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Post by Halloween King on Jul 24, 2013 14:03:41 GMT -5
I bought a 40 inch Element tv, model number eldft406, last Black friday Nov 2012. The tv itself was manufactured aug 2012. Fast foward July 2013, I've had prob with this tv. It turns off by itself randomly. But now yesterday the TV gave up on me. It wont start/power on anymore. It has a warranty of 1 year, the thing isnt even a year since it was made but they wont honor the warranty with out a reciept.
I go online and see a few people complain about this same brand. Some people even have the exact same tv as me. So please NEVER buy anything element brand.
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Post by MacReady on Jul 24, 2013 18:02:55 GMT -5
Honestly, I've never even heard of that brand.... where did you buy it from? Have you tried contacting the store where you bought it to see what they can do?
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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Jul 24, 2013 18:48:36 GMT -5
I thought you meant the skateboard company.
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Post by DontHassleTheHoff on Jul 24, 2013 19:30:27 GMT -5
I thought you meant the skateboard company. Same here!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 20:11:57 GMT -5
I thought you meant the skateboard company. Same here! Yea me too.
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Post by T R W on Jul 24, 2013 20:12:40 GMT -5
Off brand cheapo tvs don't usually last very long.
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Post by JC Motors on Jul 24, 2013 20:17:26 GMT -5
Off brand cheapo tvs don't usually last very long. Ain't that the truth
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 24, 2013 20:37:01 GMT -5
Off brand cheapo tvs don't usually last very long. Bingo. There's a reason that people buy legitimate brands.
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Post by ZMW on Jul 24, 2013 21:45:53 GMT -5
What is element. I thought you were talking about an oven element or something?
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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Jul 24, 2013 22:28:06 GMT -5
Off brand cheapo tvs don't usually last very long. Ain't that the truth I bought a 32" ProScan TV in, hell, 2009? It's what I could afford at the time. Mother er has NEVER had an issue. Very reliable. But... You get what you pay for more often than not. I feel very fortunate to have had 0 issues with mine.
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Post by gravedigger3 on Jul 24, 2013 22:40:14 GMT -5
I work the Electronics Department at Target and i always Tell people to not buy the element TVs, their ALWAYS issues with them I always recommend Samsung, Sony or Vizio as top three then LG and Phillips. Want a good off brand tv? I recommend Westinghouse have rarely seem any issues with them
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Post by John Zero on Jul 24, 2013 22:43:34 GMT -5
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever buy something like that without researching it first. Especially something that's going to be on sale for a ridiculously low amount.
I'm guessing that Element is a store brand product? When I was shopping for a new TV, I looked at a few different store brands and none of them had good reviews.
The best time to buy a new TN is around Feb/March. Around then, the new model year TVs are coming out and stores start to cut the price on the prior year models. I got a hell of a deal on my TV that way,
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Post by inkboy83 on Jul 24, 2013 22:52:55 GMT -5
When it comes to TVs I would never buy an off brand. Sony and Samsung for me.
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 25, 2013 0:17:58 GMT -5
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever buy something like that without researching it first. Especially something that's going to be on sale for a ridiculously low amount. I'm guessing that Element is a store brand product? When I was shopping for a new TV, I looked at a few different store brands and none of them had good reviews. The best time to buy a new TN is around Feb/March. Around then, the new model year TVs are coming out and stores start to cut the price on the prior year models. I got a hell of a deal on my TV that way, Without knowing the situation for certain, I will say that often times the "Black Friday" deals include products that are brand new to the market. So this *model* of Element TV might never have been reviewed.
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Post by Sleeping Like An Angel on Jul 25, 2013 1:33:53 GMT -5
Off brand cheapo tvs don't usually last very long. Decent name brands don't always do so well either. RCA is usually a big sack of crap, whereas a brand like ProScan or Seiki holds up far better.
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Post by John Zero on Jul 25, 2013 1:39:17 GMT -5
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever buy something like that without researching it first. Especially something that's going to be on sale for a ridiculously low amount. I'm guessing that Element is a store brand product? When I was shopping for a new TV, I looked at a few different store brands and none of them had good reviews. The best time to buy a new TN is around Feb/March. Around then, the new model year TVs are coming out and stores start to cut the price on the prior year models. I got a hell of a deal on my TV that way, Without knowing the situation for certain, I will say that often times the "Black Friday" deals include products that are brand new to the market. So this *model* of Element TV might never have been reviewed. That's true. Though a lot of times, the quality of one of the other models is the same across the board.
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Post by Halloween King on Jul 25, 2013 2:00:00 GMT -5
Off brand cheapo tvs don't usually last very long. While this is true it's also hard to tell what brand is a cheapo Brand. I mean Sony did not start off as the cream of the crop. Everything has to start somewhere, enter sony an unknown brand, but then the company puts out good products and now its considered a good brand. Look at Vizios, I remember seeing those at Walmart years ago and thinking, thats a knock off brand. But fast foward to today and some people think that is a good brand. I got this tv at target on black friday. I highly doubt Target will stand by a product with out a reciept. It stinks but live and learn I guess.
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 25, 2013 3:46:41 GMT -5
No, Target sells extended warranties for their products. They don't "stand by their product" past their return policy, which is (I think?) 30 days.
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Post by T R W on Jul 25, 2013 10:35:52 GMT -5
Off brand cheapo tvs don't usually last very long. While this is true it's also hard to tell what brand is a cheapo Brand. I mean Sony did not start off as the cream of the crop. Everything has to start somewhere, enter sony an unknown brand, but then the company puts out good products and now its considered a good brand. Look at Vizios, I remember seeing those at Walmart years ago and thinking, thats a knock off brand. But fast foward to today and some people think that is a good brand. I got this tv at target on black friday. I highly doubt Target will stand by a product with out a reciept. It stinks but live and learn I guess. Yeah, pretty much. And most stores only offer in store warranty for 90 days if that. Sometimes on a deal like that you're taking a chance. Unfortunately, it didn't work out as good as it could have. Off brands are usually like playing roulette. Sometimes they exceed expectations, other times they...well, don't.
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Post by T R W on Jul 25, 2013 10:36:30 GMT -5
Off brand cheapo tvs don't usually last very long. Decent name brands don't always do so well either. RCA is usually a big sack of crap, whereas a brand like ProScan or Seiki holds up far better. To be honest, RCA hasn't been a good brand name in decades.
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