Many different brands of televisions are produced by the same
companies but given different names. Could I have a list of who makes
what and what they are called?

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Request for Question Clarification by alienintelligence-ga on 07 Sep 2002 21:39 PDT

Hi kelese...

Unless this list exists in a preassembled form
we will more than likely have to put it together 
ourselves. This means the possibility that we
will miss some data points.

So I have a few questions for you.

How many television companies do you want on 
the list? 5-10 maybe? It might not be possible
to get more than that from self-study.

JUST televisions? In other words, just the 
common tuner and CRT (cathode ray tube) type?

Or shall we include plasma "tv's" that might
not be a real TV, cause it doesn't have a 
tuner.

[ http://www.avdeals.com/hitachi/CMP307XU.htm ]

[ http://www.homecinemachoice.com/testbench/Televisions/Fujitsu/FujitsuPDS4214.shtml
]

Do we include those computer monitors that have TV
tuners in them?

[ http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?sku=C196-1010
]

Do we include those tiny little TVs that are handheld?
Although those probably all trace back to Sony and Casio?

[ http://www.avdeals.com/handhelds/handheldtv.htm ]

Uhm... that reminds me... the newest craze... SUV's as
large as small yachts... with more TVs than the average
home.

[ http://www.autosound.com/video.htm ]

FYI I learned yesterday that ViewSonic's are made by
Pioneer. That would explain alot.

[ http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-Details.asp?sku=V18-4012
]


thanks
-AI

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Clarification of Question by kelese-ga on 08 Sep 2002 16:10 PDT

I'm speaking about 27" stereo flat screen televisions for home
use.Somany are manfactured in Mexico I thought that some were made in
the same plant and given different labels.

I'm not sure an answer here would be helpful.  Even if two or more TV
models rolled off the same factory assembly line, that wouldn't make
them identical.  Each "name brand" company could require its own
feature set, quality levels, etc.  Also, there are a number of
electronics manufacturers in Mexico that serve only as builders of
products for other companies. (Solectron is one such.)

Consider the analogy of laptop PCs.  Nearly all laptop PCs on the
market are made by a small handful of Taiwanese manufacturers (Compal,
LG, etc.).  The PC vendors (Dell, Compaq, HP, etc.) provide their own
specifications and sometimes custom designs.  These laptops are rarely
interchangeable.

Several big TV manufacturers do have their own assembly plants in
Mexico - I know Sony does.  Also, there are fewer manufacturers of
picture tubes (and plasma/LCD panels) than of TV sets that use them.

There might be a few brands of low-end 27" sets that mainly differ in
cosmetics, but I think this is rare.  It's not like how you used to be
able to buy the same car as a Dodge or Plymouth...