I wouldn't say a $1,500 for each TV set was cheap. Both were the same brand and cost near the same and were some of the better sets available. I don't buy the cheap stuff. They both went out with the same symptoms close to same time period after the warranty expired.
What type of screen did it have? Also how large was the screen?
Plus no warranty is very meaningful in terms of electronics because all that is usually covered is manufacturing defect.
Too often people think of warranties as being like a car warranty but in most electronics it is much more limited.
Just because you pay $$$ does not mean that you purchased something that wasn’t crap