Virtually all warranty rates suck.
I have been a service repair tech for many years, more than 20, and my experience with Mit is completely the opposite. They have a tech assist dept. that is second to none. I can't count the times my ass has been saved out there, by being on the phone with...
Both, unfortunately for you in the future. I'm afraid that I would not support that move, nor encourage you to. I'd shy away, or make sure you get a screamin' deal, so you can have extra money to pay for anything that might go wrong.
Mr Bob
All the horror stories I've heard over the past few years have been 99% Toshiba.
I have also seen it, out in the field, with one TW65H80 crapping out on us in the middle of an all-day calibration, at dinner. We came back from dinner and tried to turn on the set, and it simply would not go...