In the UK there have been many complaints about RFI from Panasonic Plasma TV's. Some people have had success in getting the problem resolved, generally by the entire screen assembly being changed out. Others have received the same sort of response as you. Luckily my neighbour who had a very noisy one recently moved away.
As I write this mail I am looking at the last Panasonic product in this house, a cordless phone. When that has gone Kaput, that's it...No more Panasonic. I operate a strict "Goods in" inspection of all electrical products. Using a Spectrum Analyser and a general coverage SONY receiver I check it for RFI . If bad, the item is returned for a refund. If very bad I get in touch with my local Trading Standards Office who are meant to police what is sold in the UK. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:41:59 -0800, Ron Gould wrote: > I had a Panasonic Plasma TV that not only caused radio interference but also > heated up my > bedroom in a central air conditioned house so much that I could not be > comfortable especially > in the summer. I first contacted Panasonic about these problems and they > were of NO HELP. > > The representative told me on the phone "I should have researched on the > Internet that > all Plasma TV's cause radio interference and that nothing could be done." I > really could > not believe their position. I asked to speak to a supervisor who told me the > same thing. > Thats when I made a great decision. I decided right there on the spot, I > would never > own another Panasonic product for the rest of my life. > > I contacted Costco where I had purchased the TV eight months prior and spoke > to > the the manager explaining the situation and told him I was very unhappy with > the > Plasma TV. Even though I had purchased the TV beyond their return date > policy and > had none of the original packaging, they took it back and issued me a full > 100% refund. > This is how I filtered the noise out and will continue to filter out > Panasonic products forever. > I replaced all TV's since with LCD/LED TV's that seem to have better picture > quality and > have noted reduced electric bills. > > I also decided to sell all Panasonic products I had. Panasonic will remain on > my personal blacklist > as a result of their stellar customer service not to mention IMHO bad > products. I also have eliminated > all Japanese HF radios and support equipment because YaKenCom have not been > much better > with their support strategies and obsolescence policies. I have had many and > I do not think > they hold up over time. They are throw away electronic junk once they break > and will. > > Years ago when the American Amateur Radio market was taken over by the > Japanese because > the companies were closing down here, the Japanese companies had the only > game in town. > That has changed and Elecraft, Ten Tec, Alpha and others are building better > products in my > opinion than the foreign competition and providing after market support the > Japanese simply > do not match or even come close too. If you even think the Japanese were the > worst, wait till > you try for support on your Chinese products when they fall apart. Amen! > > 73's Ron > kd...@comcast.net > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
