Did you buy a new TV between 1996 and 2006?

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floydbloke

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#112385 6-Dec-2012 18:45

If yes, it looks like you got shafted.
I know I did.
TV Makers Pricefixing

Sometimes I use big words I don't always fully understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.

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#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

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#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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#728318 6-Dec-2012 23:17

Looks like all the big players except for Sony...

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#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.

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#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

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#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?

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#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!

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#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.

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#728713 7-Dec-2012 19:29

Sony Trinitron. Definitely.

[Edit: wikipedia says manufacturing in Japan and Singapore]

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#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

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#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)

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#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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#729033 8-Dec-2012 17:04

Everyone was. Some were trying to keep the prices high while doing it.

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#729345 9-Dec-2012 17:32

ilovemusic: Think Sony were winding down CRT production by then.

Not quite in 1996.

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#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.