ShareThisHURRAH-- There will once again be USA-Made televisions.
Element Electronics has announced that it will begin production of flat screen, HD TV's at its factory in Detroit, Michigan in March 2012. This will make Element Electronics the only company assembling TV's in the United States.
The company says it made the decision to manufacture products in the U.S. in order to shorten its supply chain and related lead times, to be more responsive to American consumers, and reduce waste. The company also believes that a U.S.-based assembly plant will increase the out-of-the-box quality of its televisions:
"This was also an emotional decision for the company, maybe even a patriotic choice," explains Mike O'Shaughnessy, President of Element Electronics. "Element Electronics is an American company. Personally, I grew up in a small, blue-collar Ohio town. Our business is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are rooted in the Midwest. We have watched for years as jobs have left America for other countries. We have wanted to and planned for producing TV's here, at home. Element Electronics wants to pioneer a resurgence of creating quality manufacturing jobs in the USA."
Element Electronics believes global economic trends will make American production more economically viable over time and the company is scheduled to continue increasing production over the next few years. This will lead to increased job creation within Element Electronic factories and their suppliers.
In the short term, the company says that the plant will provide jobs for about 100 people but already has plans for expansion and additional hires down the road.
The HDTVs that Element Electronics will produce at the Michigan plant will be sold for "essentially the same prices" as those made in China.
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Look at the big picture, jobs in the US.
Look at the big picture! I work for a top TV company and all their decisions are made considering their country of origin, sell in the US and invest outside the US.
I don’t know much about Element Electronics. But, I am happy to see they are bringing jobs back to the US.
Contrast Ratio Myths
There isn't a television on the planet that actually has a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. That's a marketing myth and it should be made illegal. Most TV and projector companies simply fabricate this particular metric because people like you are too stupid to google this stuff.
Take a look at a new iMac with "only a 1000:1" contrast ratio. Looks amazing doesn't it? Perhaps this American company doesn't want to BS you with false metrics. Sony, Panasonic and the rest of the lot know you're too dumb and too lazy to investigate how contrast ratio is calculated.
Without wanting to rain on
Without wanting to rain on their parade, from the reviews, this company has some work to do. The specs on the TV are pretty bad. Most TV's have constrast ratios of 100,000 to 1 or even 1,000,000 to 1. Element's TV is only 3,000 to 1.
Not only that, they have some quality problems.
I am a HUGE supporter of made in the USA, but I have to caution on this one.
usa made televisions
I doubt made. The word is assembled in USA of foreign sourced parts. The LCD board I am sure will be imported also the printed circuit boards and most if not all of the components on board. The circuit boards will more than likely be assembled in China. That is the case with most of the televisions being assembled in Mexico now. The screws and other hardware will be imported. The remote and power cord. The only parts that will be made in the USA will be the two piece plastic housing,shipment box and printed manual. I am not joking around I know very seriously and I am in the know on these matters.