I'm a total solar newb so I can't speak to their panels, but LG shut down their phone biz last year and it's been disappointing. There's already a significant delta between promised and actual "continued support and updates." They may *intend* to support these products now, but a year after that market is gone from their product portfolio and nobody's annual bonus is riding on how well they keep those promises, all bets are off about what continued support will look like.LG is winding down all PV production plants in 2022 but promises existing customers continued support during the warranty period.
It will cause a class action lawsuit if they do not honor those warranties. When I bought my Panels I only looked at LG and Pansonic because they were the only two companies that I had any faith in that they would be around for the long term. I kind of figured they might not be in the Solar market but they would still be around and be liable.I'm a total solar newb so I can't speak to their panels, but LG shut down their phone biz last year and it's been disappointing. There's already a significant delta between promised and actual "continued support and updates." They may *intend* to support these products now, but a year after that market is gone from their product portfolio and nobody's annual bonus is riding on how well they keep those promises, all bets are off about what continued support will look like.
Oh, I agree it's totally different than a (basically throwaway) phone. And I hope that they'll do the right thing. But I personally have little faith in LG's promises these days. Let's hope I'm wrong!It will cause a class action lawsuit if they do not honor those warranties. When I bought my Panels I only looked at LG and Pansonic because they were the only two companies that I had any faith in that they would be around for the long term. I kind of figured they might not be in the Solar market but they would still be around and be liable.
They have sold millions of panels for lots of money. I am sure that people are not going to just take no for an answer if they have a warranty issue. This is not like a phone with a one year warranty, this is a 25 year warranty that people paid into.
Lol, according to the new, phoneless, LG, phones don't need them either.At least solar panels don't need security or firmware updates, unlike phones.
i sent an email to them about whether we could buy remaining solar panels at a discount. haven't heard back yet.LG is winding down all PV production plants in 2022 but promises existing customers continued support during the warranty period.
Yeah I kind of doubt that any of mine are going to fail but it would be nice to know that the company still had a Solar Division.I have 29 LG Neon panels on the roof. Hopefully none of them fail going down the road. I'm not too worried about that, the Solar Edge optimizers have had a 10% failure rate in the first 5 years.
I would think that warranty would be limited to the replacement of the panel (correct me if I'm wrong) and with the price of new panels if one fails then the costs involved in pulling it down and replacing it will be the most significant part.Yeah I kind of doubt that any of mine are going to fail but...
I think LG warranty included the removal and the installation of the replacement panel. In any case I agree that the chance of a failure is really slim.I would think that warranty would be limited to the replacement of the panel (correct me if I'm wrong) and with the price of new panels if one fails then the costs involved in pulling it down and replacing it will be the most significant part.
As I see it wholesale failure of a string of panels is rare if non-existent.
I think a huge reversal is already happening and that is why so many products are in short supply. The moving of facilities takes a couple of years. My feeling is that a lot of manufacturing is coming back to America.myself I feel its a Nokia moment in this industry. Now we're left with mainly Chinese made stuff, and of course the problem there is the trust relationship with China if there becomes any sort of trade war.
Sorry to tell you but this happens with all the Smart TV's. I have had Panasonic, Samsung and LG and they all start to lose support after 3 years and then the Apps stop working. That is why I always tell friends to forget the Smart TV aspect and look at the picture quality and sound quality only. For Apps buy an nVidia Shield TV or Ruko Box, they are 5 times faster in operation and have a lot more functionality.I bought an LG SmartTV in 2012. By 2015 several apps had been disabled as they had ceased support of the TV. By 2018, although major apps like Netflix still worked, no updates were being done, and they were subject to stop working at any time.
I'll never buy an LG product after that. Solar is a completely different industry with different challenges and expectations, but I don't trust them.
I had roku before smart tvs were a thing. It was great, but I'm trending towards fewer boxes. I now have none, just the TV with only a power cord.Sorry to tell you but this happens with all the Smart TV's. I have had Panasonic, Samsung and LG and they both start to lose support after 3 years and then the Apps stop working. That is why I always tell friends to forget the Smart TV aspect and look at the picture quality and sound quality only. For Apps buy an nVidia Shield TV or Ruko Box, they are 5 times faster in operation and have a lot more functionality.
My nVidia shield just got another update just last week. I bought it in 2015 and it is constantly updated and as new channels move to streaming the Apps are made available. BTW I don't like Apple TV Boxes, they are to restrictive.
Same here, but I used some no name box back then, mainly for the speed and features.I had roku before smart tvs were a thing. It was great, but I'm trending towards fewer boxes. I now have none, just the TV with only a power cord.
That is about the only saving grace with Android is that it will be around for a long time.I don't expect the android app store will stop being updated anytime soon.
I think LG warranty included the removal and the installation of the replacement panel. In any case I agree that the chance of a failure is really slim.
That would actually be a great sideline business for current installers."Reverse Logistics" could be part of the solution, and a provider could do that for all the defunct brands.
When a customer has failed panels, replace with other second-hand ones if available. If not, replace entire array with a different currently-available brand (new or used), removing customer's remaining panels for inventory to support other warranty claims.
I think it was the battery recall that caused them to just pull out of the market.