>> Though Sony are generally better and now days often at better prices too.
I have no experience of Sony phones, so I cannot comment, but I very much disagree on the TVs. Samsung and Sony set up S-LCD in 2004 as a joint venture for R&D and manufacture of LCD panels and the associated image processing technology. Sony had a restructure of their loss-making TV business in 2011, and sold their entire stake in S-LCD to Samsung, making S-LCD, together with all of its IP, a fully owned part of Samsung. This makes Samsung one of the few vendors to actually design and manufacture their own panels. Not only that, but with the semiconductor business being bigger than the electronics business, they even manufacture the boards and the components. This gives them very tight control over the entire supply chain.
Sony are now buying the panels from Samsung as a customer, but it stands to reason that when you own the technology, you will always keep the best stuff for yourself. I have a 3 year old Series 8 Smart TV at home. It's bog standard 1080p (not even 4k) and I still get positive comments on picture quality from visitors, even now.
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>> >> The rest of their stuff, particularly the domestic appliances, is pretty lousy. >>
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>> I've no experience though from what I've heard I wouldn't totally rule out a Samsung
>> washing machine, though I don't see myself buying a Samsung TV or phone etc in
>> the foreseeable future.
The washing machines look good and have some clever innovation, but are generally hopeless as are all their white goods. Mine died in 2 years, and couldn't be economically repaired. A friend's managed 16 months. My parents dishwasher lasted 14 months. They are poor quality, and the repair costs ensure they are written off when they do go wrong, although when they do work, they are pretty good.
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