Times have definitely changed. Back when I was selling TVs and stereos in the mid-80’s, Sony was at the top, followed closely by Mitsubishi and Hitachi.
The American brand names (no longer made in America, for the most part) were shelf-filler - not priced to move and not profitable to sell, so they sat and waited for someone who absolutely had to have a Magnavox or Panasonic or RCA or whatever.
Then there was the new brand, Samsung, or Sam-dogs as we called them. They were dogs that always seemed to come back. It took a long time to get over my reluctance to buy Samsung, but they have come a long way.
I bought a 19” Sony Trinitron for $624 in 1985. It looked quite good until 2004. I recently purchased a new set for my family room. I only had interest in a couple of Sony models- and they were in the $2300+ range. I spent less and got one of Sound & Vision magazine’s top sets. Sony’s EX series of home audio is still good but I got much more bang for my buck with Onkyo.