PCandPlasma.com ripoff Bait and Switch Brooklyn New York
I had the identical problem as Jian from Cupertino, California had, only the advertised price was $1999 and the "upgrade" to US warranty was $2700.
By the way, the web site makes no mention of the set being an non-US model and explicitly states that there is a 1 year SONY parts and service warranty.
These people are not to be trusted.
Jeffrey
Ridgewood, New Jersey
U.S.A.