Is Vizio Equal to Sony, Samsung, LG, and Sharp?

I was always under the inpression that SONY did not produce their own components rather they designed a product based on the best available components and then marketed it. Theoretically giving you the best product available. I may be wrong but that was my perception. I am not to sure of the story with Panansonic but back in the late ’80s and early 90s when I worked in retail selling sound systems and hi-fi they were considered the best for the price at the higher end of the scale in regards to their TV (I have 2 from that period, to date both work perfectly) and Technics all I say is SL1210s.


Vizio is Amtran electronics, which is a greybox provider, which is basically they make electronics for companies on contract, but this is typically your 2nd and 3rd tier manufactures, such as Symphonic, Insignia, Westinghouse, etc. Not major manufactures. The misconception came from the fact that Amtran has a factory they share with LG, and they have teamed together in some other joint ventures but that does not mean they are the same product.



Using the logic that most people use, Samsung and Sony are the exact same, since they share factories. In fact so is LG Philips or for a while, Toshiba and Panasonic. Sharing factories is common nowadays because they cost billions and years to create these TV technologies.



Anyhow, I would say no to Vizio due to their warranty practices. If it’s out of warranty or you don’t have the box you are basically out-of-options with them. It’s up to you to get it to them, (around $100 shipping for a large set) they have the right to deny service if it’s not in the original box and the flat rate on large sets is $1100. You might as well buy something new. Popularity: 10%If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
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