Which TV brand would you buy without warranty? - Page 3

Came here to say this. My dead A2000 has soured me on Sony TV products, and Sony in general. Probably not entirely rational, what with SXRD being different technology from full-panel LCD, but there it is. I unfairly skewed the poll by voting Sharp, when I don't even have my Sharp Elite yet. Sorry for being evil.

Correct. Sanyo is now owned by Panasonic, but Panasonic continues to allow Sanyo to run its own company. Sanyo designs all of the TVs in-house, with different parts, different picture quality, and different on-screen menus. A Sanyo TV works completely different from Panasonic, despite same ownership. Sanyo TVs tend to be less-bright with lower picture quality, cheaper panel screen made by Chi-Mei, cheaper speaker quality, thinner plastic exterior case, and etc.

Were most of the RCA TVs returned as defective or broken, or people didn't like the picture quality?

most of the RCAs were returned as defective. Usually involved failure of one or more HDMI ports.

Just came back from Wal-Mart this morning, and I found out that Sanyo outsource some TVs to Compal, which also produce TVs for Toshiba. All Sanyo LED models (any size) and one 55" LCD are made by Compal. The rest are made by Sanyo. It's funny to see that the cheaper Sanyo's basic LCD models are still made by Sanyo.

Also, two new 2012 Panasonic LCD models, TC-L32C5 and TC-L42U5, are outsourced to Compal this year, with panel screens from Chi-Mei without IPS feature.

The C5 has typical subpar viewing angles of non-IPS panels. More surprising to me was the fact that it's missing the SD slot and has a digital coaxial (?!) audio out rather than optical like every other Panasonic. Really a shame considering the C-series sets were my go-to 32-inchers.

Too Late to rate? I will anyway!
Panasonic.
I looked around at the Audio/video equipment in my house that has not failed or been repaired. A 30 year old Panasonic receiver, a 25 year old Panasonic CRT, a 20 year old Technics receiver and a 20 year old Panasonic CD Player (I also have a six year old Technics setup for my surround sound system, but that should still be working .... right?). I didn't even realize this was the case. It just happens that the other Audio/Video stuff we bought during the same period , Toshiba, Sony, and Macintosh all packed it in. On a separate sort of related note. My daughter still has an earlier Audio setup of mine which is still working ( bought it in 1976). Pioneer receiver, and Pioneer tape deck with 25 watt Sanyo speakers. but I still vote Panasonic, 'cause where are Pioneer now that we need them?
Dave