Re: 55 inch Plasma Viera (VIERA TC-P55GT30) not turning on. 7 blinking red lights.

Why doesn't Panasonic acknowledge that they have faulty boards in these TV's or why hasn't there been a class action lawsuit filed against them? My 55 inch Viera is 21 months old and the red blinking light of death just happened to me. Panasonic states that there is no extension of the warranty but will make an accommodation if I get an evaluation from a qualified Panasonic technician (which is 40 miles away from where I live) and send it along with a copy of my sales receipt to them. It appears that...