While looking for LCDs, read in forums & talked to salesmen in Reliance Digital & EZone about manufacturing, quality & costs of SONYs SAMSUNGs & LGs units. Understanding is that SAMSUNGs & LGs are manufactured in India (hence cost a bit less than SONY counterparts), while ALL the SONY units come directly assembled from Malaysia. Understand that currently all these 3 brands mentioned here make very good LCDs. Ultimately it comes down to individual preference while making final purchase and, for many, primary pivoting factor in making the final choice is around budget and the deal going on (if any) at the time of purchase.
With the way SONY has been advertising for its BRAVIA technology and higher attention to quality & detail, is there any difference in the SONY LCD units for S, V & W series that are sold in India versus those sold in the US and other countries (apart from the voltage)? General observation is that, similar size (32, 40 etc.) S, V & W series sold in the US are a lot less expensive than compared to in India (OK, understand that the cost difference may be due to the import duty being passed on to customers in India). But, more importantly, do the units that are shipped to India go under the same QA / QC check rigor (same assembly line) as those in the US? Anyone researched this aspect? Comments?
With the way SONY has been advertising for its BRAVIA technology and higher attention to quality & detail, is there any difference in the SONY LCD units for S, V & W series that are sold in India versus those sold in the US and other countries (apart from the voltage)? General observation is that, similar size (32, 40 etc.) S, V & W series sold in the US are a lot less expensive than compared to in India (OK, understand that the cost difference may be due to the import duty being passed on to customers in India). But, more importantly, do the units that are shipped to India go under the same QA / QC check rigor (same assembly line) as those in the US? Anyone researched this aspect? Comments?