Advent Q328A 32" Flat Screen TV
Advent parts availability less than reasonable
Bought this in 11/2002 on Black Friday for less than $300. So, for the money spent, it was a great deal, especially for 2002. Bought the Best Buy 4 year service contract. And until 12/2005, the set did what it should and I had no complaints other than the remote was pretty rudimentary. No problems, no issues, good color.  <br /> <br />In December, it started to buzz once in a while, a few minutes here, then quiet. But in Feb 2006, the buzzing became full time, and quite loud, with periodic episodes of what I'd call \\"frying bacon\\" sounds. These sounds now occur whenever the tv is on. It is virtually impossible to watch because the sound is so irrittating. <br /> <br />BestBuy service has spent 5 weeks trying to track down \\"parts\\", and the Advent web site has been taken down and replaced with a \\"we're rebuilding\\" page with a phone number for warrenty service.  <br /> <br />Doesn't seem reasonable to me to not be able to even get an estimated date parts would be available, and this is certainly taking way longer than one would consider reasonable. <br /> <br />So the TV, while it worked, was great, especially for what I paid, it looses many stars because it is seemingly not repairable in anything one would consider reasonable. <br /> <br />If parts don't appear by weeks end, I'm invoking the BestBuy replacement aspect of their warrenty.   <br />