Are there any British made TVs?

[AmitG]

With the imminent arrival of my Panasonic plasma my mum has decided she also wants a better TV, but she wants something "made in Britain". Do we have any choices? This would ideally be a basic 32 inch set but we can be very flexible on spec.

I think there used to be factories in Wales that turned out plasma panels and which are now closed down but maybe they still exist.

[paolow]

I think you mean LG and yes - sadly - that plant did close

[cjs]

I install a lot of TVs and I have not seen one 'made in UK' for years. Many used to be, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Sony etc etc. They appear to have shut their plants and moved them to Eastern Europe, looking at the labels on the back of the TVs I fit.

Sad, but that's the way of the World now.

[HellDiver]

She wants a TV that blows up 2 days out of warranty, and won't work on cold damp mornings?

[AmitG]

If she had a driving license then Rover would probably still be in business

[RosscoPCole]

I remember having a university visit to the Mistubishi TV factory at Haddington east of Edinburgh in the mid 1990s. It is now a 'commerce park'. Though the bus stop is still known as the MItsubishi bus stop.

[Hoover.]

I built a TV factory in Cardiff in 96, and was watching a programme on monster demolitions last year only to see the factory I had built being demolished (was for CRT though)...

[Dave_ST220]

Hoover. said:

I built a TV factory in Cardiff in 96, and was watching a programme on monster demolitions last year only to see the factory I had built being demolished (was for CRT though)...

Sony?

[KENZ]

Actually I bought a number of Sony crt's that were built in the uk and never had a problem with them.

[ClassicMercs]

Pioneer is a good case in point - RIP - wish I had bought something bigger than the 42 while I had chance. Umm - 2nd hand ???

[stevensdrs]

Japan, China, Turkey, Malaysia but not in the UK. What do we make anymore?

[craigjm]

No TVs made in the UK sine early 2009

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/ind...

[MartinQ]

stevensdrs said:

What do we make anymore?

Well, there's aircraft engines and wings, trains (just about), cars, beer, chocolate and fags.

[stevensdrs]

MartinQ said:

stevensdrs said:

What do we make anymore?

Well, there's aircraft engines and wings, trains (just about), cars, beer, chocolate and fags.

True, but all owned by Johnny Foreigner now, even the whisky.

[Hoover.]

Dave_ST220 said:

Hoover. said:

I built a TV factory in Cardiff in 96, and was watching a programme on monster demolitions last year only to see the factory I had built being demolished (was for CRT though)...

Sony?

No idea it all..... we worked dierct for a Japanese project management firm, then moved to Newport and abuilt a factory for building microchips/ semi conductors(WAFER FAB)... which was next door to to another TV factory being built at the same time (LG ??)

[cjs]

We want high wages and cheap TV's in the UK, so they're never going to be manufactured here any more.

[KENZ]

I don't agree, can't imagine a lot of labour is required with the making of these things.