Listen, I don't want to pat Panasonic on the back, I'm just stating what I know due to personal experience.
I had a 10" panasonic TV on my service bench as a monitor for decades - so did the other techs there.
Those things ran all day and held up fine.
Even now, on my refrigerator in the kitchen, I've got a "kitchen white" 1989 10" set, which I use during dinner to watch the news, etc.
Flawless operation.
So why do you think I'd get any other brand for my living room?
I want to buy ONCE..... and get years from it.
Even my neighbor's 2nd generation Plasma Viera is still going next door.
I had a 10" panasonic TV on my service bench as a monitor for decades - so did the other techs there.
Those things ran all day and held up fine.
Even now, on my refrigerator in the kitchen, I've got a "kitchen white" 1989 10" set, which I use during dinner to watch the news, etc.
Flawless operation.
So why do you think I'd get any other brand for my living room?
I want to buy ONCE..... and get years from it.
Even my neighbor's 2nd generation Plasma Viera is still going next door.
Not so sure about that.
They do import panels, but made under their own strict specs.
My second link indicates that Panasonic now obtain their panels from AU Optronics who are based in Taiwan.
AUO
This means that the production quality of television panels, for example by AU Optronics, is commensurate with the quality of production of their own screens.
Personally I think the backlight is more critical than the panel. But that's on a limited sample set and without a calibration DVD it's as likely to be setup differences.
Never had much luck with Samsung products such as phones, camera, binocular and TVs but the last Samsung TV (a replacement) still fine but only use it as a screen.
All the Panasonic TVs LCD and Plasma are still doing fine after a decade and same applies to their PVRs which still motor on. Unfortunately you can no longer get Panasonic TVs in Australia.
I've had a mixed bag with Sony from great to fair but that was back in the CRT days. I do have a small cheap Sony LCD which works well except for motion handling.
All the Panasonic TVs LCD and Plasma are still doing fine after a decade and same applies to their PVRs which still motor on. Unfortunately you can no longer get Panasonic TVs in Australia.
I've had a mixed bag with Sony from great to fair but that was back in the CRT days. I do have a small cheap Sony LCD which works well except for motion handling.
Nowadays all electronic parts are low very low quality..
Panels,led bars,caps..
Different boards for the same model too!
Manufactures want our money.We have to buy again and again,no parts not repair.
Panels,led bars,caps..
Different boards for the same model too!
Manufactures want our money.We have to buy again and again,no parts not repair.
My LG LCD has very few parts. 4 pcbs panel, backlight, speakers and cables. Each part is readily available either new or off ebay if I'm feeling brave. For repairability it's great.
That's the first I've heard, that the Pana's aren't being sold there.
They stopped selling in the US a few years ago.
Big shame too!
Thankfully, me and several friends got ours before that!
I still have a 1986 Panasonic 30" CRT TV that the only repair that I had to make was one capaciton in the horizontal drive circuitry in 2004. My 1991 Panasonic 750W microwave countinues with no failures except the interior light.
See?
Like I mentioned previously, Panasonic products hold up quite well over time.
I've got several 1960'/1970's vintage radios, a 1980 boombox, a 1970's portable phono, and they are certainly not ready for the dumpster.
My Technics main stereo system is also nicely chugging away with no issues asides from some cap-updating, lubing of cassette/CD mechanicals, which is normal after decades.
Running the last shop I was at for 25 years, I saw and serviced a lot of products by many manufacturers, and the Panasonic brand always seemed to have an edge on quality, as well as any serviceability.
That, naturally, would make me somewhat biased, but my head is into reliability.
Plus, for all you "green" people out there, the brand keeps things out of landfills.
Like I mentioned previously, Panasonic products hold up quite well over time.
I've got several 1960'/1970's vintage radios, a 1980 boombox, a 1970's portable phono, and they are certainly not ready for the dumpster.
My Technics main stereo system is also nicely chugging away with no issues asides from some cap-updating, lubing of cassette/CD mechanicals, which is normal after decades.
Running the last shop I was at for 25 years, I saw and serviced a lot of products by many manufacturers, and the Panasonic brand always seemed to have an edge on quality, as well as any serviceability.
That, naturally, would make me somewhat biased, but my head is into reliability.
Plus, for all you "green" people out there, the brand keeps things out of landfills.
It's on my 'to do' list! Local too!
The National Science and Media Museum is home to Pictureville Cinema, one of only three public venues in the world that can still show Cinerama—and the only one remaining in the UK.
Since we seemed to have veered away from Samsung curved screen, I will say the best cordless phones I've owned are Panasonics. That goes for the inverting microwave that finally went away when we got our OTR.
Yes, my cordless phones are also Panasonic, which rate as best-sellers with highly rated reviews too.
Nothing against you of course, but..
As for any over-the-range microwaves, I dislike them, I think they're a dumb product.
IF... they need service, ya might as well toss it, and they're so expensive.
But the real dumb thing is... who in hell wants to reach way UP in the air to take out hot steamy food or soup, risking spills and burns on themselves?
I don't know any people that are 7 feet tall, or elderly that adept.
And a 5 foot granny on a stool doesn't sound workable either.
I'll stick to sensible countertop micros. 😉
What did you get if you don't mind me asking. Our old Kenmore is literally falling apart.😀
jeff
I can see WOT needs to brush up on OTR's. I can speak only for me and my OTR.
The top of the turntable is at 54".
It is a microwave oven
It is a conventional oven
It is a convection oven
It is a combo oven
Soooo...
If space is limited, you need only a hot plate to accompany it.
The combo feature is nice as you heat it like a regular oven and can sear your meat. You then click on the combo and you get regular convected heat plus a burst of microwave at regular intervals. You get the advantage of speed and moisture content in your food. If there were only one appliance, that could be it.
The top of the turntable is at 54".
It is a microwave oven
It is a conventional oven
It is a convection oven
It is a combo oven
Soooo...
If space is limited, you need only a hot plate to accompany it.
The combo feature is nice as you heat it like a regular oven and can sear your meat. You then click on the combo and you get regular convected heat plus a burst of microwave at regular intervals. You get the advantage of speed and moisture content in your food. If there were only one appliance, that could be it.
Jeff, that machine was close 10 years old when we got rid of it 5 years ago.
I barely remember yesterday.
I would guess somewhere like London Drugs, Canadian Tire or at one of the appliance places around here.
It would be something like this in an older model.
https://www.amazon.ca/Panasonic-NNS...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
I barely remember yesterday.
I would guess somewhere like London Drugs, Canadian Tire or at one of the appliance places around here.
It would be something like this in an older model.
https://www.amazon.ca/Panasonic-NNS...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=