it's not the amount of years I was just equating it to his time. It takes about 2000 hours of watching cnn in reasonable brightness to get bad burn in
It can happen much earlier, I dont know why you defend it so much. This is why a minimum warranty for burn in, like 3 years would stop the risk of a 'dud panel' as you say. Right now there is no support, just hope the retailer supports you or slog it out in court.