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author: Nermash
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 07:43:02 am
content: T&M community stands with eyes wide openWhat is the next thing you need after you buy DSO, DC power supply, and a ARB Gen?http://owon.com.hk/pet-en.asp

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 08:14:53 am
content: LOL

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 12:09:58 pm
content: I saw a video on YT of a cat that had figured out how to game one of these to get extra portions. American cat of course..........

author: aghp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 12:15:54 pm
content: Do you know what all Lilliput group do? (Owon is jus small part of it)Do you need Ship radar?Car computer? GPS for car?Entertainment display for your travel car..Perhaps one shareholder or nice ladies working near CEO level have now some pet (perhaps dog or cat) becouse this boom is now reached also China as it "develops" so of course he need some Owon or Lilliput named things to his home...hehesmile

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 12:48:12 pm
content: Samsung builds ships, along with LG. Must be nice to be able to provide every last thing on it in house, from the steel to the paint to the electronics.Hitachi heavy industries builds engines, really big ones.

author: gus07
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 01:00:30 pm
content: aghp: Will you check your PMs please?

author: ftransform
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 03:34:25 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on January 09, 2013, 12:48:12 pmhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Umbrella_Corporation_logo.svg/220px-Umbrella_Corporation_logo.svg.png

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 04:49:08 pm
content: I expect that those will sell well in the when mothers realize that they can put the kids in front of the Telly with one of those machines loaded with pop corn and set to deliver every half hour or so.

author: tinhead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 06:22:35 pm
content: Quote from: G7PSK on January 09, 2013, 04:49:08 pm"darling, can you take care of our kids ? Sure, go shopping baby, i have pet ... ehm kids feeder"so yes, if i could i would use it as well for my kids. Not that i don't like to spend time with them,but on the other side sometimes you really have to do something (this is why "work from home" didn't work always)

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 06:35:22 pm
content: Our dog would shred that thing to pieces in no time to get to all the food.

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 06:49:41 pm
content: Westinghouse produces nuclear reactors and LCD TVs along with a ton of other things. Diversification of product lines!The quality of those TVs compared to their nuclear reactions is sort of suspect though..

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2013, 07:50:33 pm
content: Westinghouse TV sets are a badge put on the cheapest they can get from ShenZhen market, you can buy the rights for the label for any product for the right price.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2013, 03:37:12 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on January 09, 2013, 07:50:33 pmThis makes me think of Funai, which own Philips, Magnavox, Emerson, Sylvania, and RCA. Technically speaking, the parent company is Japanese (Funai Electric Co. Ltd, of Japan), but the products are made in China (not sure they have any stake in the manufacturing facilities, or if it's produced for them by the lowest bidder).

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2013, 11:09:07 am
content: Funai are made in Poland and China and are some of the worst built sets with very poor reliability.Thankfully Philips pulled out of the deal and now rebadges LG TVs with their own main board, better, I suppose.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2013, 06:45:02 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on January 10, 2013, 11:09:07 amNever seen any of their products from Poland, so that's interesting to know.As per Philips, there's a 7 year contract that was signed in 2008 according to wiki (licensing, sales and distribution), so I don't think they've pulled out entirely.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2013, 06:54:29 pm
content: They were also assembled in South Africa from kits up till about 2000. Now fully assembled and often badged for assorted house brands.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2013, 11:02:10 pm
content: The Philips contract only covered low end sets. Their higher end sets, including their Amblight models, are designed by Philips themselves. They might be made in the same factory but the build quality is definitely better anyhow.The Polish-made ones were most likely for the European market only, whereas the Chinese made models were American and other markets. May be import tax related?

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2013, 11:19:49 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on January 10, 2013, 11:02:10 pmI wasn't sure where they "drew the line so to speak", but it makes sense. Let the "cheapo pros" handle the bottom end (Funai are absolute experts at low cost, entry level products based on their history), which would allow Philips to concentrate primarily on the mid-to-top-end of their range in-house.The use of Poland for a facility (of their own or contracted) makes sense as well from what I understand, as it's a less expensive location to operate in Europe (Eastern Europe in general according to various business articles I've had access to). Cheap labor and notably reduced shipping costs making it more cost effective than Asian sources these days...Any knowledge if Philips has a factory of their own producing the consumer electronics goods at this point?I ask, as according to wiki, they had 124 manufacturing facilities across 26 countries in 2011, but doesn't break it down any further and I'm curious about such things (like to know where products are actually manufactured, and if it's OEM or ODM).

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2013, 05:49:52 am
content: Phillips still makes flourescent lamps in Poland, they bought the Tungsram factory there and run it making lamps for export and for the EU market. Low labour costs, central location and no tax barriers for internal production, along with cheap Russian gas for the glass working. They produce speciality lamps there as well, I buy the R63 and R80 reflector lamps that are made there, along with the energy saving long life flourescent lamps they make there as well.