Sansui77 1,236 Posted February 8 (edited) Hi All, I was at JB the other day and seen some wonderful TV's on display. The salesman asked can i help you?, I said to him i'm just looking and maybe an upgrade soon but i mentioned that i'm waiting for both of my Panasonic TV's to die. He laughed and made me think all these new lovely TV's on display won't last 10 years. Both my Pana's just won't die..... Not even from a lighting strike... well that's a bit over the top but i just can't see the point of upgrading both perfectly working TV's. One was built from 2009 (37" LCD) & the other from 2011 (50" V10 Plasma). I'm worried when they need to be replaced that the new TV's will only last 4 years if i'm lucky. P.s I have 3 x Sonic 40" LED (E40W13AU) from employees with faults at my work. I've repaired one, the other had a faulty LED strip..(Bin) and the last one has a faulty main board. There not even 4 years old. DO NOT BUY THIS BRAND!!!!!! Edited February 8 by Sansui77 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warweary 438 Posted February 8 My panasonic plasma has been going strong for ten years or more. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BATMAQN 1,607 Posted February 8 Yep I still have an old 50" plasma Panasonic kicking on strong as well as a 43" Pioneer also have more modern Samsung and LG plasma's which are showing no signs of slowing down can't see a reason to replace them apart from the good feeling of buying something new. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositivelyMusicallyGeared 78 Posted February 8 Could wait for a couple of more years for OLED technology to mature, and prices to come down. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sansui77 1,236 Posted February 8 Samsung just released their new 8K TV's so will wait until the 4K comes down in price 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assisi 679 Posted February 8 (edited) I shocked the Loewe rep at a recent exhibition when I said that there was a major problem with their TVs. She recoiled in surprised shock. I said that they do not wear out and I did not need a new one for my now 13 year old TV which is still as good as the day I bought it. John Edited February 8 by Assisi 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betty boop 12,791 Moderator Posted February 8 my pioneer kuro(last and best) is coming unto 10 years old... nope no sign of imminent death or anything doesnt worry me ... can keep doing what it its doing .... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ralfi 3 Posted February 8 My 58" V series is still going strong too. I'm planning to replace it with a new 65" Panasonic OLED this year. Seems a bit sad as there's nothing wrong with it, but I want to get on that 4k bandwagon as I'm streaming at that quality now... The 58" will live on in the bedroom though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davewantsmoore 6,417 Posted February 8 The last of the Kuro ... and Pana/Kuro VTxxA TVs .... really still are quite good, considering the age. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anewmission 35 Posted February 10 Yeh i have 3 kuros all still going strong.And a pioneer from 2004 still going fine.The only problem with these plasmas is the heat. Great for winter, terrible for summer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
