Akai PTH5498 54 in. HDTV-Ready CRT TV

Have an AKAI still under warranty. The company assigned my case to a service center 2.5 hours away. When I called the service center they said that, in contrast to what AKAI said, they had no paper work about us and would not service a TV 2.5 hours away. When I called AKAI they said they had to tell corporate office and the office will reassign the case. They said that they have one Month to do so. Then, they said that it may take 4-8 weeks after whoever they get to come to see the tv to fix it because they may have to order parts and that is how long AKAI takes to get the parts for their own TVS! So, I would avoid an AKAI like the plague! We have no picture and probably never will. The price is low but it is not worth anything so whatever was paid is like flushing it down the toilet. The internet is simply filled with these complaints about all their TVs and the company does not publish any local corporate office address. I would avoid any and all AKAI products.