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dvdsrule · 01-08-2003, 05:06 PM

I was just curious who makes Aiwa? I've heard that it is made by Sony. Is this true? Is it a reliable brand? I was thinking of buying one of their dvd players.

Thanks

DVDman70 · 01-09-2003, 07:53 AM

Yes Aiwa is now a Sony product. Sony recently bought out the company and now uses it to sell there lower end (not bad, but not great either) products. I was really sad to see such a great company like Aiwa have to sell out to the man, but stuff happens that we cannot help. I just hope Sony doesn't discontinue them all together.

octopus1256 · 01-09-2003, 01:01 PM

I'd love to know who owns who in other brands. Anybody know?

Jerm · 01-09-2003, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by octopus1256
I'd love to know who owns who in other brands. Anybody know?

I am pretty sure that JVC & RCA are part of the same company. And that they have been for at least the past 13 years. When I was stationed in Japan, I saw the JVC building, and on top, it had a giant picture of the RCA dog.

***Wirehed*** · 01-09-2003, 06:07 PM

Didn't Sony start the Aiwa brand?

jonathan_little · 01-09-2003, 06:35 PM

Jerm, really? The RCA electronics brand is owned by Thompson Electronics, which also markets stuff for the G.E. consumer electronics brand. JVC on the other hand, is a different company, Victor Company of Japan, Limited.

As far as other brands that are owned by a single company, Technics and Panasonic are both part of Matsushita Electric Corporation.

videoworx · 01-09-2003, 07:46 PM

Panasonic, Technics and National (still around?) are all part of Matsushita (sp?).

Marantz was a Philips brand for a while, and then split off (although still mostly owned by Philips)and later merged with Denon (but they still operate as 2 separate companies).

I think you're confusing the RCA thing with Pioneer. RCA had a line of audio/video equipment called RCA pro, which was sold at radio shack/Tandy...it was just Pioneer stuff. Prior to RCA pro, the brand was called Realistic (which was the low-end Pioneer).

Sylvania, Symphonic, Funai and Emerson, are all brand-names owned by FUNAI Electric (and sell 1 out of every 3 VCR's in this country).

That's all I can think of...there are many more co-owned companies like the Denon/Marantz company, but none spring to mind right now.

Jellodyne · 01-10-2003, 05:36 PM

It's a bit ironic that my shiny new Sony DA4ES receiver's remote doesn't have codes to drive my AIWA 5 disc CD changer.

***chlngr1970*** · 01-10-2003, 09:36 PM

Does anybody remember RCA-Victor? That might explane the JVC sign with the RCA Dog...

j

01-08-2003, 05:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
dvdsrule Supporting Actor Join Date: Aug 2002	Is the Aiwa brand made by Sony? I was just curious who makes Aiwa? I've heard that it is made by Sony. Is this true? Is it a reliable brand? I was thinking of buying one of their dvd players. Thanks

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*chlngr1970* Producer/Admin Tenacious "OB" Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Spanaway Washington	Does anybody remember RCA-Victor? That might explane the JVC sign with the RCA Dog... j __________________ "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return" Christian, Moulin Rouge

01-09-2003, 07:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
DVDman70 Actor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Illinois	Yes Aiwa is now a Sony product. Sony recently bought out the company and now uses it to sell there lower end (not bad, but not great either) products. I was really sad to see such a great company like Aiwa have to sell out to the man, but stuff happens that we cannot help. I just hope Sony doesn't discontinue them all together.

01-09-2003, 06:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
jonathan_little Actor Join Date: Jan 2002	Jerm, really? The RCA electronics brand is owned by Thompson Electronics, which also markets stuff for the G.E. consumer electronics brand. JVC on the other hand, is a different company, Victor Company of Japan, Limited. As far as other brands that are owned by a single company, Technics and Panasonic are both part of Matsushita Electric Corporation.

01-09-2003, 07:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	Panasonic, Technics and National (still around?) are all part of Matsushita (sp?). Marantz was a Philips brand for a while, and then split off (although still mostly owned by Philips)and later merged with Denon (but they still operate as 2 separate companies). I think you're confusing the RCA thing with Pioneer. RCA had a line of audio/video equipment called RCA pro, which was sold at radio shack/Tandy...it was just Pioneer stuff. Prior to RCA pro, the brand was called Realistic (which was the low-end Pioneer). Sylvania, Symphonic, Funai and Emerson, are all brand-names owned by FUNAI Electric (and sell 1 out of every 3 VCR's in this country). That's all I can think of...there are many more co-owned companies like the Denon/Marantz company, but none spring to mind right now.

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