>>Esp. in India, there are scores of Radio, TV, phone, appliance repair shops in every city and even in villages. Indian here. Our First TV we bought ran a go

>>Esp. in India, there are scores of Radio, TV, phone, appliance repair shops in every city and even in villages. Indian here. Our First TV we bought ran a good 25 years. It was repaired at least 2 - 3 times. Often for 1/10th the price of a new TV. It finally totally croaked. I salvaged speakers etc, and put it to good use. The TV we have now is running for 10+ years and is going strong. Its a CRT TV. I've told my family we will buy a big new LED one once this croaks. But its going quite strong. Given everyone around has moved on these latest LED TVs, my family is quite pissed that the TV is still running strong :) My friend gave a new LED Sony TV to me to see if it can be fixed. When I enquired the costs came up to 60% the cost of a new TV. At that point you wonder if you want to keep it and repair it, or just toss out and buy a new one. The problem is lack of serviceable part inside. Also they don't make durable products anymore. Even in India.