Now, one thing that you guys have to remember, is that brands mean nothing anymore.
We've had parallel importing here for close on 10 years now, this is where cheaply made brand name goods are imported without the consumers awareness, but are sold as the real thing.
A point I often find myself making when people ask about the "best" brand of domestic TV/VCR/DVD etc. Frankly, at the typical consumer-product end of the market, I don't think there's anything to choose between them these days.
