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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
I don't think anything modern would even turn on after taking such a hit. Heck, most of this new garbage will be destroyed, even if it only takes a minor hit.
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I agree. Today's flat-panel sets will be instantly damaged beyond repair by lightning strikes in most cases, which is one reason I am in no hurry to replace my analog set with a FP -- despite the fact that today's plasma flat panels are being built to last much longer than the first sets ever did; the new sets are also nearly immune to image burn-in. I read in another thread that, in cases of lightning damage to FP TVs, most insurance companies will simply replace the set rather than pay to have the damaged one repaired. Typical of how things are done in America these days -- if whatever it is goes bad after the warranty expires, throw it out and get a new one. I had to do just that when my first DVD player (CyberHome DVD-300S) stopped reading discs after only three years. I bought a Memorex player that has lasted two years so far, but given the fact that these players have a capacitor that swells and splits open, rendering the player useless in most cases only nine months after initial purchase, I'm amazed mine has lasted this long and still works well (knock on wood). I'm not wishing it would go bad, of course, but given the manner in which these players are built (plastic cabinet, underrated components, etc.), I sometimes get the feeling that mine will fail any time now. I'll then replace it with another piece of offshore junk with a well-known name slapped on it that may last only a year if that long (!), and then ... well, you get the idea.