The majority of electronics in appliances today are manufactured in the same factories.

4 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

The majority of electronics in appliances today are manufactured in the same factories.

That's actually BS :

Samsung are not made in LG factories

nor would an LG be made in an Electrolux factory

27 minutes ago, PhilipHabib said:

That's actually BS :

Samsung are not made in LG factories

nor would an LG be made in an Electrolux factory

Yes LG products are assembled in LG factories, and so are Samsung products assembled in Samsung factories.

What the poster you replied to tried to explain is, that all those brands use major components produced by only a handful of companies worldwide.

This is an example for LCD panels.

Top LCD Panel Producers

• BOE (Beijing Oriental Electronics): The world's largest overall LCD panel maker by volume, supplying screens for brands like Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, and major TV makers.

• LG Display: A major market leader providing IPS LCD and OLED panels to brands like LG Electronics, Apple, Sony, and Panasonic. [1]

Concerning washing machines, I've been through most brands, LG, Samsung, Siemens, Whirlpool, Electrolux, pretty tired of going through them, in fact I keep one as a spare for when the inevitable happens. One time a repairman came out and the conversation went like this:

Him; "Mister, why you have two machines?"

Me; "How long to fix this one?"

Him; "About two months."

Me; "That's why I have two machines."

Him; Oh, understand"

Anyway, when I used to work offshore all our installations used Miele washers and dryers, those things ran forever without a hiccup! If I could find this brand in Thailand I'd buy one, bulletproof! Offshore most workers don't care so the machines get abused on a regular basis, Miele machines just keep taking what's thrown at them and laugh it off. Expensive but worth it!

On 8/22/2026 at 12:49 PM, PhilipHabib said:

U do realize that many modern appliances are designed to fail in 5 year ??

Particularly dishwashers , washing machines etc

I have 4 dishwashers. The oldest is 70 and the youngest is about 26. My wife is breaking in a 10 year-old this year, shows promise.

Siemens gets the nod for washing machines at about 15 years old and still going strong. It has needed more frequent servicing so an LG was bought about a year ago as a backup. I also bought a top-loading 16 kg Haier about 5 years back as some of the troubles with the front-loaders was overloading with blankets and duvets. That needed new dampers last year, all still good.

Fridges: There's a Whirlpool that's over 20 years old and refuses to die. Replaced the compressor relay once. The Samsung fridge is about 10 years old, no problems. Latest addition was a 4-door TCL that's working ok. Mind you, the compressor on a small TCL beer fridge died within a year. Only cost about 4600 baht on special, so there's no plans to fix it.

Air-conditioning: Replaced the old, reliable but inefficient Denco with a mix of Hitachi and LG. The LG needed a new computer board after a gheko fried on it, otherwise both still good. More recently have bought a pair of Midea units, plus 4 more for a 4-bedroom annex, all very nice and quiet. All split types, inverters, no cassettes.

Hot water shower: Stuck with Panasonic in the MBR but there's a cheaper Astana unit in the utility shower room. The annex got 4 new Midea units, no complaints from the lodgers.