people buy a refurb from an online store without a warranty. You might as well buy it from eBay.

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    potsy - Posted 1:08 pm PDT 08/9/06 (316 Posts)  Report Spam

    because people buy these refurbs with a 90-day warranty and then sell them on e-bay as new with no warranty for a profit.

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    real_cheep - Posted 3:33 pm PDT 08/9/06 (740 Posts)  Report Spam

    #1, I think people buy refurbs w/short warranties from online stores like this because it's cheaper, and maybe they feel lucky or don't mind taking a chance.

    Makes sense to me.

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    JinOH - Posted 5:05 pm PDT 08/9/06 (1311 Posts)  Report Spam

    Well said, #3.

    Although, $1000 is a lot to gamble with when you are talking Refurbed Plasma TV.

    Good price for a 42".

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    DVDtester - Posted 7:52 pm PDT 08/9/06 (171 Posts)  Report Spam

    A 90-day warranty implies low confidence in the product's lifespan. Components usually fail early if they aren't well made, or wear out, which should take years if the product is well designed.

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    BestBuy Sucks - Posted 4:56 am PDT 08/10/06 (1096 Posts)  Report Spam

    But usually products 'should' only fail once, and they are sent back to the factory to be fixed. Once the problem has been fixed, they sell it away again for dirt cheap.

    The bad thing though, especially for something like this, is there might be a scratch or two from the previous owners, etc...

    Ahh screw it, just buy a brand new one and don't be so cheap.

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    ScroogeM - Posted 1:40 pm PDT 08/10/06 (123 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yeah, I agree #4. It's not like you're buying $20 headphones from eBay (as I just did, lol)...this is $1000.

    Then again, it IS from the Phillips Outlet store. Not some mom and pop place.

    I think the resolution is a little wack at 1024x768 though.

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