Review: Thomson’s Oath Pro 65-inch is high quality and affordable at just Rs 53,000 – CNBCTV18
The ’90s were fun for the TV space in India. You had a multitude of brands to choose from. Homegrown players like BPL, Onida, Videocon, and some international ones at the time like Philips, Sony, Akai, Sansui, Samsung and LG. Thomson was one of the international brands that used to be in play at the time, however, when the 2000s arrived, it had fizzled out of existence because of the dominance of Samsung and LG who even squashed Sony in India. Two years ago, Thomson made a return to India after more than a decade of absence. It came back in a different way. The brand name is licensed out, these were a new breed of smart TVs propelled by Android TV. And over the last few years, they have played the value card pretty decently though hindered by the startling rise of Xiaomi in the same segment. Their latest Oath Pro 65-inch panel is yet another one that takes on Xiaomi’s offerings, and if I may say in more than one meaningful way. At around Rs 50,000, it will give you that gargantuan...