How long did your last tube TV's last? Will your HDTV's last as long?

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Was thinking of a poll but there are too many variables.

Growing up we had a 13" Panasonic b&w tube-based TV which did suffer from the occasional blown tube. Was repaired 2 or 3 times before it was finally ditched 15 to 20 years later.

I also had a 13" KTV brand which only lasted a few years before I let my father have it fixed and sold it off to get rid of it. It was not good. It was replaced with my 13" color Panasonic. It is about 20 years old and still runs without a single repair or display issue. It has just been out of service since getting a replacement in 10/07.

My parents still have the wooden console TV from about 1973. It was last repaired (or attempted) about 2003 but died again. Simply not worth fixing any more. It is now the stand for the 46" Samsung LCD I bought for my parents 50th wedding anniversary.

We had our share of TV's. The good ones seem to run 10 to 15 years before needing at least one repair. Around the 20+ year mark it is just becomes time to move one.

Yet I do not expect any of my LCD TV's to last 20 years. Even though they don't get 8 hours use a day and are plugged into excellent line conditioners with spike and surge protection. Have we as consumers been bilked into accepting LESS LIFE from NEW HDTV's? Hmmm.