Quote Originally Posted by Woochifer
I think your perception is about a decade or two behind the reality. At one point, Korean companies like LG, Samsung, and Hyundai were all considered bottomfeeders who could only compete with the Japanese electronics giants (who themselves once upon a time were also considered bottomfeeding junk peddlers compared to the American electronics giants) on price.
You could be right. I could be about ten years behind, but 10 - 20 years ago there was no LG, at least not in the household. The LG LOGO is less than 10 years old AFAIK, and was preceeded by Goldstar (No disputing that fact right?). I guess your point though is that the Koreans nowadays don't necessarily take a back seat to the other international manufacturers. Correct assumption? I wouldn't know. I'd say my Mitsubishi TV has Japanese and AMERICAN technology in it, my older B&W's are British, and I don't think it's too likely that Yamaha receivers and Panasonic DVD players have chunks of LG in them. My washer and dryer OTOH may be a different story.