joebob2000
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There is a phase that every product goes through that starts out with cutting edge technology that is poorly understood, moves slowly to better understanding and cost improvement, and finally to technology mastery where the defects and wear components are optimized to result in a long lasting product. Color tube TVs did the exact same thing; back in the early 80s you could get a color tube tv pretty cheap but it was shit for reliability. It might have turned on every time you wanted it to, but the color was subject to rapid decline, the V sync and H sync would need tweaking every few days, and it would develop a terrible high pitched squeal that would soon drive you either deaf, mad, or both.
Soon after tube technology was mastered, the price started flattening out and the reliability spiked. TVs bought in the late 80s and 90s were designed without a lot of the flaws that were found in the first THIRTY YEARS of design. Give LCDs that much time to mature and you will see products that overall last a long time. Anyone who whines about "oh they don't make this like they used to" has no perspective.
That being said, here is my list:
Dell 20" LCD: 7 years and going strong
Samsung 22" LCD: 5 years and going strong
Sharp 46" LCD TV: 4 years and going strong
Philips 40" LCD TV: 2 years and going strong
Visio 28" LCD TV: 2 years and going strong
Samsung 19" trinitron tube monitor: after 6 years of use it still worked great but took up too much space. I had to pay $4 to a local recycling company to get rid of it (offered it for free on CL but had no takers after a month).
Soon after tube technology was mastered, the price started flattening out and the reliability spiked. TVs bought in the late 80s and 90s were designed without a lot of the flaws that were found in the first THIRTY YEARS of design. Give LCDs that much time to mature and you will see products that overall last a long time. Anyone who whines about "oh they don't make this like they used to" has no perspective.
That being said, here is my list:
Dell 20" LCD: 7 years and going strong
Samsung 22" LCD: 5 years and going strong
Sharp 46" LCD TV: 4 years and going strong
Philips 40" LCD TV: 2 years and going strong
Visio 28" LCD TV: 2 years and going strong
Samsung 19" trinitron tube monitor: after 6 years of use it still worked great but took up too much space. I had to pay $4 to a local recycling company to get rid of it (offered it for free on CL but had no takers after a month).