Is it just me or is this article bullshit?

[Philippine Mango]

http://www.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/lcdtv/lcdtv-lifetime.shtml

"You will definitely pay more for better LCD display brands like Sharp, Toshiba, JVC, or Sony than you will for cheap Chinese or Korean variety knock-offs, but you'll get a backlighting bulb of higher quality and, in the end, a TV whose colors will stay truer longer."

Korean variety? I thought LG was considered name brand, and they're korean... :frown:

 

[TanisHalfElven]

there are of course good Korean brands as well. but there are also a lot of no name brands

 

[SunnyD]

If I'm not mistaken, isn't Samsung a Korean company? Are they not probably the most revered name brand of LCD at this point? And yes, LG-Philips make some of the best panels as well... LG = Lucky-Goldstar, and Goldstar is indeed a Korean company...

Edit - Yep... http://www.samsung.com/AboutSAMSUNG/SAMSUNGGROUP/TimelineHistory/timeline01.htm

 

[xtknight]

They're all based in either: Japan (Sharp/NEC), South Korea (Samsung/LG, best brands of LCD), Taiwan (Chi Mei), and some in China (AU Optronics). All the color filter and backlight companies are based in Taiwan. Sharp, JVC, and Toshiba all use electronics from one of these companies, so that must mean they have cheap components!

 

[imported_Truenofan]

lg is korean, samsung is korean(they also make cars), daewoo(cars, and monitors). i was in korea for a year for the military.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: xtknight
They're all based in either: Japan (Sharp/NEC), South Korea (Samsung/LG, best brands of LCD), Taiwan (Chi Mei), and some in China (AU Optronics). All the color filter and backlight companies are based in Taiwan. Sharp, JVC, and Toshiba all use electronics from one of these companies, so that must mean all LCD panels have cheap components!

fixed

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