Did you buy a new TV between 1996 and 2006?

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floydbloke

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Topic # 112385 6-Dec-2012 18:45
If yes, it looks like you got shafted. I know I did. TV Makers Pricefixing

B1GGLZ

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Reply # 728211 6-Dec-2012 19:16
floydbloke: If yes, it looks like you got shafted. I know I did. TV Makers Pricefixing That link is broken. Try this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/20608949

gzt

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Reply # 728246 6-Dec-2012 20:16
Given the EU guidelines on anti-trust fines it seems they got off very very lightly. The firms involved held what they called "green meetings" across Asia and Europe to discuss price-fixing tactics, so-called because they were often followed by a round of golf. Lower-level meetings were called "glass meetings" Lol. Glass meetings were probably on Fridays. ; ). More detail from the source here: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-1317_en.htm I wonder if there will be a flow on anti-monopoly case in the US. Maybe it will not occur unless there was a related crt manufacturer based there. Same applies to crt computer monitors during this period.

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Reply # 728318 6-Dec-2012 23:17
Looks like all the big players except for Sony...

mattwnz

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Reply # 728320 6-Dec-2012 23:25
Dunnersfella: Looks like all the big players except for Sony... Knew there was a reason I liked Sony stuff, well apart from the nicer designed stuff they do.

Azzura

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Reply # 728376 7-Dec-2012 09:13
floydbloke: If yes, it looks like you got shafted. I know I did. TV Makers Pricefixing Bet I get shafted in 50% of things I buy lol

TinyTim

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Reply # 728381 7-Dec-2012 09:22
mattwnz: Dunnersfella: Looks like all the big players except for Sony... Knew there was a reason I liked Sony stuff, well apart from the nicer designed stuff they do. Because they're good enough not to get caught?

itxtme

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Reply # 728525 7-Dec-2012 13:47
TinyTim: mattwnz: Dunnersfella: Looks like all the big players except for Sony... Knew there was a reason I liked Sony stuff, well apart from the nicer designed stuff they do. Because they're good enough not to get caught? Its a bit like Vaccinations, if 90% of the country has them the other 10% remain protected by default. Sony would have ridden that wave happily!

floydbloke

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Reply # 728711 7-Dec-2012 19:17
itxtme: TinyTim: mattwnz: Dunnersfella: Looks like all the big players except for Sony... Knew there was a reason I liked Sony stuff, well apart from the nicer designed stuff they do. Because they're good enough not to get caught? Its a bit like Vaccinations, if 90% of the country has them the other 10% remain protected by default. Sony would have ridden that wave happily! Did they manufacture their own tubes? I've had a cursory search but couldn't find a definitive answer.

gzt

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Reply # 728713 7-Dec-2012 19:29
Sony Trinitron. Definitely. [Edit: wikipedia says manufacturing in Japan and Singapore]

joker97

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Reply # 728727 7-Dec-2012 20:16
dude, i don't think this is the only thing ... look at the banks! they have the same interest rate and they make billions off 4 million new zealanders every year ... it's a shame they got caught Apologies for poor typing standards when on Samsung Galaxy S4

floydbloke

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Reply # 728729 7-Dec-2012 20:20
gzt: Sony Trinitron. Definitely. [Edit: wikipedia says manufacturing in Japan and Singapore] Ah yes, of course. Quite a big marketing push in the 80's if I recall (in my defense, a lot of my time in the 80's was spent under the influence of alcohol, that's my excuse)

ilovemusic

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Reply # 728905 8-Dec-2012 11:00
TinyTim: mattwnz: Dunnersfella: Looks like all the big players except for Sony... Knew there was a reason I liked Sony stuff, well apart from the nicer designed stuff they do. Because they're good enough not to get caught? Think Sony were winding down CRT production by then.

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Reply # 729033 8-Dec-2012 17:04
Everyone was. Some were trying to keep the prices high while doing it.

Deev8

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Reply # 729345 9-Dec-2012 17:32
ilovemusic: Think Sony were winding down CRT production by then. Not quite in 1996.

Oubadah

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Reply # 731500 12-Dec-2012 16:57
In spite of any alleged price fixing, the CRT TVs purchasable between 1996 and 2006 could represent better value that any of the LCD and Plasma equivalents available since. I think LCD is a greater scandal. How many years have they been milking and remarketing this inherently flawed technology. It was never a progressive step for the display industry. I would be generous in calling it a sidestep.