The OP was referring to US sales and Samsung and Vizio are pretty close at about 29% and 25%, respectively. Regarding quality, I currently own 3 Samsung LCD sets and have had a total of 4 Samsung sets. One of my Samsung LCD sets had failures of both the main system board and the power board and my Samsung DLP set had a failure of the main system board. The power board of the LCD set was repaired under the terms of a class action law suit. The main system board of the LCD set was on my nickel. When the main system board of the Samsung DLP set failed, apparently a common problem, I ditched the set. While they offer good pricing and features, my experiences would suggest that Samsung's quality control has been suspect as I have had 50% of my Samsung sets fail prematurely. I know lots of people with Vizio sets that have had no problems. To suggest that Samsung provides better quality than Vizio is contrary to my experience and the nearly 100% failure rate of certain Samsung LCD sets (the ones covered by the class action law suite). By the way, Samsung sells lots of sets in Best Buy, Wal-mart, Costco, and Sams Club, as does Vizio. Caveat emptor.
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Originally Posted by thevillageshometheater
Actually, Vizio doesn't manufacturer any of their own TV's. They use different parts from different manufacturers such as LG and Panasonic. While they are an American company by tax classification and head quarters, the product isn't produced in the USA. It's actually created by Amtran Technology in China/Taiwan. Vizio has never turn one screw on their products.
With respect to Market Share:
Samsung controls 21.8%
LG controls 14.2%
Vizio controls 3.1%
Vizio marketing and sales targeting strategy is to offer Value (hence the Great Price) over quality to the patrons of Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Sams and Costco chains.
While a lot of people enjoy the Vizio product line. I just wanted to inform you of the facts about Vizio.
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