Protron LCD TV reviews & deals (not Proton TVs)
Looking for information on Protron LCD TV sets. I can get a 32″ lcd for $500.00 (at Sears) and heard they were the third largest maker of oem parts for many major brands. Are Protron LCD TVs any good? And why are they so close to the Proton TV name?
Answer 1: My Fiance’s stepdad has the 37 inch protron. It has a really nice picture! $500 is a bargain for this TV!
Answer 2: There are some rumors floating around that Protron is in big trouble. Someone has posted the following message on at least two different forums:
I work for Protron.
We are in a big dispute with the Chinese factory that makes Protron LCDs. No replacement parts will be coming, ever.There are no remotes and no power supplies available.
PROTON has already won their lawsuit which prevents us from selling
under the name PROTRON. As soon as they pay the bond, we are shut down.Our management is in chaos. Our customer service dept is non-existant. Our rating with the BBB is ‘F’. The product is cheap because it is made with cheap parts. Getting the picture here?
If you buy a Protron LCD, you are completely on your own.
Good luck.
Sounds more like a disgruntled ex-employee than a real one to me so I did some checking. On one of the forums, the poster has been a member since March 2003, so I thought the rumors might be substantial. Then I did a Google news search and found absolutely nothing. If it’s not in the news did it really happen? As far as I’m concerned this is just a rumor but be careful – you never know when a rumor is going to turn out to be more or less true.
Answer 3: Proton makes the Puriti high def LCD TV from 32 – 55 inches. Protron also makes LCD TVs but these are less expensive. I don’t know why. I actually went to the Proton website and clicked on their email, protonusa at sbcglobal.net (which seemed like a very strange email for a real company). Anyway, I asked them about the Proton, Protron relationship and the email was sent back to me (addressee unknown). There’s something funny going on here.