I never knew there was this feature and your post made me go check my also supposedly "new" on purchase C9. My 98 days owned TV clocks in at 2367 hours! That's more hours than I've owned the TV!

I am beyond livid at this point, even moreso at being ripped off by my family's regular go-to guy for all our home electronics. This is our 7th TV purchased from him through the years.

Unfortunately I've only discovered this three months after owning the TV. Not sure if there's any means of recourse now. I will be contacting the seller first thing tomorrow nonetheless to give him a piece of my mind. If anyone has any advice I'm all ears.