Is a flat panel TV worth fixing?

[BlooDSMeaR]

LCD's are way easy to fix. My LCD went on the fritz, $54.77 later I had a new T-con board commin in the mail. 12 torx bit screws, and 1 pin connector later, she was good as new. Glad I fixed mine instead of buying a new one. Saved me around $1K for an equivalent replacement.
My suggestion is jump on-line and use your Google foo. Find out how to do the repair your self. I found a couple of sites that have walk through's for testing, and part replacement instructions. Order the parts, and whala your done. You'll have the feel good " I did it!!! plus you'll have the "I saved a but load of money!!!!" face

[TWoods450]

99.9% of the time a screen crack is NOT worth repairing.
I was at my local Sams Club yesterday they had a 55" LCD 1080p Vizio on clearance for 750. I have a 42 and a 47 vizio and love them, while they aren't as high end as others but I think they look great.

If it was a power supply, y-sus board, etc, it would probably be a less than $100 fix but that panel is gonna cost ya.

[Curtis]

We had to replace two flat panel TV's. The first was the result of a plastic bowl. The other one was due to the screen going out. The warranty company that came out told us it was worth it for them to try and fix. They gave us the option of money or they would ship a new one to us. We took the money so we could buy the extended warranty.

By the way, we put our TV on top of a hutch so they can't touch it. It didn't help with the bowl, but it has helped to prevent more damage due to rough housing, light saber battles, etc.