> I'm not buying a $40 bulb, even from Philips, unless it has a 20 year warranty. Even if it has a 20 year warranty, that's not much good because the cost of u

> I'm not buying a $40 bulb, even from Philips, unless it has a 20 year warranty. Even if it has a 20 year warranty, that's not much good because the cost of using the warranty exceeds the value of product replacement. (Do you keep receipts and product packages long enough? Then there's the hassle of doing the return.)