Help on deciding between Panasonic or LG Plasma?

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dennisspooner

14-07-2008

Originally Posted by Hector:
“What you say about the boss of LG is, I think, true and they used the slogan "Life's Good" in some advertising too but did not suggest that LG was short for that. LG really stands/stood for Lucky Goldstar (previously known mainly just as Goldstar in the UK). It's now plain LG. I doubt if anywhere in LG documentation they talk about "LG (Life's Good) Consumer Electronics Limited" or any such phrase. They obviously prefer Life's Good to the rather naff sounding Lucky Goldstar, which has always made me think of chinese chewing gum, for reasons I cannot understand!”

The boss of LG was very clear what it stood for and it wasnt "Lucky Goldstar".

The whole point of the name change was to remove the company from Goldstars cheapo reputation - so keeping it as part of the company name would hardly be sensible when spending millions on a PR exercise which has worked

Nigel Goodwin

14-07-2008

Originally Posted by dennisspooner:
“The boss of LG was very clear what it stood for and it wasnt "Lucky Goldstar".

The whole point of the name change was to remove the company from Goldstars cheapo reputation - so keeping it as part of the company name would hardly be sensible when spending millions on a PR exercise which has worked”

But the advertising slogan you're referring to didn't appear until years after the name changed to LG - and the 'boss' of LG that you refer to probably didn't even work for LG back then.

dennisspooner

15-07-2008

Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“But the advertising slogan you're referring to didn't appear until years after the name changed to LG - and the 'boss' of LG that you refer to probably didn't even work for LG back then.”

I wasnt even aware of the ad campaign so thats not what I refer too.

As explained in my earlier post - the interview in What Video was held at the time of the name change and the head man gave Life's Good as being what LG stood for.

So whether they have altered that over the years as its naff anyway I dont know - but thats what it stood for originally

Kojack

16-07-2008

Ive had my LG 42px5d Plasma for nearly 2years & its been a great TV, Ive had 1 small board replaced to fix red sparkles & thats it, the same age Panasonics had purple snakes & the Pioneers had dirty screens & buzzing Power supplies & the model Pioneer before that had bad image retention so theres quality for you, more expensive doesn't always mean trouble free.

Sure most of us remember the cheapo Goldstar before LG.

I remember in the 70's when I wouldn't touch Pioneer Hifi because they were miles behind most other brands in quality at the time but they improved. I think LG is also getting better all the time. To be honest I would prob still buy Yamaha & Onkyo over Pioneer in hifi today anyway.

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