http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20060110/tc_pcworld/124314
"It's going to be a very strong year," said David Steel, vice president of marketing for Samsung's digital media business, in an interview. "The feedback that we've got during the show from the retailers, especially in the U.S., is that 2006 will be a really spectacular year."
Steel estimated the global market for LCD televisions will be worth between 25 million and 30 million units in 2006, up from about 19 million in 2005, and said demand for sets with large screens is increasing fast.
"What we are seeing is the strength of the demand in 40-inch is moving quicker than anticipated," he said. "In the European market, which is 41 percent of the global LCD market, the sweet spot for tube TVs has been 27 inches to 29 inches so you might assume the sweet spot [for LCD TVs] might be 32 inches but actually its moving quite rapidly to 40-inch."
"It's going to be a very strong year," said David Steel, vice president of marketing for Samsung's digital media business, in an interview. "The feedback that we've got during the show from the retailers, especially in the U.S., is that 2006 will be a really spectacular year."
Steel estimated the global market for LCD televisions will be worth between 25 million and 30 million units in 2006, up from about 19 million in 2005, and said demand for sets with large screens is increasing fast.
"What we are seeing is the strength of the demand in 40-inch is moving quicker than anticipated," he said. "In the European market, which is 41 percent of the global LCD market, the sweet spot for tube TVs has been 27 inches to 29 inches so you might assume the sweet spot [for LCD TVs] might be 32 inches but actually its moving quite rapidly to 40-inch."
