I was browsing YouTube recently, and I came across a video that I found myself agreeing with. This video does a pretty good job in explaining where our electronics industry is today, before I even get into any detail, it would be best for you to take a look HERE.

Now that you have watched the video, you may have a entirely new understanding about your electronics, and the current state this industry is in. As an installer, technician, and salesperson, I recognized this video shows exactly what I have seen over the last five to ten years. I hope this video and article help shed some light on why your equipment (regardless if it's an appliance or TV) has had a problem so soon after being purchased. My goal is to help shed some light on this for consumers. Our shop receives frequent phone calls from consumers asking about a problem with their TVs, and why they have failed when they were as new as only 1, or 2 or 3 years old. The simple truth is most television brands today are not made as well as TVs manufactured 10, 20 or 30 years ago. From reading reviews, and other sources it appears this is pretty much true for appliances as well.

After watching the video (which you can click or tap if you missed it), we find that the reliability of appliances has not improved as technology has improved. In the world of TVs, manufacturers have been able to produce televisions with more advanced technology and offer them at lower costs, by design. Think about that: most likely when you bought your TV a few years ago, you paid more for it, and it probably didn't have the features a new TV has. Yet most new sets today cost less and offer more advanced features. That doesn't seem to make sense, right? You would think that improved technology would cause companies at least to keep the price steady, but instead they have added better technology, but lowered the quality of the electronics. And when I say quality I mean the life of the TV. It seems some manufacturers have built their TVs with a "throw it away" mindset, and the trade off is a lower cost for consumers. That console TV your parents had may still be playing, and more than likely lasted longer than most brands of new TVs today.

As a technician and installer for over 20 years, I have seen more problems from the brands with the lower price points. If you're looking for a TV that has a better chance of lasting longer than most of these current brands, our choices would be Samsung & Sony. We sell both of these brands and in the higher price points have found good results.  In Samsung these would be the QLED models, We receive fewer calls from customers regarding problems with these televisions than we do about any other brands. Of course, I can't totally guarantee these brands will last more than a few years, but we have seen these to be more reliable than others.

Keep in mind that not every lower priced TV will fail after a few years, and that I am writing this with the goal of educating consumers on the current state of the electronics industry. But generally speaking, you get what you pay for: The less expensive brands and cost often offer a great deal, but at the cost of reliability. Now that you are informed about the practices of the electronics industry, I hope you feel more comfortable making a decision that best suits your needs. If your ready to take a look at our SonyTV's click here. We price match with the competition. You do not have to stop in to purchase a set either. Contact us, text us (419.668.5131) or call us, your purchase can be taken care of over the phone the majority of the time.  We also offer Whole home audio, Network and Wifi Installation, TV Wall Mounting and setup of audio video products, not just those we sell.