Archive for the ‘Retail’ Category
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 ...
Posted in Digital Video Delivery, Equipment, Paul Erickson, Retail, TVs, Technology | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
by David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis
If I read the news correctly, commercial real estate and the regional “thrifts” that provide most of the loans for the empty office buildings and retail blocks I notice driving around Austin may be the next shoe to drop. According to its fiscal 2007 ...
Posted in David Barnes, Economics, Retail, TVs | No Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
by David Hsieh, Vice President, Greater China Market
In the LCD TV market, when everybody’s focused on the 32”, 40” and 50” segments, there is a rapidly growing trend which deserves our attention: LCD TV adapting LCD monitor panels. There are usually clear distinctions between LCD monitor panels and LCD TV ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
by Paul Gray, Director, European TV Research
Having lived with a new LCD TV and Blu-ray player for a couple of months now, my experiences gave me some puzzlement on TV setmaking. The messages from the TV industry have been about resolution: firstly HD, then later on the subtler one of ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
by Paul Gray, Director of European TV Research
I've been conducting a thought experiment on what a USA consumer slowdown will mean for the TV market in Europe. Historically, Europe tends to enter recessions after the USA—often up to a year later. In general, this is as export contracts are fulfilled ...
Posted in Economics, Paul Gray, Retail, TVs | 1 Comment »
