UK Standard Warranties by manufacturer

[denigor777]

Before purchasing any monitor it is wise to know its warranty period. In the UK the default warranty period is 1 year by law but a confident manufacturer will offer more. Many manufacturers, or the retailer you buy through, can offer extended warranties for which you pay extra.

Warranties for a single manufacturer can be different for consumer vs business models. They can also be different per sales region. Here is a list of monitor manufacturers and the default consumer model warranty periods for the UK, as best as I could find them. Where I found nothing useful I assumed 1 year. I'd post the source-links but they are typically to storefront sites which therefore compete with OC, so I cannot.

Acer: 2 years
AOC: 3 years
Asus: LCD 3 years, OLED 2 years
BenQ: 1 year
Cooler Master: 2 years
Dell/Alienware: 3 years
Gigabyte: 3 years
HP/HyperX: 1 year
Huawei: 2 years
iiyama: 3 years
Lenovo: 3 years
LG: 2 years
MSI: 1 year
Phillips: 2 years
Samsung: 2 years
Viewsonic: 3 years

If you have an amend to this list above, please post the details and I will update accordingly. I got some of my information from a competitor's website (they actually show the warranty period clearly for every product. OCUK should do this!)

If you buy overseas and import then the UK warranty usually doesn't apply. The manufacturer will only respect the warranty stated for the country of purchase.

Sometimes manufacturers will offer an extended warranty for free just for registering the product. Always check before purchase.

 

[denigor777]

It is the vendor who is responsible for the product lasting reasonably long (our deal is with them, not the manufacturer). So the product is supported by the vendor anyway to us, not the manufacturer.

Online some sources say a monitor should last 10-20 years when well maintained (no blocked vents, kept clean, a few power cycles per day average)

What do forum members think is a reasonable period of time for a new monitor to last for and be supported by the vendor if it fails within that time?

Does anyone know what is the OCUK position? How long does OCUK think their sold monitors should last. Or, do they go bare minimum and stick strictly to what each manufacturer offers?