It’s very hard to believe these TVs have got such good pictures and colours from a couple of simple circuit boards.The old CRTs used to go out of alignment and go green as they got older.Our first colour TV was a PYE, on valves, consuming a 1,000 watts.
I also miss Panasonic window A/Cs, which are now sold as Friedrich. The Panasonics were quieter and very reliable until they rusted apart which sometimes were almost 20 years. They are now concentrated in the industrial business with only a few consumer products. Shame because I've always liked their stuff.
I feel sorry for the customers that Panasonic are misleading thinking that they are buying a product that was at least designed in Japan. Only to find that it is only a badge on a mass market one made in Turkey one that is sold at a premium price. Naughty and not very nice.
Thats how it works, I was 'duped' on my fist set, I checked argo, currys, ended up at richer sounds paid 699 for an hitachi, 2 month later psu went, they fixed it and then 3yrs later went again, when i tried to hunt one down I found my hitach was 100% same as an argos bush I could have had for 499..... take any car on the road today, apart from the shell the rest of it is built from the big book of bosch etc, nearly every abs system on a car is bosch, unless toyota who stayed with their own.
@@lezbriddon This is the way the world has gone. Today the brand means nothing in regards of who makes it and how long it will last. There are only a limited number of TV and panel manufacturers left in the world. A lot of the once highly respected Japanese brands have been outsourcing production for years. Vestel now makes TV's for almost every brand you can think of, Sony has closed it's factories in the EU so i suspect that even the top models are probably made in China. TCL and Hisense have taken over from the Korean brands in terms of sales.
I had a Panasonic TV come into my local repair cafe recently. I showed the owners it was an LG screen, Sharp tuner, you get the idea. Main board was Panasonic, but backlights were fkd. I was expecting a Vestel inside, was nice to see an old one. Sadly they didn't buy the £10 strips and come back. Labour is free guys... 😢
Thanks for that - very interesting,//. 6:05 Eh ?.... an empty case,. that's amazing,. I imagined the inside would be packed with circuits and other electronics.. // love the puddy cat Btw.
I've always had Panasonic TVs right from the 70s, in 2004 I bought a Plazma set it's picture was fantastic. Earlier this year I bought a Panasonic smart TV from John Lewis thinking I should come into the 21 century, but the thing is rubbish. Won't turn on, turns itself off, freezes on RU-vid wish I kept my Plazma set.
Makes you wonder about the legality of obviously trying to trick someone into thinking a product is what it isn't. Clear case of misrepresentation of a product. Of course it's nothing new and has been going on for a century, but that's maybe because we've been complacent and did nothing about it.
9 seconds in. As soon as I saw the model number, or more exactly the rectangular box with 1508, I thought VESTEL. I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. 22 seconds in, 9 years old! Impressive! 3-4 years seems to be the norm, if you are lucky.
This will sound mad, but my 65" Panasonic actually turned into a Vestel a few months after I bought it, presumably following a software update. Where it used to start with the Panasonic logo, it now loads as Vestel. I feel deceived.
You'll be surprised how many TV brands are using a variety of components from other TV manufacturers i.e. screens etc. the only things they manufacture in house are the mouldings and printed circuit boards....
I have 2 "genuine" Panasonic TVs, a plasma TH-P50V10Z , purchased around 2010 and I also have the TH-65DX900U purchased around 2016. Both are going strong and have had zero issues, I either won the lottery with both these TVs but I choose to believe that genuine Panasonic products are damn near bulletproof - and no, I am not an employee of Panasonic.
Also same here, I have an elderly Panasonic Plasma, keep thinking about changing it but I'd probably regret it. At least it keeps the room warm in the winter with the amount of heat it gives out.
Misty must give you such pleasure. Shame Panasonic have taken this approach. I know it is not the same but with Denon and Marantz now making hi-fi's in Vietnam for cost. I had a look inside a friends Panasonic SC-PMX92EB and was surprised they were still using top components obviously with an eye on robustness.
Wow, your cat is the spitting image of our cat, who was also named Misty! Sadly she died about 15 years ago. Had to show the video to my wife who immediately got choked. I also have an old Panasonic TX42 HDTV which is still going strong and a really sharp picture.
It's really common. I bought a top end Sony Blu-ray deck, and the hdmi socket failed. It was out of warranty, so I fixed it myself. Video decoder chip was Toshiba, Sound chip was Yamaha, plus other assorted Samsung, Hitachi, etc chips and Elna caps.
I honestly don't understand why Panasonic did this, they damaged their reputation for short term gain. If they'd been sensible they'd have followed Sony's path and only retailed higher-end TVs. If they wanted the revenues from lower-end sets, they had the Sanyo brand, which was still respected in the budget end in the early 2010s.
For years the Japanese manufacturers thought it more important to have the biggest market share instead of concentrating of making only good products and actually make some profit. Nothing new, been going on since the the early 1990s.
@@Dedubya- Thing is the Koreans, and now the Chinese are doing the same thing. Especially the Chinese - their addiction to market share looks suicidal, it's gain share by any means even if they're causing their state to go trillions in debt.
I agree. Move all of Panasonic's lower end products into a revived Sanyo brand, and have Panasonic reserved for the quality stuff. Maybe even Technics for the top end fancypants models?
I think the answer can be found in Australia. Panasonic was a top tier brand in the past but today doesn't sell TV's in Australia at all, they've left the market completely. They still sell other products but apart from air-conditioning and possibly microwave ovens, they nowhere near as big as they used to be. Just my perception but they look to be going down the same track Philips did. Used to be huge and well regarded but gradually shrunk until there's not much left.
Sorry Allen but those new backlights won't last as long as they could've. You should always scrape off the old adhesive (where the old strips were), back to bare metal, then fit the new strips with thermally conductive double sided tape. Otherwise you've effectively insulated them against heat transfer, which will affect the lifespan of the new strips.
On 32 -40incc cheapo sets,I don't replace the whole set anymore,I either bridge the dead bulb or change one strip,no one wants to pay full service price for vestel or Chinese sets.
I've never heard of Vestel, I guess they aren't a thing here in the US. I know for a while before Panasonic stopped selling TV's here they were having them made by Sceptre. Like the Vestel they were OK TV's but definitely not Panasonic quality or longevity.
Back in the 80's I put a MGA on the bench. Something was wrong, it was a CHEAP Sharp ! When the customer found out they were quite pissed of , they paid US$ 100 extra for premium MGA but got the bottom of the line Sharp. Buyer beware ! LFOD !
I don't own a television so a bit out of touch with prices. So to hear that an 'entry level' television could cost up to £500 I was staggared to say the least! Nonetheless I do enjoy watching these video's so keep them coming, thank you.
same as when people say toyota is good ! and i get a toyota in the workshop and its marked citroen peugeot (psa group) allover, not good! must say though nissan is just rebadged renault/dacia but they are somehow more reliable (electrically)
@@OperationNorthwoods It’s a lens cap that’s fallen off the led strip. Just needs gluing back on. It’s a bit of work and the screen needs to come off. Not for the faint hearted.
@@childofthe60s100 Now you are avoiding....is the fix or a new 32 inch the cheaper way to go? Please answer or as another poster suggested you ARE avoiding the question. Transparancy please!!!!
No offence, but with tvs so cheap and disposable why why why would you get a technician to fix it. I’m going to ask a question you will never see on here. Q. What was your fee to fix the said TV, Something is going to tell me…no reply.
What a smug comment!!! YOU obviously have a massive disposable income???? Some people cannot afford a new TV (despite them being so cheap and disposable to YOU!) - it is down to finance. That is why why why people elect to have their TV fixed. No offence.
