After returning the Sony, the extended warranty and tax we got the new TV with a new extended warranty.
All told - we had to pony up $271 extra to get the new set (could have come close to an even exchange on an open box unit but I didn't want one that 500 kids had touched the screen on... lol) due to price difference and the difference in cost (caused by price difference) in the warranty.
This is what we got:
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/t...l&tab=features