Any Flutherites with a current subscription to Consumer Reports?

Asked by Buttonstc (27605

) January 14th, 2016

The amount of info from the website is limited for nonsubscribers and I’m in the process of trying to decide on a TV purchase.

So, I know that they usually list makes and models and frequency of repair stats somewhere (maybe not in the same write-up, but somewhere)

They have previously written that the failure rate of name brand TVS is around 5% but that’s an average. Some brands must be higher while others lower.

So I’d be curious about which names or models would be LEAST risky.

So, if you’re able to find that out I’d be most grateful. Thanks in advance.

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I found this from 2013, accessible without a subscription. They rated the brands as A, B or C.

A
“LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony TVs have consistently been among the top performers in our Ratings over the last few years.”

B
“Vizio and Sharp TVs have delivered generally strong performance that should satisfy all but the most demanding viewers”

C
“Other brands have a less consistent track record in our Ratings. Some Insignia, Toshiba, JVC, Philips, Magnavox, and Sanyo LCD TVs did quite well, but others had lower scores.”

Consumer Reports – Dec 2013

And here’s another resource.

Which Tech Daily UK – As part of our annual reliability survey we asked nearly 7,000 people about their current and previous TVs.

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@Buttonstc Last couple of higher ticket items I went to the local library, which has more than five years of issues.

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I don’t know if this is common, but my library gives me online access to the monthly issues, but it doesn’t include the buying guide accessible online.

I looked at the most recent issue with TV ratings (Nov 2015) and did not see a reliability chart.

The 5-year index is linked here

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