Topic: What Brand?

[bashi]

mga brothers and sisters, kindly give feedback sana regarding sa brands. durability, service, quality or anything you think worth mentioning, I think this thread will also help other members here looking to buy a new TV whether be it a newbie or someone thinking of trying out a different brand, make or model who wants to maximize bang for their buck

anyway, I'm currently in the market for a new TV and medyo overwhelming yung choices, andami TV nasa 39-40" Full HD selling at 17k average (LG, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony) for cash or straight purchases, usually kasi they give additional 2k discounts on average (even more) pag full payment, sa price range na ito usually free wall mounts lang kasama, though mostly wala nang freebie pero they'll give additional discounts if samahan mo pa ng DVD or Bluray player

and if you want to go the Smart TV route, you'll find Full HD models selling at that price average even lower nasa 32" nga lang,

pag meron ka naman budget usually andali na ng choices kasi meron mga UHD TV's selling at 35k sa name brands, baka meron pa mas mura, and andami choices na sa higher end spectrum na mukha naman you can't miss kahit anong name brand pa ang piliin mo

it seems sa name brands, standard na so far yun 2 years warranty and lahat kausapin ko are claiming home service na any troubleshooting required for your purchases

on my end, I'm sticking na with name brands kasi minsan meron ako nababasa difficulties about the 2nd/3rd tier brands ranging from trivial to horror stories popping up early on sa lifespan ng product

yesterday I was tempted na to buy kasi meron offers ranging from 16.5K (Panasonic) to 17.5k (Sharp), both 40" Full HD (basic TV) with 2year warranty (both with 2 HDMI connections and 1 USB 2.0), meron din same price range nyan sa Sony, LG and Samsung (40" Full HD models) but kadalasan 1 lang HDMI which left me wary kasi sabi isa ko friend pag 1 lang HDMI usually old model na kasi standard na halos yun 2 HDMI (all my canvassing was done sa Ortigas area)

kindly help me in choosing the right brand, I'll be sticking with name brands, kung meron kayo suggestion na hinde ko nabanggit or just want to share your experience with anything, please post it here

[bashi]

I forgot to mention, can anyone suggest a download link of maybe a 2 minute Full HD vid for testing purposes

[nephilim_2009]

The cheapest 40" LED TV I saw recently was one model from Sharp - was on sale 16K++ at Glorietta. I forgot the model number. Next would be the Toshiba 40L2400 at P17,800. Picture quality and sound quality-wise, this is a bang for you buck basic LED unit! Blacks are black in this unit (which is great). I was only disappointed with its limited connections - 1 HDMI (an HDMI splitter would solve this) and no audio outs. It comes with a free Toshiba wall bracket. 2 years warranty of course. LG basic LED TVs are okay PQ and SQ-wise + the connections are not as limited as the Tosh's. My cousin bought the 39" model and it's fine I guess. I tested the 42" model that was on sale at Anson's and I guess it's fine too. I didn't like the Panasonic and Samsung basic LED TV models I tested at Ansons. Generally, I don't like Samsung models as Samsung tends to be color blind specially on some of the color red and blue spectrums.

I bought the Sony KLV-40R352B last Saturday - 2 HDMI inputs (1 with ARC-feature), 1 composite and component connections (hybrid), 1 headphones/subwoofer out, 1 USB slot. Price is P20,999 at Sony Center. P19,800 at S&S. I'm definitely very happy and satisfied with my purchase. Blacks are black, crisp picture, and colors are just stunning. Tweaked and calibrated the unit for my room and everything's A-OK! The sound from the speakers lacks bass though. Overall sound is brassy. But it's good enough for a basic LED TV. I connected my 2.1 PC speakers on the 3.5mm out and everything sounded okay. =) HTH.

[bashi]

Thanks for the feedback, color wise I'm leaning sa Sony, tempting lang sa baba prices yung iba

[anya618]

pinaka best check mo display sa showroom, kung ano maganda sa mata mo yun bilhin mo
nung bibili ako ng tv last year LG na talaga nasa isip ko pero pagdating ko showroom sony nabili ko 

[Kakashi03]

pinaka best check mo display sa showroom, kung ano maganda sa mata mo yun bilhin mo
nung bibili ako ng tv last year LG na talaga nasa isip ko pero pagdating ko showroom sony nabili ko 

agree mas magande i demo muna yung unit

[bashi]

just when I decided on 40" Sony na, the LG salesperson offered me a 42" model at almost the same price (both brands offered to me are full HD basic TV and at the 19k range), medyo napahinto ako, while Sony has the better picture quality, the LG is okay as well picture wise (but make no mistake, mas crisp picture quality ng Sony), and magkatabi, noticeable pala disparity ng 40" sa 42", will post my final decision this weekend after I make my purchase

[anya618]

just when I decided on 40" Sony na, the LG salesperson offered me a 42" model at almost the same price (both brands offered to me are full HD basic TV and at the 19k range), medyo napahinto ako, while Sony has the better picture quality, the LG is okay as well picture wise (but make no mistake, mas crisp picture quality ng Sony), and magkatabi, noticeable pala disparity ng 40" sa 42", will post my final decision this weekend after I make my purchase

diba konti lang difference ng price ng 42" sa 40" na sony?

[bashi]

diba konti lang difference ng price ng 42" sa 40" na sony?

yeah kaunti lang but noticeably bigger yung 42" sa 40" pag magkatabi, both bulk and picture wise

[anya618]

yeah kaunti lang but noticeably bigger yung 42" sa 40" pag magkatabi, both bulk and picture wise

dati kasi 40" nabili ko sony pero nagkadefect after a week, before palitan tinanong ko ansons if pwede 42" mag add na lang ako pumayag naman sila

[MovieJunkie]

Perhaps, this review can help. http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/televisions/article/advice/best-tv-brands

Personally, Samsung, Sony, and LG are the Triad of tv brands worldwide. If your criteria are picture quality, durability, and design intelligence, these 3 brands are often unrivalled.

Toshiba and Sharp are "has-beens" but recently, their attempts at improving their product offerings (with Toshiba's CEVO Engine and Sharp's Quattron Pro picture processor) have once again placed them in contention but to my mind, still by a long shot compared to the Triad brands.

The Chinese-made tellys (e.g., HiSense, TCL, etc.) are still doubtful but one must realize that most circuitry and innards of some of the stellar brands have a "Chinese" DNA so to speak ergo, we may be discounting them too much. I am reminded that in the past, Korea also suffered from "brand recognition" until they amped up their R&D which effectively polevaulted Samsung over Sony as the world's #1 selling A/V brand.

One brand though that I've been reading about for quite some time (for its supposedly quality performance) but can't seem to find here in RP is Vizio.  If you should ever see one, have it tested side by side with a top brand and let us know. 

All in all, I believe the criteria you should look for in your planned tv purchase are:

1) picture quality - the most important consideration (I believe)
2) future-proof features - since new A/V technologies are being developed even as we speak; which will render current technologies obsolete and therefore a poor investment decision especially when you're the type who always upgrades
3) price - remember that in some instances, price is not necessarily a signal of product value. I remember buying a pricey 32" Philips flatscreen tv before for 40K (home theatre included) but it wasn't even an FHD and worse, the processor conked out in less than 3 months
4) resale value - related to #2, Triad brands often fetch the highest resale value thus, serving you in good stead should you decide to upgrade
5) ease of firmware upgrade - new programs are being designed to upgrade your telly's capabilities but not many of these can be easily connected to the internet. Ask your tech/sales rep for details
6) durability - a Triad brand claims to have a panel life span of 100,000 hours. Let's say you watch 8 hours of tv daily (that's 2,920 hrs./year) and dividing 100,000 hours by this figure, you'll easily use your telly for a whopping 34 years! The actual life span may be lower than this figure (when you consider voltage fluctuations, frequent switching on/off, power surges, etc.) so let's just peg it at a conservative 15 years - which is still a century when it comes to telly life span, hahaha! Your toy may even look like a Smithsonian museum piece by that time when compared with new upgrades!

At any rate, be wise. Don't jump on the bandwagon just because everyone else is itching to get their hands on a new flat screen telly. Save up on a "future-proofed" model so you don't have to get frustrated when something new comes in the horizon. 

[bashi]

in the end we went with a basic TV, I got us an LG 42", though I was tempted with getting a Samsung 39" full HDTV kasi meron free home theater bundled with it in Abensons;

but in the end though, the 42" size was a big factor in buying LG, the best picture we auditioned for a basic full HDTV was hands down Sony but when we asked the store to put the LG "42 and Sony "40 together, though it seems miniscule difference, sitting besides each other, the LG unit was noticeably bigger and we liked the profile of LG much better

mas glaring ang difference between 39" and 42" and we were also tempted in buying a 39" TV kasi bukod sa maraming mura at 17k average, often andami freebies as mentioned earlier,

upon setting up the LG TV at home, the picture quality is great and we're happy with it, we didn't miss the Smart TV feature because we already have lots of gadgets doing those functions as well, not to mention with the video game console and media player connected, all the smart TV functions are already built-in plus more,

3D naman was never an option kasi nahihilo din kami ng wife ko sa 3D, while the 3D function might have been fun, hinde rin naman namin gagamitin ito that much if ever, so we will not miss it din

[bashi]

while 2nd and 3rd tier brands are competitive picture quality wise, masyadong madaming issues I hear from family, friends, forum feedbacks about issues while small, medyo hassle, like the remote control giving out in a year or less, various buttons giving out kaagad sa unit etc, hence we sticked with major brands only in our search....yung Sony namin na remote, ilan beses na nahulog, basag na, held up by tape, and it's still working

[airborne03]

Congrats on your new TV. In my search to upgrade from my old LG 42" basic led TV, I was tempted by the other 2 brands but stuck with LG and got a 50" webOS model which I'm extremely happy with. My old LG served me well for 3 years, never had a problem plus I can still use the old remote with my new tv too. So enjoy yours and yes, those few extra screen inches do make a difference.