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Added: (Thu Apr 30 2009)
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Cheap TVs
Are unbranded cheap televisions are a false economy?
Before you buy a Television or other consumer electronics item you ought to take into account not only the purchase price of the product but additionally the probability of it going faulty, the features and the performance, and the life expectancy of the product.
Cheap unbranded LCD televisions and cheap unbranded plasma TVs that are manufactured by anonymous factories may appear to be excellent value for money. Usually they are sold at lower prices than the equal sized models from dependable known brands such as JVC, LG, Hitachi, Philips, Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba and Sharp. The specification that they offer may appear comparable to the main brands of televisions and often the styling isnt dissimilar.
How do the major brands of televisions justify the premium?
Evidently when you buy a known brand of TV you are paying a premium for the brand, which you dont do on the unknown brand cheaper TVs. But is this the only difference?
One obvious reason for the known brands being more pricey is that they have UK staff, offices and warehouses unlike the cheaper brand TVs that are imported straight into the UK by importers from in China and Eastern Europe and are delivered straight to the retailer.
The manufacturers of unbranded cheap televisions dont have the same incentive to protect their TV's from being unreliable or poor quality. It isn't important to them if the televisions are unreliable or if they last for 4 years or 7years. Ultimately you wont know which factory manufactured the TV, as a result you wont be able to avoid it in the future if you purchase an unreliable Television.
The probability of unbranded Cheap televisions becoming faulty at some point in the first year or after is greater than for branded televisions since they don't have the same stringent quality control systems.
The circuit design and internal components on unknown cheap TV brands are not of the same quality as the main brands of TVs, again increasing the likelihood of the TV going faulty. Reliability surveys carried out by the consumer magazine Which have again and again found that TV brands such as Panasonic and Sony regularly out perform the cheaper unknown cheap Television brands.
It is more difficult to repair cheap televisions from unknown brands
The major brand manufacturers of televisions stock spare parts to expedite repairs this doesnt happen for the unknown cheaper Television brands. Often it is very difficult to obtain replacement parts for the unbranded cheap TVs .
Also it is more difficult to repair unknown cheaper brand TVs for the reason that they haven't got the technical support in the UK that the main brands do. Therefore if an repair engineer struggles to carry out the repair he cant ask the manufacturer for assistance therefore it will be more likely that the TV cant be repaired. During the first year this isn't a problem as the dealer that sold you the cheap TV will have to repair it or replace it. Although after this period it means that it is more likely that you will have to replace the cheaper unknown brand TV earlier than a main brand TV.
In situations where a TV has had a poor service history with recurring problems it isn't unknown for main brand TV manufacturers to exchange the product up to 1 year outside of the original guarantee. This might also come about if the TV became un-repairable. This type of assistance isn't obtainable on the unbranded cheaper televisions.
How does the performance of cheaper unknown Television brands compare to known TV Brands?
Another reason for the difference in the price between unknown brands and known main brands is that the main manufacturers invest in research and development to discover methods of advancing current technology to improve the performance compared to unfamiliar brands. Quite often the technology and specification of cheaper LCD televisions and cheaper Plasma televisions from unknown brands is at least a year or more behind the technology in the equivalent major brand LCD televisions or Plasma TV's. The consequence of this is that the performance of known brands is superior to the cheaper unheard of brands. Ultimately magazines such as What Video and What Hifi give the unfamiliar brands of cheap TV's low ratings compared to the known brand of televisions.
Conclusion
The cheaper brands of televisions aren't as reliable and don't boast the same specification and performance as recognized brands such as Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Philip, Hitachi, LG, Pioneer, JVC etc. For the small premium that major brand televisions sell for over cheaper unknown and poorly supported cheap Television brands, it isn't worth buying the cheaper ones since you will almost certainly pay more in the long run - Especially if you spread the price difference over the lifetime of the TV. In fact in all probability the cheaper TV's are more costly when all factors are considered. So buy a known major brand of TV and save money in the long run.
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