I don't know if this is at all related....but I could swear products are just getting "worse"
aside from all the crap sold on ebay, supposedly recent products just aren't as well designed, and sometimes it's not a cost thing
I bought a soundbar + sub woofer (£90). on about 1 of every 10 switch ons, it goes pop and switches off. whether or not it's missing a £2 cap(acitor) which would.....stop it doing that
I've also recently bought an Acer monitor. occasionally, when the central heating switches, the monitor goes dark for 2 seconds. again whether it's missing a £2 cap which would regulate things
I have another cheap peripheral. it's got the right number of LED's, but they do the wrong thing. rather than indicate what function is active, they do....."something else"
I've also bought some cheap bluetooth speakers. they MAKE NOISES when you switch them on. they shouldn't make noises. the manufacturers seem to be thinking "this is cheap crap so we have to put on some unwantde gimmick to make you htink you're getting more"