| What is the next step for Sony in the LCD TV market?
Despite being partners in TFT LCD panel development, Samsung Electronics is now becoming a challenge to Sony in the LCD TV market and in order to stave off competition, the Japan-based TV giant may outsource more LCD TV panels and TV orders. Samsung recently said the company expects to ship 11 million LCD TVs in 2007. Accumulated sales of its Bordeaux-branded LCD TVs totaled 2.5 million units since the launch of the product line in March 2006, indicated Samsung. full story - http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20070126PD212.html .
5 New LG HDTV with integrated Digital HDD Recorder
The new LG TVs include 37, 42, 47 LCD TVs and 50, 60 Plasma TVs. All five feature an integrated digital video recorder. The new recording HDTVs feature a dual tuner to record two shows at the same time.
With 160GB LG is still keeping the capacity pretty small, compared to the new Panasonic HD digital video recorder that come with 600GB HDD.
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Parks Associates: Households on the Move More Likely to Buy ...
DALLAS, BUSINESS WIRE -- New homes inspire a desire for new televisions, according to Households on the Move, which found that recently moved households lead sedentary households in all categories of recent TV purchases, from traditional tube TVs to flat-panel plasmas. This new study from Parks Associates reports an estimated 23 million U.S. households move every 18 months. In that same timeframe, 20% of these households have purchased a traditional tube TV, 16% have purchased a flat-panel Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblankLCD TV');" onMouseOut="hideAd();" class=Hotlink>LCD TV, 7% have purchased an HD traditional tube TV, and 8% have purchased a flat-panel Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblankplasma');" onMouseOut="hideAd();" class=Hotlink>plasma. Among households that have not moved in the past 18 months, only 14% have recently purchased a traditional tube TV, 13% have purchased a flat-panel Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblankLCD TV');" onMouseOut="hideAd();" class=Hotlink>LCD TV, 5% have purchased an HD traditional tube TV, and 5% have purchased a flat-panel Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblankplasma');" onMouseOut="hideAd();" class=Hotlink>plasma.
Pacific Media Reports Fourth Quarter 2006 HDTV Sales Doubled ...
The move to higher resolution models was clearly demonstrated by the fact that 1080p models accounted for nearly one-third of the total unit sales, and the majority of these were LCD models. 1080p demand has grown rapidly; just six months ago, it accounted for just 5% of the total unit sales.
Sony was the top-selling brand in consumer flat panel displays 30-inches or larger, with Samsung close behind in both unit and revenue share. The best-selling consumer model was the Panasonic TH-42PX60U, a 42 plasma HDTV with an average street price of $1,331.
Note: Data cited here is based on a sample of retailers and resellers, and is subject to sampling error.
About Pacific Media Associates
Pacific Media specializes in global display market information, covering all large-screen display categories: front projectors, plasma and LCD TVs, and rear-projection displays.
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