Friday, August 25, 2006
Global Plasma Sales Jump 95%
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 09:07 AM
"Global sales of plasma televisions surged 95 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier to 2.2 million units, bolstered by robust sales at Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., U.S. research firm DisplaySearch said. Plasma display panel (PDP) TVs took a 5 percent share of the worldwide TV market in the second quarter in unit terms, up from 4 percent in the first, the company said in a report dated August 24. Demand for flat-screen TVs, such as PDP TVs and liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, is surging as falling prices lure consumers who want to trade in bulky picture tubes for large, sleek televisions. On a revenue basis, PDP TV sales grew 57 percent from a year earlier as price declines outpaced increases in the average size of televisions sold, DisplaySearch said."
It's interesting, I was out TV shopping with my mother-in-law last week, and we looked at plasmas, LCD TVs, and DLP TVs. In the sweet spot between size and price, DLPs were where she was leaning. For me, it always comes down to this: unless you have a room or wall designed for all your TV components (DVD player, amp, Xbox, digital cable tuner, etc.), your TV is likely going to end up on a stand. And if it's on a stand, the extra few inches of a DLP won't matter.
It's interesting, I was out TV shopping with my mother-in-law last week, and we looked at plasmas, LCD TVs, and DLP TVs. In the sweet spot between size and price, DLPs were where she was leaning. For me, it always comes down to this: unless you have a room or wall designed for all your TV components (DVD player, amp, Xbox, digital cable tuner, etc.), your TV is likely going to end up on a stand. And if it's on a stand, the extra few inches of a DLP won't matter.
