Archive for August, 2007
Monday, August 27th, 2007
By John Jacobs, Director of Notebook Market Research
So, it looks like the rumors that have been bandied about the PC industry for well over a year are finally true. Acer will acquire gateway for US$710 million. So, what does this acquisition do for Gateway and what does it ...
Posted in John Jacobs, Notebook PCs, Retail | 3 Comments »
Friday, August 24th, 2007
By Ross Young, Founder and President, DisplaySearch
As TV sizes get larger and larger as well as more affordable, it presents a problem for those of us with TV cabinets in our homes. For example, in both my house and a second, smaller vacation home, I have large floor ...
Posted in TVs | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
By Ross Young, Founder and President of DisplaySearch
Our latest Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, which reveals shipments and revenues by technology, region, size and resolution for 56 different TV brands, included a big surprise about the North American TV market. Vizio, which has only been in the TV ...
Posted in Authors, Retail, TVs | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
By Paul Erickson, Director of DVD and HD Market Research
With the recent announcement of HD DVD exclusivity by Paramount and DreamWorks Animation, the outlook on the next-generation DVD format war has been substantially changed. Formerly, it was widely acknowledged that the Blu-ray Disc camp held an advantage over HD DVD ...
Posted in Paul Erickson, TVs | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 13th, 2007
by David Barnes, Vice President of Strategic Analysis
On Friday, 10 August, HannStar Display (TSE 6116) and Wintek (TSE 2384) announced that Wintek would take possession of the entire 3rd-generation TFT LCD campus owned by HannStar Display (HSD) on 01 December 2007. In September 2006, Wintek purchased one of the two ...
Posted in David Barnes, Suppliers | No Comments »
