Hey Kevin, forward this to the list, part of my email is down They took over in Canada around 1998. The USA was just a year or so ago...I believe. I know that Zenith was sourcing VCR's in the early 90's. But they were just buying them from LG then. The TV's were still 100% North American just until a couple of years ago You USA guys correct me if I am wrong Keith Trumbla B.E.M Electronics Inc. 212-530 Century St. Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3H 0Y4 Ph.(204) 775-2875 Fax.(204) 774-9192 www.bemelectronics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC > When did Korea (Goldstar) take over control of Zenith? > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > repair1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 4:10 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC > > Actually rca and ge tvs as we knew them have not existed since about > 1989, > the story goes like this, ge bought rca, which owned nbc, banquet foods, > burlington mills, hertz rent a car, hazeltine research, sarnoff labs, > and > randomhouse publishing, and last but not least their consumer > electronics > company, this was at the time the largest non oil buyout ever,ge started > selling what it did not want(everything except nbc), and then made an > offer > to thomson of france, to swap their combined consumer electronics > company > for thomson's medical equipment division, seems as though ge really > started > thomson, then the french nationalized it, now it appears that the french > have decided to take advantage of the "so called global economy" and buy > into the chinese producers so they can sell fine products along with > funai > and apex etc, pretty sad > > charles betzler > Best Electronics > repair1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:36 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC > > > > It's all over now,....but the cryin ! > > We can't get by without RCA/GE sets,...and we don't want China to be > > involved to anymore degree then they allready are in our Industry. > When > > Korea took over control of Zenith by Goldstar,...that's when Zenith > went > to > > the dogs,...and now we will see that happen with RCA (Radio > Corporation of > > America),..what a laugh. > > > > LLW > > > > LeRoy Westlund > > Westlund TV & Electronics I've heard it said: > > 93 North Main "that a fool never learns" > > Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 It kinda reminds me of me. > > Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > > mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Monday, December 15, 2003 2:17 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC > > > > > > >But the Chinese have control, and it is expected > > >that they will have full ownership in 6 months or > > >so. > > >One of Thomson's tech support guys told me that he > > >was going to work at Home Depot, and is expecting > > >everyone to be laid off in that department. > > >He said that people were dissappearing around there > > >every day. > > >Oh well, rca couldn't get much worse than the > > >ATC311. > > >Walter > > >--- "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >wrote: > > >> Its 2/3 s Owned by a Co. in China. That is > > >> what was said at a RCA meeting > > >> a couple of weeks ago. > > >> Phillip R Hull STET > > >> phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> FAX 517--569-3075 > > >> Professional Technicians only > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" > > >> <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:05 PM > > >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC > > >> > > >> > > >> > Some conglomerate from France...me thinks. > > >> > > > >> > -Ed- > > >> > > > >> > Ed Gaidies > > >> > Tel-Tek Electronics > > >> > Ontario-Canada > > >> > > > >> > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > >> Behalf Of Keith Trumbla > > >> > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 1:52 PM > > >> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > Subject: [TechAssist] Thomson TEC > > >> > > > >> > Who owns Thomson now ? > > >> > Keith Trumbla > > >> > BEM Electronics Inc. > > >> > Suite 212-530 Century St. > > >> > WPG. 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