# Who's your go-to electronics manufacturer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315 "2012-01-31T16:31:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315/41 "2012-02-01T20:44:23Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Don’t even talk to me about _Consumer Reports_. They are notorious for giving great ratings to crap TVs, disdaining important features as “bells and whistles” and, as **ralph124c** correctly pointed out, giving _different_ ratings to the same damn TV. I look mostly at consumer reviews, rather than the short-term-use reviews by professional reviewers. There are some electronics review sites that seem to try to get it right, however. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315/42 "2012-02-01T21:02:25Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I look mostly at consumer reviews, rather than the short-term-use reviews by professional reviewers. There are some electronics review sites that seem to try to get it right, however. CR isn’t completely useless, though I agree that real-world use doesn’t always reflect their ratings. The reports generally have some good information. Consumer reviews can be mixed, since it’s mostly the people who are very displeased who tend to reply. I saw one review of the TV we ultimately got (the review was at CR, coincidentally) where they completely missed the functionality of the remote and downgraded it because of that. I love the reviews that show the person has obviously spent some time with the product and is putting a lot of info out there. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315/43 "2012-02-01T22:41:21Z")
I forgot to mention my worst brand. It is a take off on SONY-a (shite) brand called COBY. Cheapest junk made. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315/44 "2012-02-02T05:13:43Z")
Well for preferences in electronics: TV: probably Sony would be the standard others are compared to MP3 player: iPod Laptop: Dell small business level or maybe Apple next time Desktop: build my own or again maybe a Mac next time GPS: Garmin Automotive diagnostic: Snap-on. There really is a difference Bluetooth: Jawbone ---
**Author:** ![DanielBrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DanielBrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanielBrown)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315/45 "2012-02-02T12:23:10Z")
I have never problem with Philips. I also go for LG & Samsung for particular units. Thankfully I have no regrets yet! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315/46 "2012-02-02T12:28:05Z")
Samsung and LG for about anything I can find. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315.md?page=2)