The second year free warranty is for a limited time offer, I am getting ready to buy a digital SLR that is almost half price what it was 8 months ago.
It is very much a buyers market right now.
I hope your VJ has been making you money.
If you have continued problems with end of media, the sensor may need to adjusted down in sensitivity.
The sensistivity issue will occur at start of print, where media loading is usually responsible for middle and end of print errors.