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So I bought a Sharp 46 LCD over 3 years ago from Vision's. Paid over $2100 for it (and that was at cost, it retailed $2900). My buddy made sure I got a 4yr warranty.

a few months ago, we started getting a thin green line on the left side of the screen that would pop up for about 3 mins, while the tv was warming up.

So I phoned up Vision's last week and they directed me to a service shop that they use. A tech came up and calculated a $3400 repair. Of course Vision's said no and went with the "come get a new tv" route.

They told me they had a 2011 Samsung LED model for me. I wasn't very happy about that but they had no Sharp's in stock as their new stock hadn't come in yet. But they said just go in and look at it and if I don't like it then we could work something out.

I went and looked at it, hated it and started looking around. I was in luck as this store had received it's shipments of Sharp tv's and I was quickly impressed. You see, i love Sharp's light absorbtion screen's which Samsung doesn't compare. (Sony is good as well but i didn't see a Sony that I liked).

The store looked at the cost of both tv's and there was a difference of $150. So I said, no problem! This new tv is the latest on the market and can be upgraded for 3D (which is no use to me but still a perk!).

So after almost 4 years (my warranty was up in Sept), I got a new TV for $150 and after buying the new warranty, the total came to $450. And here's the kicker -- they let me keep my old tv. Which, except for 3mins of start up, is a great tv.

Needless to say we are very happy with Vision's and now so is my Father inlaw!