December 24, 2006

LCD TV's Soar, Plasma Plummets -- Any Surprise?


by Keith Hudson - eHDMI.com
 
No huge surprise here... sales of LCD TV’s soared in 2006 and Plasma TV sales are in the tank.

TFT-LCD panel shipments from China-based LCD makers will see a 243% on-year jump in 2006 amid a fast growth in LCD monitor panel shipments from SVA-NEC Liquid Crystal Display (SVA-NEC) and BOE Optoelectronics Technology (BOE OT), according to Displaybank.

Plasma TV makers have been dropping like a rock, leaving the business one by one. Plasma sales in Japan were actually down this year 5-6%. LCD sales were up a tremendous amount. It makes one wonder how much longer plasma TV’s will be around.

China-based SVA-NEC is expected to ship 7.36 million LCD monitor panels in 2006, up 254% from 2.08 million units in 2005, Displaybank said. BOE OT will see overall panel shipment totaling 5.93 million units this year, compared to 3.39 million units in 2005, the research firm said.

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