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Early in 2008 LG, a company name short for Lucky Goldstar, launched a major marketing stunt creating trailers for a supposedly new TV show coming out called “Scarlet”. They pulled out all the stops to get everyone thinking about this new show, but in the end revealed that it was just a stunt to market their new line of TVs by the same name. Maybe they thought they were “Lucky” enough that people would buy into the idea.
While they may not have been entirely up front about what Scarlet was about to begin with, the Korean-based LG has been quick to share the benefits of Scarlet’s top-of-the-line features that are competing with the likes of Samsung, Sharp and Sony.
Lines
LG’s 2008 line, Scarlet, has come equipped with some of the latest features in TV technology. Add on a couple new features in design, and the Scarlet line seems worthy of a red carpet premiere.
With the latest features in TV technology like the 120hz and the 1080p resolution the Scarlet brings a quality in picture to the table. Scarlet has also been designed to stand out. On the bottom of the casing surrounding the screen, LG has punched a golf ball-sized hole through the middle. Different, for sure. Plus, the scarlet line also features a back that is entirely—you guessed it—scarlet.
History and information
In the late 1950s LG started a series of firsts for the Korean market. Starting with the first radio they went on to give Korea the first TVs, telephones, refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners to begin the electronics industry in Korea.
Although they started much later than most of their competitors, LG boomed and in 30 years from when it started LG was already a major competitor on the world electronics market.
LG started out as two separate companies, GoldStar and Lucky. They eventually merged and in 1995 they renamed the company to LG – short for “Lucky GoldStar”.
In 1999 LG joined up with Philips to produce thin film transistor liquid crystal displays to be used on things like LCD TVs and computer monitors. This new and semi-separate company became LG Display Co. focusing on just supplying panels and other LCD technologies.
In a 2007 J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey that gave points to different manufacturers based on how owners rated their TV in areas like picture and sound quality, LG came in third behind Sony and Samsung.
Services
For the most part, consumers have liked LG’s products. In 2005 DisplaySearch, based in Texas, awarded the overall Customer Satisfaction Award to LG for its LCD technology. It was the fourth-consecutive year they won.
LG offers the industry-standard one-year warranty on its LCD TVs. Along with many other things on their website, they also offer a live chat that has customer service technicians that will help you trouble shoot and figure out what the problem is. This feature helps if you aren’t entirely sure what the problem is and you don’t necessarily want to spend hours researching the support site for the answer.
If you have a smaller TV and it is still under warranty, LG will send you shipping labels so you can send your TV in for repairs at no cost. The only problem there is it can take 14-21 business days to get it back.
If your TV is larger than 32” then they have service providers they have contracted with that can come to your home for in-house service. Depending on where you live, you could have a technician there in just a few days. Again, depending on the warranty, you can either get it for free or not.
Summary
In a relatively short amount of time, LG has made a name for itself in Korea and the worldwide electronics industry. They’ve made their name in the market from award-winning products to over-the-top marketing stunts, LG is sure to continue to climb in quality and technology.
Early in 2008 LG, a company name short for Lucky Goldstar, launched a major marketing stunt creating trailers for a supposedly new TV show coming out called “Scarlet”. They pulled out all the stops to get everyone thinking about this new show, but in the end revealed that it was just a stunt to market their new line of TVs by the same name. Maybe they thought they were “Lucky” enough that people would buy into the idea.
While they may not have been entirely up front about what Scarlet was about to begin with, the Korean-based LG has been quick to share the benefits of Scarlet’s top-of-the-line features that are competing with the likes of Samsung, Sharp and Sony.
Lines
LG’s 2008 line, Scarlet, has come equipped with some of the latest features in TV technology. Add on a couple new features in design, and the Scarlet line seems worthy of a red carpet premiere.
With the latest features in TV technology like the 120hz and the 1080p resolution the Scarlet brings a quality in picture to the table. Scarlet has also been designed to stand out. On the bottom of the casing surrounding the screen, LG has punched a golf ball-sized hole through the middle. Different, for sure. Plus, the scarlet line also features a back that is entirely—you guessed it—scarlet.
History and information
In the late 1950s LG started a series of firsts for the Korean market. Starting with the first radio they went on to give Korea the first TVs, telephones, refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners to begin the electronics industry in Korea.
Although they started much later than most of their competitors, LG boomed and in 30 years from when it started LG was already a major competitor on the world electronics market.
LG started out as two separate companies, GoldStar and Lucky. They eventually merged and in 1995 they renamed the company to LG – short for “Lucky GoldStar”.
In 1999 LG joined up with Philips to produce thin film transistor liquid crystal displays to be used on things like LCD TVs and computer monitors. This new and semi-separate company became LG Display Co. focusing on just supplying panels and other LCD technologies.
In a 2007 J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey that gave points to different manufacturers based on how owners rated their TV in areas like picture and sound quality, LG came in third behind Sony and Samsung.
Services
For the most part, consumers have liked LG’s products. In 2005 DisplaySearch, based in Texas, awarded the overall Customer Satisfaction Award to LG for its LCD technology. It was the fourth-consecutive year they won.
LG offers the industry-standard one-year warranty on its LCD TVs. Along with many other things on their website, they also offer a live chat that has customer service technicians that will help you trouble shoot and figure out what the problem is. This feature helps if you aren’t entirely sure what the problem is and you don’t necessarily want to spend hours researching the support site for the answer.
If you have a smaller TV and it is still under warranty, LG will send you shipping labels so you can send your TV in for repairs at no cost. The only problem there is it can take 14-21 business days to get it back.
If your TV is larger than 32” then they have service providers they have contracted with that can come to your home for in-house service. Depending on where you live, you could have a technician there in just a few days. Again, depending on the warranty, you can either get it for free or not.
Summary
In a relatively short amount of time, LG has made a name for itself in Korea and the worldwide electronics industry. They’ve made their name in the market from award-winning products to over-the-top marketing stunts, LG is sure to continue to climb in quality and technology.
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