On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:36:57 -0000 Clive George wrote :
Of course Currys/Dixons went the other way with the Matsui +
Saisho names. Though my experiences with Matsui videos have
always been positive, whereas I'd not touch Bush and Alba kit.

Matsui and Saisho (and Hinari) I always took to be cheap tat,
whether fair or not. And I wouldn't have bought anything
labelled Bush or Alba either. But IIRC Goodmans and Wharfedale
also have gone the same way although they were once reputable
makes, but my mind never quite caught up with this.

On moving here to Australia I had to start again with
electricals and stuck to the quality makes (Sony, Panasonic)
even if I was paying more for the badge.

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