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Are modern t.v.'s reliable
Simple question, which without going into long technical answers should I hope have a simple answer. Are t.v.'s more or less reliable than they were a decade ago. The reason I ask the question is this - as I have mentioned before my Sony t.v. is ancient and yet has been faultless, whilst two members of my family have sets even older than mine, which again have been completly reliable. However, when reading postings on this and other forums, the present generation of t.v.'s seem to suffer an inordinate number of faults and are regularly returned either to the dealer or the manufacturer. The other worrying thing seems to be that the amount paid does not seem to make one imune from these problems either.
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In my experience and from what I have heard from friends and relatives, TVs now are no more or less reliable than 10 years ago, in the sense that if a set is working it will probably continue working. This is why I am never tempted by those over-priced extended warranties.
What has gone downhill since then, certainly with Sony, is quality control. More and more sets are faulty when delivered. The days when you could confidently buy a Sony tv in its sealed box and take it home are gone. I would always insist on either the dealer installing and checking out the set, or checking out the actual set I am buying in the shop first. Another problem is design faults in the software which Sony are totally unwilling to fix. The attitude seems to be "this is the product, take it or leave it". The thing is, in my opinion, Sony TVs are still by far the best on the market. They know this, which is why they take this attitude. It's true what you say, old Sony TVs go on for ever! You only replace them because technology has moved on. |
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The TV I have in my bedroom is about 12/13 years old and is in perfect working order, yet the TV that was bought 2 and a half years ago has just blown up on me. Doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in new TVs for me.
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I think as David said earlier, TV's arent better or worse generally BUT often quality control seems poor if any at all.
A basic modern 21" TV (take a Panasonic Nicam 21") will be asssembled in about 40 minutes so a Panasonic rep told me. Obviously the cabinet is moulded and the circuit board made by computer controlled machinery. A person will likely asssemble the completed parts - ie fit the bits together and do a very quick check to make sure it works. I think that no TVs are adjusted, they either are ok or rejected. Modern components are very reliable and consistent, so unlike years ago where a TV was set up to give good results, nowadays all assembled TVs are made and work the same. This doesnt mean they're set up properly mind you, but acceptable in most cases. Another point to consider is that older TVs had curved screens unlike our superflat screens of today. Flat screens are very hard to setup to give straight flat lines. Older screens can look ok even if the geometry is poorly setup. Modern widescreen / flatscreens look poor when it's not set up correctly. If you like to tinker about and you want the best performance, get a TV that you know how to alter, altering Panasonics and Sonys are documented on the web so you can get info on how to set up a TV yourself. Not recommended unless you are careful and sensible though! oh and you can ruin a TV if you tinker and don't know what you're altering!~! |
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i think the reason they are more prone to fault is because they are more complex therefore more can go wrong with them. E.g like audio chips and extras like that.
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