Archive for the ‘TVs’ Category
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
by Paul Gagnon, Director, North American TV Research
Syntax-Brillian (BRLC), plagued by financial and supply chain issues, filed late Monday night for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, an end that many have been anticipating for months following numerous management, financial and market disruptions since Q3'07. While the company continues to ship Olevia ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
By David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis
Natural disasters, a credit crisis and commercial cycles are sending confusing signals as we approach a peak in the crystal cycle. Fasten your seatbelts; it looks like 2008 will be a rough ride.
As the year began, TFT LCD suppliers predicted tight supply. They looked ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
by Paul Erickson, Director, DVD and HD Market Research
Two notable events over the past week involve the release of more-affordable products enabling people to consume digital content: the arrival of a $298 Blu-ray player at Wal-Mart and the release of the $99 Netflix Player by Roku. Each represents a significant ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
by Paul Gagnon, Director of North America TV Market Research
Word just surfaced that Sony has joined the ranks of Panasonic, LGE and Samsung in signing agreements with major cable operators to support tru2way bidirectional digital cable. Negotiations on "two-way" digital cable products have been underway for years between CE manufacturers ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
by David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis
If I read the numbers correctly, TV makers plan to sell 29% more 32” and 37” LCD TV sets this year than last year. Sounds good, but what about notebook PC and LCD monitor makers’ plans to sell 11% more units? Don’t PC and ...
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