I think economical LCD TVs deserve their own thread.
Most of the folks who are interested to purchase LCD TVs, but who are not perhaps willing to invest a forturne on well known brands may find this thread useful. Please post your experience / opinion about such TVs here.
Here are my two cents. I think one can safely purchase following brands of economical LCDs:
Videocon : has a good marketshare of CRTs. Also, their products have been consistent. I know couple of households which have Videocon sets running for more than 15-17 years without problems. Coming to LCDs, if you look at the tech specs of Videocon TVs, they are not bad at all. They seem to be sourcing panels from Taiwan. They are using "Faroudja DCDi chips" for image processing. I saw a demo of their sets at a NEXT outlet. The PQ was not bad at all. They have a wide service network and seem to be responsive. Sansui and Akai are also Videocon TVs in disguise. Its better to avoid these and go for mother brand.
G-Hanz : They are in India from 2003. They are a German company. I have used their products (DVD player and Projector) and found them to be quite solid in built and performance. But I have not seen their exclusive showrooms are dealerships. Certain outlets like Reliance digital and Croma have their LCDs in stock. I think they are a good bet. Check out G-hanz, German Technology Global Vision
Moser-baer : Going by their campaign and tech specs, they also seem to be good.
Vu : I think Vu LCDs are from Zenith computers. Their website was not working for few days :: VU Technologies :: But looks like its up again. They had a respectable review at Tech2 site (Tech2.com India > VU LCD LC-47R27 > Reviews > HiFi & TV > LCD )
I strongly recommend people to stay away from brands like Kenstar, Sensei, Koryo, Gilma etc. They are store brands created by their owners (without a technology focus) to be offered as incentives.
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Most of the folks who are interested to purchase LCD TVs, but who are not perhaps willing to invest a forturne on well known brands may find this thread useful. Please post your experience / opinion about such TVs here.
Here are my two cents. I think one can safely purchase following brands of economical LCDs:
Videocon : has a good marketshare of CRTs. Also, their products have been consistent. I know couple of households which have Videocon sets running for more than 15-17 years without problems. Coming to LCDs, if you look at the tech specs of Videocon TVs, they are not bad at all. They seem to be sourcing panels from Taiwan. They are using "Faroudja DCDi chips" for image processing. I saw a demo of their sets at a NEXT outlet. The PQ was not bad at all. They have a wide service network and seem to be responsive. Sansui and Akai are also Videocon TVs in disguise. Its better to avoid these and go for mother brand.
G-Hanz : They are in India from 2003. They are a German company. I have used their products (DVD player and Projector) and found them to be quite solid in built and performance. But I have not seen their exclusive showrooms are dealerships. Certain outlets like Reliance digital and Croma have their LCDs in stock. I think they are a good bet. Check out G-hanz, German Technology Global Vision
Moser-baer : Going by their campaign and tech specs, they also seem to be good.
Vu : I think Vu LCDs are from Zenith computers. Their website was not working for few days :: VU Technologies :: But looks like its up again. They had a respectable review at Tech2 site (Tech2.com India > VU LCD LC-47R27 > Reviews > HiFi & TV > LCD )
I strongly recommend people to stay away from brands like Kenstar, Sensei, Koryo, Gilma etc. They are store brands created by their owners (without a technology focus) to be offered as incentives.
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