The Philips contract only covered low end sets. Their higher end sets, including their Amblight models, are designed by Philips themselves. They might be made in the same factory but the build quality is definitely better anyhow.
The Polish-made ones were most likely for the European market only, whereas the Chinese made models were American and other markets. May be import tax related?
I wasn't sure where they "drew the line so to speak", but it makes sense. Let the "cheapo pros" handle the bottom end (Funai are absolute experts at low cost, entry level products based on their history), which would allow Philips to concentrate primarily on the mid-to-top-end of their range in-house.
The use of Poland for a facility (of their own or contracted) makes sense as well from what I understand, as it's a less expensive location to operate in Europe (Eastern Europe in general according to various business articles I've had access to). Cheap labor and notably reduced shipping costs making it more cost effective than Asian sources these days...
Any knowledge if Philips has a factory of their own producing the consumer electronics goods at this point?
I ask, as according to wiki, they had 124 manufacturing facilities across 26 countries in 2011, but doesn't break it down any further and I'm curious about such things (like to know where products are actually manufactured, and if it's OEM or ODM).
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