DEG Promotes HDTV Sales
In the promotional run-up to Christmas, The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) announced it foresees great holiday sales for 60-inch(+) HDTVs, 3DTVs and Blu-ray Disc (BD) players.
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Kindle Opens Fire on iPad 2
Parks Associates announced its consumer research suggests that U.S. holiday shoppers are equally enamoured of Amazon’s Kindle Fire table and Apple’s iPad 2.
Tablet Sales Continue to Accelerate
The NPD Group announced it reckons U.S. tablet sales (excluding iPad) rose to more than 1.2 million units from January through October 2011, representing $415 million in retail revenue.
Americans Love Their TVs
Frank N. Magid Associates announced the results of its annual study of U.S. consumer video consumption habits.
Healthy Growth for 3D LCD TV Panels
DisplaySearch announced it forecasts that manufacturers will ship 21.5 million 3D LCD TV panels in 2011, which will represent roughly 10% of LCD shipments for the year (4% pattern retarder, 6% active shutter).
CE Market Forecast Misses the Mark
IHS iSuppli announced it forecasts that revenue growth in the global consumer electronics (CE) market will fall short of the company’s expectations by more than 75% this year.
Digital Displaces Film in Cinema
IHS Screen Digest announced it reckons that mainstream movie theater use of 35mm film projection technology will end by 2015.
Kindle Fire Costs $201.70 to Produce
IHS iSuppli announced it reckons that Amazon’s Kindle Fire media tablet costs $201.70 to manufacture.
LCD TV Panel Pricing Plunges
IHS iSuppli announced it reckons that the price of LCD TV panels declined nearly 5% in September 2011, the steepest drop in at least twelve months.
Large-Area LCD Panel Shipments Flat in Q3
DisplaySearch announced its reckons that 185.5 million large-area TFT LCD panels shipped in the third quarter of 2011, unchanged from the second quarter but up 12% year over year.
Risk of LCD TV Panel Oversupply
DisplaySearch announced it forecasts that LCD TV panel shipments will slide in the fourth quarter of 2011.