1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Great post 

I wonder if they still have the repair man come out nowadays to fix TVs , fridges etc 

I guess nowadays you just buy a new one 

I cant talk for Australia but I bought a new Samsung TV 2 years ago. 13 months (1 month out of warranty) light panel blew... No shame from Samsung... 6000 baht just to look at it if I take it to their service centre. I got it fixed by a local guy for 3000. Had a similar issue with LG. Will never buy Korean company products again. Programmed self destruction built in. When I bought the Samsung TV I was told I would get extended 3 month warranty if I registered the product. Which I did, tedious 45 minute task using the remote to type in endless information. In fact I couldnt use the TV until I registered. Not only did I not get the extra warranty, the only benefit I got from registering was getting bombarded by spam emails everyday (aka free advertising for Samsung). They will make these appliances like phones soon, all in the name of protecting our privacy / security where they will give 2-3 years service life updates then things will no longer function. Trouble is younger people have been brainwashed to accept this shet. Japanese products / vehicles seem to still be made with some pride / built to last mindset. 

On 11/12/2025 at 12:39 PM, Kenny202 said:

I cant talk for Australia but I bought a new Samsung TV 2 years ago. 13 months (1 month out of warranty) light panel blew... No shame from Samsung... 6000 baht just to look at it if I take it to their service centre. I got it fixed by a local guy for 3000. Had a similar issue with LG. Will never buy Korean company products again. Programmed self destruction built in. When I bought the Samsung TV I was told I would get extended 3 month warranty if I registered the product. Which I did, tedious 45 minute task using the remote to type in endless information. In fact I couldnt use the TV until I registered. Not only did I not get the extra warranty, the only benefit I got from registering was getting bombarded by spam emails everyday (aka free advertising for Samsung). They will make these appliances like phones soon, all in the name of protecting our privacy / security where they will give 2-3 years service life updates then things will no longer function. Trouble is younger people have been brainwashed to accept this shet. Japanese products / vehicles seem to still be made with some pride / built to last mindset. 

How does this relate to the death of John Laws?

On 11/12/2025 at 2:39 AM, Kenny202 said:

Programmed self destruction built in.

It's called "planned obsolescence" and it's a disgrace.  Most companies do it these days.  

 

One of the worst ones is batteries of certain devices are now built in, and can not be changed without pulling the device apart.  In the past, you could simply open the device up, and swap out the battery yourself.    

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence#:~:text=In economics and industrial design,certain predetermined period of time