Cheap LCD TVs can mean at least a couple of different things.
1. It can mean buying a cheap LCD TV from a no-name, or value brand.
2. It can also mean buying an LCD TV from a name brand such as Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Hitachi, Samsung etc at a discounted price.
Our usual recommendation is that you’ll generally get the best TV for yourself with option 2, but there are certainly no-name brands who offer genuine value - meaning a good quality picture and good TV reliability. The catch is working out which of the no-name brands are the good ones.
We don’t recommend buying a no-name brand from e-Bay for example. Lot’s of fly-by-night’ operators operate there.
So if you want to go for option 1, you need to do plenty of research before committing your cash. You want to know about both the brand and the company you’re buying from.
Flat Panel TV Reliability
The Annual Product Reliability Survey conducted by the US organization Consumer Reports says Panasonic’s 50 plasma is the best TV overall, Hitachi is the worst LCD TV and Philips the worst plasma TV.
It’s surprising to see those tHitachi and Philips in the least reliable list. I don’t know if no-nam ebrands were included in the reliability survey.
Consumer Reports also reported that LCD and plasma TVs generally require few repairs during the first three years of use (flat panel sets overall had a 3% annual repair rate). This means that if you buy extended warranties on flat panel TVs, you would be statistically-speaking, wasting your money.
They also found that Panasonic made the most reliable flat panel TVs and other brands with low repair rates included Sony, Samsung, Toshiba and JVC in LCD TVs and Pioneer and Samsung in plasma TVs.
What’s Going To Happen To Prices Of LCD TVs?
Steve Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, usually tells it like it is. He wrote a famous letter to early buyers of the first generation iPhone, who were angry that its price was lowered by $200 just a few months after its launch. Steve said that price drops in technology were a given and that: This is life in the technology lane . If you always wait for the next price cut or to buy the new improved model, you’ll never buy any technology product because there is always something better and less expensive on the horizon. Well, Steve could have been talking about LCD TVs because every evolution of LCD TVs has seen either the price drop, or the screen size increase.
LCD TV - Value For Money?
Is a Walmart private brand. Some of the screens e.g. the 23 inch are made by Tatung in Taiwan (who also make screens for Apple). Some of the larger sizes are made by Onida in India. I’d say its likely that other manufacturers will be used as time goes by. So how does the quality compare with other brands? You could ask the question a different way - Should I go High End or Low End? We always say the same thing - its up to you to choose which picture and features suit you best. Not everybody can tell the differences between brands. If you can’t see (or hear) any difference between different LCD TVs you’re paying for brand.
How To Buy An LCD TV At A Good Price
Plasma TVs were the first flat panel television option, but now, LCD TVs have moved past them in sales and popularity. Most people would say LCD TVs compete with plasma TVs in terms of picture quality and often beat them. LCD televisions have other benefits compared with plasmas TVs. They are easier to maintain, claim a longer picture life and they use less power. Most new LCD TVs support high definition signals so they have sharper picture. How and where Can I Buy a Cheap LCD Television? Time is definitely on your side when buying an LCD TV (and a plasma) because prices are falling steadily. You can expect at least a 20% price drop over the next year.
Home Theatre Buying Tips
When you walk into the home theatre system area of your local consumer electronics outlet, the multitude of choices are daunting. Everything is gleaming under the fluorescent lights, very new and very shiny, each system seemingly saying “buy me, buy me”. Before you get to that point, there are many things you need to understand and realize to help you make the best possible decision for your home and your wallet. First you need to determine which room of your home will house this home theatre system. Note that if you are going for the very large screen like 50 or 60 inches or more, the best viewing is from about 10 to 12 feet away.
Get Yourself A Good Deal On An LCD TV
Plasma TVs were the first flat panel television option, but now, LCD TVs have moved past them in sales and popularity. Most people would say LCD TVs compete with plasma TVs in terms of picture quality and often beat them. LCD televisions have other benefits compared with plasmas TVs. They are easier to maintain, claim a longer picture life and they use less power. Most new LCD TVs support high definition signals so they have sharper picture. How and where Can I Buy a Cheap LCD Television? Time is definitely on your side when buying an cheap LCD TV (and a plasma) because prices are falling steadily. You can expect at least a 20% price drop over the next year.
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