Polaroid T.V's - junk!

I had bought a small Polaroid flat panel t.v. for my bedroom, and in under a year (still under warranty), the picture went out. Still had sound, but a blank, black screen. So they had me return it to them, and they replaced it with a brand new one since they aren't worth fixing. Now the same thing has happened to the replacement which is just out of warranty, so I'm now s.o.l. :mad:

They might know cameras, but they sure as heck don't know t.v.'s. Just a "beware", for anyone that might consider buying this brand. Don't waste your money!

Where did you buy it? They might give you some help. I would try calling even though its out of warranty.

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Originally Posted by caseysmom

Where did you buy it? They might give you some help. I would try calling even though its out of warranty.

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Got it at Walmart, so they would be useless. Now if it had been Best Buy or some other electronics store, I might stand a chance, but Walmart could give a rat's backside! :eek:

Oh darn....a lesson learned I suppose.

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Oh darn....a lesson learned I suppose.

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I'm going to give Polaroid a call tomorrow and see if they'll do anything. Nothing ventured - nothing gained.......

Good idea...I have a sony I bought in 87....its huge but it still works!

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Good idea...I have a sony I bought in 87....its huge but it still works!

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Forget that call to Polaroid - I can only find paperwork on the original purchase, so judging from that date - the replacement is probably closer to about 18 months old, and not just over 12. It just gripes me no end tho - pretty expensive t.v. when you consider how long I actually got to use it.

But I won't be without a t.v. in my room tho. There are 2 perfectly good "old style" ones in the storage room, so my son is going to set one up for me later today. I just liked the flat panel since it was so sleek and weighed next to nothing, and I could actually move the t.v. stand to clean under and behind it. These other oldies weigh a ton! So when I get around to buying another flat - it definitely WON'T be a Polaroid. :eek: The 2 big monster flat panels we have in the living room and family room are JVC and Sony, and both of those have never been a minute's trouble.

You should buy one at Costco if you have the membership, they have fabulous customer service and I believe they have separate warranties for electronics. :)

pomtzu

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Forget that call to Polaroid - I can only find paperwork on the original purchase, so judging from that date - the replacement is probably closer to about 18 months old, and not just over 12. It just gripes me no end tho - pretty expensive t.v. when you consider how long I actually got to use it.

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It probably wouldn't do any good to contact Polaroid even if you had the paper work. They filed for Bankruptcy in 2009 and are now owned by a totally different holding company.

This new holding company is the sponsor for Nascar # 42 driven by an Juan Pablo Montoya.

The problem you had with your LCD is a common problem because of poor components used in the China manufacturing process.

You'd be better off spending a bit more coin and getting a real brand, like Sony or LG.

I'm not in the market for a new one right now, with Christmas shopping not too far away. I have one of the old sets back up in my room, so as long as I have a t.v., I'm fine. I'll let my son pick out one for me when I get around to getting another, and it will be a good one, since he is an electronics guru and up on what's good and what's not. I should have paid attention when he nixed Polaroid! :eek: