How old is your primary TV?

[Jase]

My TV just turned 9 years old.  One of the last CRT projection screens ever made.  Just a tad less crisp than a 1080 LCD, but smoother, more natural motion and far superior blacks.

When I got the TV, I planned to have it for a minimum of 10 years, which I've almost reached.

I have had friends who have had to buy 3 new TVs in that time due to dead pixels and the like.  Is it unusual for an LCD to last 10 years?

[Omega Atrocity]

The LCD TV that I have that I use for some gaming is about 6 years old at this point, and still going relatively strong, there is a single dead pixel on the screen, but it's so far to the bottom right it isn't a big issue.

[hepcat]

Bought my Toshiba 46in LCD flat screen in 2011.  It broke last year with a bad power board.  Would randomly shut off and turn back on.  Paid $50 to get a new power board mailed to me, installed it, works fine now.  Next time it breaks it is new TV time.

[KSpan]

Our TVs now are only about a year old and look awesome, but the LCDs that we had before (upper-line Samsungs) are 7 years old and we sold them to friends when we got the new ones. They're still going strong.

[Mother Grabber]

2008 Samsung LCD.  I'll probably move it to the rec room soon, and get a new OLED.  But first I have to get a rec room.

[Ja Rhule]

2012 Samsung Smart TV 55'

[Kevin Greene]

3 year old 60" Panasonic Plasma.

[fitty76]

I have a two year old Vizio and it has vertical banding.  You can Google banding, but it's a problem with some LCD TVs.  I would get an extended warranty.  

[Jimmy]

I just replaced my 2007 plasma. Lasted 8 years before the board burned out. 

[Doc Holiday]

just replaced my main back in september, it was 8 years old then, nothing realy wrong just very aged. 

 

[arbnranger]

2 hours ago, Jimmy said:

I just replaced my 2007 plasma. Lasted 8 years before the board burned out. 

Hey Jimmy was the board replacement worth doing or another TV in order? 

[thefuzz]

3 years old.

 

Sharp Aquos 60 inch, freaking love it.

[PhillyB]

18 hours ago, ARSEN said:

2012 Samsung Smart TV 55'

me too

[Jimmy]

15 hours ago, arbnranger said:

Hey Jimmy was the board replacement worth doing or another TV in order? 

No. The cost of new larger flatscreen was cheaper than the cost and labor of fixing the plasma.