Phail! Where's >Xiaomi?

TV's...

20 years ago, CRT tv's last 15-20 years.

today, LCD-plasma-LED... normal home usage, not trashed or left in store...

if last <5 years - piece of crap.

5-8 years - normal, expectancy.

>8 years - excellent.

imo.

I still using my 32" Sharp LCD since 2006.

Sony Bravia LCD KDL-32D3000 (2007) amazingly still ok   

Sony Bravia LED KDL-40NX803 (2011) still ok except if switched on too long will give vertical lines (started last month), if let it cool a bit then back to ok.

Samsung 4K UA48JU6000K bought last year obviously no problem just yet.

LG 4K 49UF640T bought last month, yet to give me any trouble.
I think the poll somehow will give us some idea which brand people buy most, consequently more people will report its problems. Samsung marketing has been so good for the past few years, more people buy Samsung as compare to more expensive Sony, thus reflect more reports on Samsung. Furthermore people (including me) tend to believe brand like Sony put more attention to quality as compared to other brands.

But this time I just want to test Korean brand like Samsung and LG and see their reputation.

I'm positive that 4k display is much better provided you are watching native 4k content (for me Netflix & Youtube 4K videos). Even with TV below 50" you will notice the difference. 4K TVs have four times more pixel than full HD thus you'll experience more clearer pictures/videos.

I can confirm that in 4K tvs the image  has more detail than that of 1080p tvs. You'll be able to see details of threads on clothes, amazing details of hairs and overall edges around objects are much smoother.

I've read somewhere that certain viewing distance is quite crucial if you really want to experience the difference between 4K and 1080 quality. For 50" 4K TV, the viewing distance is around 2.0 meters, which is happening to be in my case  . Beyond that you'll need a larger tv.

that's when warranty/extended w/insurance comes in,

rm1-2k, no bother, just junk if it fails right after normal warranty.

>rm3k, should consider.

1. same like car no? accident, workshop, no car...

2. some tv's come with 1, some 2. some can add 1, 2, 3.
depends on tv, outlet, seller...

you must have experienced breaking down RIGHT AFTER std warranty expires!

like i say, for a tv, 5 years is min expected. 6-8 good, >8 excellent.

technically, a tv's life is described as xy,000 hours of operation.

so, if u use it lightly, can last a long long time.

but in reality, so many things can go wrong...

for users like me that use a 5-10 hours a day, get extended warranty for costly tv.

need it to last 5 years min.
but yes... if buy cheap-cheap tv, can change all the time.

LG plasma 720p 50" bought in year 2007 stll fine, but my brother and friend bought samsung LCD/Plasma same time already using their 3rd set now.

So I dare not touch samsung, although it claimed that the colour very nice..

my samsung lcd tv also so far so good since bought it ... warranty expired long time ago , but if rosak i think im gonna buy a new one straight away 4k UHD tv may be 

There must be a valid reason why Samsung was on top of the problematic list. 

1. SAMSUNG 51" Plasma PA51H5000
Weekdays used < 3 hours/ day sometimes not on also.

July 2014 - Purchased
Feb 2016 - Vertical line appeared  ...at first, it was only 1 tiny line in the middle of screen...then it got bigger and multiply
Mar 2016 - Repaired, replaced the whole panel

not that reliable but at least the customer service is superb    pickup call at weekend and night, technician also came quickly to fix at home
2. PANASONIC 42" Plasma
>8 hours/day

2011 - Purchased
still going strong 

According to the small survey above, Panasonic has one of the best durability and reliability compared to the sexy Samsung.

Samsung - Korea
Panasonic - Japan

Samsung - Modern and sexy design but unsustainable quality
Panasonic - Decent design but sustainable quality

Your pick? 

Recent News:

Panasonic says it is going to stop making screens for its televisions in Japan by the end of September.

It has never been a profitable venture since production started in 2010 due to heavy price competition from South Korean and Chinese rivals.

Panasonic,  the last model of plasma have some problem with panel lifespan (at least my observations in Panasonic thread)

Firstly I don't decide. It's them that voted and yet out of 15 only 1 dude gave the details of the problem.
Any idea why? Tv or human problematic? 

This thread shouldn't die off. It would be interesting to see Samsung top the chart for such a long period.