Quote Originally Posted by RustPuppet View Post
The Sinotech looks like it could be an option, although I think it might be smarter in the long run to fork out for a bigger name brand.

At this point it's going to cost me R850 to repair my current TV, so now I'm teetering between fixing it and going LCD. Eish, but the price difference O_o

Tinman, where'd you get your set from?
Nice thing about Sinotec is they're manufactured locally using various parts. I.e. the lcd panels are Samsung and they use various chipsets. It comes with a 5 year warranty as well, which IMHO isn't bad at all.

The thing that confuses people is that they think an LG or a SONY consists 100% of lg/sony parts, when in fact they use chipsets from all over. I.e. most tv's use philips audio IC's or Telefunken SMPS's etc. I know this since I've repaired about 300 tv's in my early days. Philips may not produce wonderful end products, but they are leading in producing medical grade components. So it makes you think.

Just about the only brand who keep to their own "branded" chips is Panasonic - and they make you pay for the "novelty".

So go for the panel that you find gives the best output...sit down and test it or bring in your gaming console to the shop to check it out.