[deltadart]

Doesn't surprise me at all that they are trying to pass the buck. Don't they have to prove that it was indeed a lighting strike? If I was you and you get no satisfaction I would file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I had to do that last week. I bought a new 46" LCD television and it broke only after 5 months. It was still under warranty and I took it to the repair shop. They could not get a replacement part because the part that failed was a part that has a very high(90%)failure rate and they said I would get a new television. Then they said they had no television's in stock and I would have to wait 3-4 weeks for the television. That was the middle of April and i'm still waiting. File a complaint with the BBB. Go to there website and fill out the form. It's pretty easy. I wish you luck.