Yep, once they figured out a way to raise the price of TVs, repairing them came back into vogue. Repair dude said mine was reparable, however the part was unavailable right now. I don't care one way or the other as long as I get the warranty I paid for and have a TV that works. Fix it, replace it, send me a check, whatever.
The new fancy washers are the worst, seems they all need a new board within a month or two__service people arrive quickly but the board takes some time __same goes for those high end LG multi door refers.
I have an old stack unit stored out in the garage that I paid around $500 for new 20 years back just in case.