AOC is under TPV (one of Taiwan's top contract mfr companies)...TPV manufactures both AOC and some of the top tier Philips TVs...and of cos other brands like Sharp low end TVs, Vizio in USA etc.
For Philips TV, not all are manufactured by TPV except the higher and mid upper ranges (due to costs and technology IP issues). lower end ones are sub-con to a 3rd party contract mfr in China...that's explain the quality and warranty issues. So, when u see a big screen Philips TV with such low price, cfm from this 3rd party chinese sub-con factory.
So, AOC = Philips TV??? That's up to how u guys see it.