“On An Empirical Sample of Why Samsung TVs Have Lower Price Points” or “Kaya Naman Pala ang Mura, Lagot Ka Sa Repairs”

 I still feel the fangs of remorse bite whenever I think of how I fell for a 0% offer on a Samsung DLP Projector TV last year. Yeah, I guess I'm still a sucker after all. But, my woes did not end with shelling out a few thousand bucks a month to pay my credit card balance. A week after the 15 month warranty, which Samsung touts as "Prestige," my Projection TV started acting up.

Screen image disappears, the power button is immobilized, and the unit just refuses to work.Let me consult my friendly neighborhood Samsung Service Center, Chronicles Electronics, along Shaw Boulevard. Speed seems to be the mantra at this branch as it takes them a mere two (2) weeks (!!) to diagnose and finally repair the unit, at which time my entire family is ready to oust me as head of the family given their Xbox360, DVD and "House MD" series withdrawal symptoms.