I believe it, despite not being a fan of Korean products (i've pretty much banned myself from Samsung cell phones but thats for a different cause), they are growing rapidly and very well. At the moment they have the fastest cell phone internet networks in the world, and their automotive industry is growing fast.

Taiwan is also growing fast, most computer related boards come from Taiwan these days.

And yes, Samsung has good refresh rates, didn't read up on LG, but NEC has had some of the best refresh rates for a while now.

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