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True. Basically everything electronic is made at one of a few massive

contract assembly houses in Shenzhen.

But that still means Samsung came up with the design. Sure, it will use many off-the shelf components, but the design of how it all goes together is still up to Samsung. Design integration plays just a big a role in reliability as the individual components themselves. If you use good components but have bad heat management (as one example), you've got something that isn't going to last.

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Posted: 04/19/2021 at 3:50PM

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My 2+ year old 55" Samsung has developed the dreaded purple spot. -- ElbertoHokie 04/19/2021 3:22PM

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Same here ** -- HokieDan95 04/19/2021 4:31PM

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