TV's that never break down?

berimbau · Posted: 18 Jan 2007 09:10 AM Post subject: TV's that never break down?

A friend recently lost their Panasonic projection TV (2002) because their power converter or lamp blew up (??). What was interesting to me was that the technician who went to see it said, "Yeah, these Panasonics always break down for one of three reasons [...] the best brands are Sharp, Toshiba and Samsung. In fact, Samsung almost never breaks down; we received one last year and everyone at the shop was amazed, they had never seen one break down.” Can anyone confirm this statement? Anyone own a Samsung?

A_Shank · Cholo Nako Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 21

Ive had my sharp tv over 12 years and no complaints as of yet. Im looking to getting a Toshiba before the superbowl. Any recomdations???

sakurob · Back in Calecia Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 190 Votes: 6

Go with a "Visio" or a "Sceptre"........ Very Happy

elchrist · Posted: 24 Jan 2007 10:14 AM Post subject:

TVs that never break down? Would that be a book?

I've had a Sony WEGA 27" CRT for a few years now and it hasn't gone bad. The rule of thumb with electronics is if it doesn't go bad within the first few months (sometimes first year), you won't have any problems with it. Now this is a CRT/tube TV, so they've been around a looong time now, but with flat panel displays the technology seems to continuously change and problems are more likely.

I've read that a plasma screen only lasts a few years, so maintenance is key, with replacement right around the corner at about 8-10 years. Not so sure about LCDs though, as long as you get no dead pixels when unboxed and don't allow an image to burn in you're all set for a while. Gots no clue about DLPs.

locoinclx · Posted: 28 Jan 2007 08:21 PM Post subject:

I have a sharp that I bought at Costco in EC the same year it opened... how long ago is that... 12? 14 years??

gee4mac · Posted: 13 Jun 2007 10:04 AM Post subject:

I've had a GOLDSTAR (now LG) 20" CRT for about 18 years and it still works like a champ, the colors are nice and bright. I used to spend hours playing NES, SNES, and PS2 on it. I dont use it as often though, because now i'm all grown up and have a 100" screen and 7.1 surround sound in my living room, where I watch my satellite tv and play PS2. Wink

About new technologies, go with an LCD. Any LCD that has a nice contrast ratio and is bright should be good. Plasma is a dead technology, if you look around, you dont see too many in the store shelves, or if they are there they're on special. VIZIO televisions sold at Costco and now Wal-Mart get really good reviews. They're bang for your buck.
BTW, does anyone have any info about Costco's new return policy? A Sears employee told me that Costco now has the same return policy as Sears! Is that true? If it is, Costco is going to lose a lot of business. Their return policy was one of the main reasons people buy there (including myself), and it made sense, because you have to be a member to take advantage of that convenience.