We first covered televisions on 19 August ‘07. That was more of a curtain raiser. A few days ago we discussed our ambition to cover brand specific information. In today’s post we are just going to see the tip of the iceberg – brand names of television sets sold in India.
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The market is overflowing with TV sets. There are all sorts of manufacturers out there. Let us classify them based on their country of origin.
Indian Television Brands
Chinese Television Brands
Korean Television Brands
Japanese Television Brands
Other Country brands
– Taiwan
- Holland
- USA
Now that we know the brand names (and have added to the confusion) it is time to decide which brand is the best and worth your hard earned money.
If only there were a precise answer for this question !
In our opinion a lot of factors go into the decision making process:
- Price
- Reputation of the company
- Model Diversity (i.e. closest match to your requirements)
- After sales service
- Word of mouth from friends and colleagues
If you feel there are more factors apart from the ones listed above, feel free to comment.
We will have a part 2 to this post where we cover some other technical factors which have to be looked into before buying a television.
Our take on the whole thing is, do not get carried away by advertisements, word of mouth or massive discounts. There is usually a pitfall in all of these.
Also, do not completely rely on the showroom salesmen. Their knowledge may be limited or biased to a specific brand.
More tomorrow.
happy weekend. 
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There is a lot of discussion going on in our group as to whether LCD is better or Plasma. And especially bringing the plasma back to India on our return. We are all confused. Please enlighten us on this matter
@ anonymous
Glad you asked this question. Again this is really a tough question, but let us try to give you a pragmatic answer.
- Plasma TV is cheaper than an LCD TV of the same size. It also offers value for money and reproduces shades of black the best. It suffers from mild “burn-in” problem. Burn in is a phenomenon where repeatedly displayed images such as channel logos tend to leave an after image. It is slightly bulky and not commonly available in smaller screen sizes. We think it is only available from 40″ and upwards. The viewing area for a plasma TV is greater.
- LCD TV is availalble from 20″ and upwards but the larger screen versions are expensive. It is light in weight and installation, etc are easy. Power consumption is also slightly lower than Plasma TV. Although LCD TV does not exhibit “Burn in” problem, you may encounter “retained pixel” effect. This is more or less similar to the burn in effect.
You may want to check this site for more details :
http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp
You should also consider what would you be using your TV for?
If you are going to only use it for watching broadcasts and DVD or stuff like Blue Ray or HD-DVD.
In this case you should ensure your TV has HDMI ports and so on.
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Hello Santhosh
What model of TV do you own? Could you share its review with our viewers?
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I came to know the fact that plasma tvs are preferable to lcd tvs in case of viewing sports, action movies etc.
because plasma tvs will respond to quick actions performed in sports and movies Is it correct or not?
@ naveen
what you are saying is partially true. Plasma displays have better refresh rates. But Latest LCD televisions have improved a lot compared to the past. Check for refresh rate details before buying the TV.
Do not forget about the contribution of SALORA to Indian CE market. Its a brand which offers quality products of its range with reasonable cost.