Global LCD TV sales soar

Iria · Aug 22, 2006, 04:47 AM

Source: Yahoo! News
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Global sales of liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs jumped 135 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier to a record 9.4 million units, led by Philips Electronics with a 13.5 percent share, a research firm said.

LCD TVs accounted for 22 percent of the world's TV market in the second quarter of 2006 in unit terms, up from 17 percent in the first quarter, U.S.-based DisplaySearch said in a report dated August 21.

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Global LCD TV sales soar Source: Yahoo! News _______ TOKYO (Reuters) - Global sales of liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs jumped 135 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier to a record 9.4 million units, led by Philips Electronics with a 13.5 percent share, a research firm said. LCD TVs accounted for 22 percent of the world's TV market in the second quarter of 2006 in unit terms, up from 17 percent in the first quarter, U.S.-based DisplaySearch said in a report dated August 21.