A report from industry tracker Displaybank indicates that the Koreans still dominate the flat panel TV market. For worldwide unit shipments in 2010, Samsung accounted for 19% of all flat panel TVs, and LG provided another 13%. That means that nearly one out of three flat panel TVs are made by one of these two [...]
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HDTV Almanac - Samsung & LG Still on Top
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alfredpoor
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Third Place Sony ...
... and, from recent reports, it has been announced that SONY Corp has made the Corporate Decision to allow still more of their Name-only HDTVs to be the case!
Agreements have been reached apparently to turn over a majority of both the panel sourcing as well as final assembly!
And, so goes yet another "used-to-be" fine name of Electronics, in my view!
eli
... and, from recent reports, it has been announced that SONY Corp has made the Corporate Decision to allow still more of their Name-only HDTVs to be the case!
Agreements have been reached apparently to turn over a majority of both the panel sourcing as well as final assembly!
And, so goes yet another "used-to-be" fine name of Electronics, in my view!
eli
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"Name-Only" is a bit harsh
Is a Chrysler car with a Mitsubishi engine a Chrysler in name only? What about the design? What about the fact that the engine was built to their specifications, as well as just about everything else in the car, aside from standard hardware such as nuts and bolts?
No TV maker makes its own printed circuits as far as I know, or their own circuit boards, switches, LED power indicators, electric cable, cases, etc. etc. etc. Vizio doesn't make anything at all. Does that mean that Vizio TVs are Vizio in name only?
The fact is that no LCD manufacturer makes all possible sizes of LCD panel with all possible feature sets and performance characteristics. The fact is that all HDTV manufacturers are primarily marketing companies; many even contract out the assembly. (Why do you think that Foxconn has more than 1 million employees?)
Bottom line: the brand on the nameplate is not an indication of who made the components or assembled them, but instead who designed it (or at least paid for the design <g>).
Alfred
No TV maker makes its own printed circuits as far as I know, or their own circuit boards, switches, LED power indicators, electric cable, cases, etc. etc. etc. Vizio doesn't make anything at all. Does that mean that Vizio TVs are Vizio in name only?
The fact is that no LCD manufacturer makes all possible sizes of LCD panel with all possible feature sets and performance characteristics. The fact is that all HDTV manufacturers are primarily marketing companies; many even contract out the assembly. (Why do you think that Foxconn has more than 1 million employees?)
Bottom line: the brand on the nameplate is not an indication of who made the components or assembled them, but instead who designed it (or at least paid for the design <g>).
Alfred
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alfredpoor
Hello !
Not a problem with your points at all - - -
But, some years ago now, whenever this "Global Economy" + "EPA" & "OSHA" constraints were all Brand-new, I - - along with all of the rest of the substantial Total Engineering Staff - - began the on-going Outbound migration of Processes either {A} = so simple that blind monkeys could "DO" them - - OR - - {B} = others that were so dangerous as well as "complex" if made to comply ....
Although we were in total-control of both the designs AS WELL as the actual machinery / assembly processes in use, the incoming shipments were [for the longest interval] simply "Junk!" ... well-beyond salvage, too!
Quality has very-much to do with a manufacturing body that's "In-step" with the care and diligence necessary to be successful nowadays.
Not everyone does achieve that 'skill or understanding" soon, in my experiences.
eli
Hello !
Not a problem with your points at all - - -
But, some years ago now, whenever this "Global Economy" + "EPA" & "OSHA" constraints were all Brand-new, I - - along with all of the rest of the substantial Total Engineering Staff - - began the on-going Outbound migration of Processes either {A} = so simple that blind monkeys could "DO" them - - OR - - {B} = others that were so dangerous as well as "complex" if made to comply ....
Although we were in total-control of both the designs AS WELL as the actual machinery / assembly processes in use, the incoming shipments were [for the longest interval] simply "Junk!" ... well-beyond salvage, too!
Quality has very-much to do with a manufacturing body that's "In-step" with the care and diligence necessary to be successful nowadays.
Not everyone does achieve that 'skill or understanding" soon, in my experiences.
eli
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Time changes everything... sometimes
Agreed as well.
But I'm old enough to remember (perhaps you are too) a time when "Made in Japan" meant bamboo and tissue paper trinkets. Over time, that country became a manufacturing and technology development juggernaut, boasting some of the largest and most successful industrial corporations in the world. In many areas, the Japanese set the standards by which others were measured. Now the mantle for some of that prowess has passed (briefly) to the Koreans, and the junk label is applied to Chinese products. But know that already the junk manufacturers are looking to leave China for cheaper pastures (Vietnam, India, and Brazil are among the leading candidates), while Chinese manufacturers are constantly looking to step up their game and take a place on the world stage competing on quality, and not just price.
These cycles continue to turn, and as the globe shrinks, I suspect the cycles will turn faster.
Alfred
But I'm old enough to remember (perhaps you are too) a time when "Made in Japan" meant bamboo and tissue paper trinkets. Over time, that country became a manufacturing and technology development juggernaut, boasting some of the largest and most successful industrial corporations in the world. In many areas, the Japanese set the standards by which others were measured. Now the mantle for some of that prowess has passed (briefly) to the Koreans, and the junk label is applied to Chinese products. But know that already the junk manufacturers are looking to leave China for cheaper pastures (Vietnam, India, and Brazil are among the leading candidates), while Chinese manufacturers are constantly looking to step up their game and take a place on the world stage competing on quality, and not just price.
These cycles continue to turn, and as the globe shrinks, I suspect the cycles will turn faster.
Alfred
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I can imagine already the time when there's no place left to go... I probably won't be alive to see it, but the thought is interesting.alfredpoor wrote:But know that already the junk manufacturers are looking to leave China for cheaper pastures
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No place to go...
They can always out-source to the enslaved crustaceans of the Arcturus sytem, I guess. <g>I can imagine already the time when there's no place left to go...
Alfred