I had a different experience there then these posts so I thought I should share. I purchased a new Pioneer receiver and after only a month I started having issues with the HDMI ports. Then they went out totally after a few days. I took my receiver to Blue Chip and while sitting in the lobby checking it in one of the techs that was at the counter asked me a couple questions and after answering them told me exactly what it was and told me the fix. He said that Pioneer had some updated parts including a new HDMI board and larger capacitors which will fix the problem. It was a Friday and he told me that it would be on the bench on Monday. At that point once they confirmed it was the HDMI board/capacitor they would order the part which would take about a week to get in. At that point they would get it on the bench either that day or the next and would call me when it was finished. Everything went exactly as he told me it would. Problem is solved.
On a side note while I was there I noticed they had several flat screens in the lobby for sale. It turns out they are buying open box TV's from a wholesaler and selling them at big discounts. I bought a Panasonic 60"" 3D Plasma from them for $840.00. It retails at Best Buy for over $1,600.00. I got it mounted in the living room and couldn't be happier with it. Came with 90 day warranty from them plus the balance of the original warranty. All TV's are returns to the store so they are less than 30 days old.
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