So there I was, sittin' at the computer, jammin' out a slow little diddy at 96 bpm, watchin' Miami Ink with the closed captioning on, then it was gone... No explosion, no puff of smoke, it just turned itself off as though I had hit the power button. I'm bummin' as I had tonight's episode of Dirty Jobs DVR'd and now I'll have to wait.

So I bought this 27" Emerson TV from Wal-Mart less than a year ago and I still have the receipt. I checked their return policy online and it only says 90-Days. I have a feeling I'm screwed, and I've been trying to save up money for a new axe. This sucks.

Has anyone else had a new(ish) TV blow up on them before? What'd you do? I'm gonna call Wal-Mart tomorrow and see what they say, hopefully I can just nab a new one off the shelves (but when do things work out like that?) Should I try a TV repair place in town? Any help would be appreciated, I'm getting separation anxiety as we speak. Didn't appliances use to last a good decade or so?