Seeking manufacturing data sources for TVs

[2hamburgers]

Hey there badcaps forum. I am looking for information and I would like to know if anyone has such data, or knows of data sources (professional companies or institutions) that might have what I am after. I need a data set of all models of televisions manufactured for and distributed in the US market from the years 2009 to present, categorized by company/brand. Secondly, information on what main boards, power supply boards, inverter boards, ect. are in each one of those models of televisions. If its not free data, then I dont mind paying for it. I have been on lots of forums about cars, computers, and whatever and most people on those places are dumb. Badcaps however is great, you guys give real advice and solutions. That is why im looking to you guys for help.
Thanks in advance.

[budm]

Re: Seeking manufacturing data sources for TVs

That is a lot of info! Sames model can have more than 1 revision of manufactures of the boards, panels, etc. They can have one contract manufacturers built the set for 3 months, then they can go to another manufacturer for the next six month to make the same model to lower the price. Shopjimmy is a good place to see how same model can have more than one manufacturers of the boards/panels.

[2hamburgers]

Re: Seeking manufacturing data sources for TVs

yeah that totally throws a wrench in the process, I just see it as a hurdle for now. To start, I thought about harvesting data from shopjimmy, but i decided that my time is more valuable, so thats why im on the hunt for already collected information. I have seen dudes here and there on ebay selling boards and in the description they list all the television models that board gos into. Seeing that made me assume that professional TV repair techs might have access to information/network I might not know about because im not a tech and I might not "speak the language" well enough yet. As for what models LG, or Samsung, or whoever put out by year should not be too hard. Im not expecting anyone to have the whole puzzle, but you might have a piece. Even if you dont have data, a suggestion on where to look would be appreciated.

[aaronwt6]

Re: Seeking manufacturing data sources for TVs

The fact that the same models can have various different parts is a huge issue. I'm just getting into this hobby and have run across it tons already. There is a thread that I just started this morning on a vizio E550VL that is a great example. I've found 3 different panel versions and 4 main board / T-con configurations for that one TV.

[johnboy1313]

Re: Seeking manufacturing data sources for TVs

I just looked at a 40" Samsung this morning that had a main board that could be substituted with probably 30 different part numbers.

[aaronwt6]

Re: Seeking manufacturing data sources for TVs

I just looked at a 40" Samsung this morning that had a main board that could be substituted with probably 30 different part numbers.

That's a much better situation that I was dealing with. 4 different numbers for one TV which can't be substituted for each other or anything else. lol

[2hamburgers]

Re: Seeking manufacturing data sources for TVs

Thanks for the reality check guys. bump