Reliability
Choose a reliable LCD or plasma TV that will stay the course.
Choose a reliable LCD or plasma TV that will stay the course.
With reliability scores of 99% for Sony and Samsung flat screen TVs, the manufacturers can do little better. In fact, there’s not much room for improvement with other brands either: Panasonic and Sharp trail the leaders with 95%, while Philips and LG are a further 2% back.
We found plasma screen TVs achieved 3% lower scores than LCD ones. Plasma screen owners should check their TVs’ menus to see if there is a long-life option which reduces the TV’s brightness. You might not notice much difference in the picture but the display should keep its luminance for longer as plasma sets fade over time.
| Flat-screen TV reliability | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Score |
| LG |  |
| Panasonic | |
| Philips | |
| Samsung | |
| Sharp | |
| Sony | |
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